title: Atlas of pediatric nuclear cardiology: part I.
abstract: With the recent improvement in instrumentation and tracers, pediatric cardiovascular nuclear medicine has become an extremely useful clinical tool. These noninvasive nuclear examinations provide clinicians with information concerning cardiac physiology and pathophysiology. This review outlines the basic diagnostic nuclear examinations used to evaluate the pediatric cardiovascular system.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001271:Atlases as Topic; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002319:Cardiovascular System / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008722:Methods; D009200:Myocardial Contraction; D011865:Radioisotope Dilution Technique; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging