title: An overview of contemporary nuclear cardiology.
abstract: Myocardial perfusion single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) is a widely utilized noninvasive imaging modality for the diagnosis, prognosis, and risk stratification of coronary artery disease. It is clearly superior to the traditional planar technique in terms of imaging contrast and consequent diagnostic and prognostic yield. The strength of SPECT images is largely derived from the three-dimensional, volumetric nature of its image. Thus, this modality permits three-dimensional assessment and quantitation of the perfused myocardium and functional assessment through electrocardiographic gating of the perfusion images.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Imaging Consultants, 6455 Colgate Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA. Howard.lewin@sbcglobal.net
authors.forename: Howard C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Lewin
authors.forename: Maria G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Sciammarella
authors.forename: Thomas A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Watters
authors.forename: Herbert G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Alexander
mesh_terms: D002309:Cardiology / Q000639:trends; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005080:Exercise Test / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D009683:Nuclear Medicine / Q000639:trends; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D013667:Technetium; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D013667:Technetium