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Over the past two decades there has been substantial growth in the applications of nuclear cardiology to both clinical practice and research. The use of nuclear imaging techniques in the noninvasive study of cardiovascular disease is well established. Advances have been made in both radiopharmaceutical agents and instrumentation. In addition, there has been an increasing understanding of the role of nuclear cardiology in the diagnosis and management of cardiac disease¹. At its inception, nuclear cardiology focused on issues of diagnostic accuracy and precision in identifying patients with coronary artery disease. In recent years, because of prompt and aggressive risk . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Myocardial Perfusion Imaging

Planar Imaging and Single-Photon-Emission Computed Tomography

Stress Imaging

Conventional and Newer Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Agents

Imaging Protocols

Patterns and Quantification of Perfusion Images

Clinical Applications of Perfusion Stress Imaging

Detection of Chronic Coronary Artery Disease

Prognostic Value

Preoperative Screening

Myocardial Perfusion Imaging after Coronary Angioplasty

Assessment of Myocardial Perfusion in Acute Ischemic Syndrome

            Unstable Angina

            Acute Myocardial Infarction

            Thrombolytic Therapy

Assessment of Myocardial Viability

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From the Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, and the Section of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn.

Address reprint requests to Dr. Zaret at the Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar St., New Haven, CT 06510.

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