The purpose of this document is to update the “ASNC Imaging Guidelines for Nuclear
Cardiology Procedures: Single photon-emission computed tomography” 1 in several areas …

Abstract Purpose of Review Cardiovascular diseases account for nearly one third of all
deaths globally. Improving exercise capacity and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) has been …

Detecting hard X-rays and γ-rays with high energy resolution is critical for medical and
industrial applications, high-energy fundamental physics, and homeland security. Two types …

Background In patients with suspected coronary heart disease, single-photon emission
computed tomography (SPECT) is the most widely used test for the assessment of …

Since the publication of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) procedural
guidelines for radionuclide myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) in 2005, many small and …

Importance Among patients with suspected coronary heart disease (CHD), rates of invasive
angiography are considered too high. Objective To test the hypothesis that among patients …

Abstract............. 382 Preface............. 382 1 Introduction............. 383 2 Methods............. 383
Indication Development............. 383 Rating Process and Scoring............. 383 3 …

Accurate quantification in PET and SPECT requires correction for a number of physical
factors, such as photon attenuation, Compton scattering and random coincidences (in PET) …

For many years, different probing techniques have mainly relied on antibodies for molecular
recognition. However, with the discovery of aptamers, this has changed. The science …

Background: Mental stress-induced myocardial ischemia (MSIMI) is frequent in patients with
coronary artery disease and is associated with worse prognosis. Young women with a …