Radioisotope Studies in Cardiology

I. Basic Science.- Myocardial ischemia: a profile of its pathophysiological basis and its detection by nuclear cardiology.- Data processing in nuclear cardiology.- Radiopharmaceuticals.- The metabolism of radioiodinated free fatty acids in the heart.- II. Gated Blood-Pool Imaging.- Assessment of left ventricular global function.- Investigation of regional wall motion of the heart by means of radionuclide ventriculography (RNV).- Evaluation of regurgitation in aortic and mitral valve insufficiency.- Gold195m for assessment of cardiac function.- III. Myocardial Perfusion.- Diagnostic utility of Tl201 imaging.- Visualization of myocardial blood-flow changes with intracoronary Kr81m.- Tc99m-DMPE, a potential substitute for Tl201 chloride?.- IV. Imaging with Fatty Acids, Infarct Imaging.- Imaging with I123 labelled fatty acids.- Myocardial infarct imaging with Tc99m (Sn) pyrophosphate.- V. Tomographic Techniques.- Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) in nuclear cardiology.- Positron emission tomography (PET) of the myocardium.- VI. Impact of Radionuclide Techniques on Clinical Cardiology.- Impact of Radionuclide Techniques on Clinical Cardiology.- Author index.