Radioisotope studies in cardiology

Front Matter....Pages I-VIII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Myocardial Ischemia: A Profile of its Pathophysiological Basis and its Detection by Nuclear Cardiology....Pages 3-48
Data Processing in Nuclear Cardiology....Pages 49-62
Radiopharmaceuticals....Pages 63-82
The Metabolism of Radioiodinated Free Fatty Acids in the Heart. Physiological Basis and Cardiac Biokinetics....Pages 83-107
Front Matter....Pages 109-109
Assessment of Left Ventricular Global Function....Pages 111-147
Investigation of Regional Wall Motion of the Heart by Means of Radionuclide Ventriculography (RNV)....Pages 149-177
Evaluation of Regurgitation in Aortic and Mitral Valve Insufficiency....Pages 179-195
 195m Gold for Assessment of Cardiac Function....Pages 197-221
Front Matter....Pages 223-223
Diagnostic Utility of T1 201 Imaging....Pages 225-261
Visualization of Myocardial Blood-Flow Changes with Intracoronary 81m Kr....Pages 263-281
Tc 99m -DMPE, a Potential Substitute for 201 TL Chloride....Pages 283-292
Front Matter....Pages 293-293
Imaging with 123 I Labelled Fatty Acids....Pages 295-317
Myocardial Infarct Imaging with Technetium-99M (Sn) Pyrophosphate....Pages 319-333
Front Matter....Pages 335-335
Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) in Nuclear Cardiology....Pages 337-354
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) of the Myocardium....Pages 355-378
Front Matter....Pages 379-379
Impact of Radionuclide Techniques on Clinical Cardiology....Pages 381-399
Back Matter....Pages 401-404