Author Description

Over the past 25 years, nuclear cardiology has grown into a subspecialty with its own society, journal, and certification process. This growth has spurred new clinical applications and radiopharmaceuticals as well as improved technology. This book aims to provide a comprehensive and clinically oriented overview of the field, with particular focus on the new developments which only recently have been utilized in a widespread basis. It is devoted to reviewing the new products or applications in the field of nuclear medicine through expert perspectives that present the new developments in context with existing techniques or applications. This material will be helpful to all practitioners in the field, whether they are in cardiology, radiology, or nuclear medicine, insofar as it provides a substantial, state-of-the-art knowledge base for determining the optimal diagnostic method for any given case.