Myocardial Perfusion Imaging - Beyond The Left Ventricle: Pathology, Artifacts And Pitfalls In The Chest And Abdomen
by M. Elizabeth Oates /
2016 / English / PDF
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This book will serve as a comprehensive reference source and
self-assessment guide for physicians and technologists who practice
myocardial perfusion SPECT imaging. Readers will learn to identify
a wide variety of findings apart from the left ventricle, including
those in the chest, the abdomen, and the right heart. It is
explained which findings are clinically relevant and related to the
reason for the myocardial perfusion imaging examination and which
are incidental, with or without important clinical ramifications.
The coverage includes a wide variety of common and uncommon focal
lesions (e.g., benign or malignant neoplasms) and organ/systemic
diseases (e.g., emphysema, cirrhosis and its sequelae,
cholecystitis, duodenogastric reflux/gastroparesis, end-stage renal
disease) that may be detected with myocardial perfusion SPECT
imaging. In addition, guidance is provided in the recognition of
typical artifacts, which may appear either “hot” or “cold” on the
raw (unprocessed) and processed SPECT images, and, thereby, in the
avoidance of potential interpretative pitfalls.
This book will serve as a comprehensive reference source and
self-assessment guide for physicians and technologists who practice
myocardial perfusion SPECT imaging. Readers will learn to identify
a wide variety of findings apart from the left ventricle, including
those in the chest, the abdomen, and the right heart. It is
explained which findings are clinically relevant and related to the
reason for the myocardial perfusion imaging examination and which
are incidental, with or without important clinical ramifications.
The coverage includes a wide variety of common and uncommon focal
lesions (e.g., benign or malignant neoplasms) and organ/systemic
diseases (e.g., emphysema, cirrhosis and its sequelae,
cholecystitis, duodenogastric reflux/gastroparesis, end-stage renal
disease) that may be detected with myocardial perfusion SPECT
imaging. In addition, guidance is provided in the recognition of
typical artifacts, which may appear either “hot” or “cold” on the
raw (unprocessed) and processed SPECT images, and, thereby, in the
avoidance of potential interpretative pitfalls.