Stress, Protocols, and Tracers
ASNC IMAGING GUIDELINES ASNC imaging guidelines for SPECT nuclear cardiology procedures: Stress, protocols, and tracers a b c Milena J. Henzlova, MD, W. Lane Duvall, MD, Andrew J. Einstein, MD, d e Mark I. Travin, MD, and Hein J. Verberne, MD a Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY b Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT c New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY d Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY e Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands doi:10.1007/s12350-015-0387-x Abbreviations LEHR Low energy high resolution A2A Adenosine 2a LVEF Left ventricular ejection fraction AHA American Heart Association MBq Megabecquerels ALARA As low as reasonably achievable mCi Millicuries AV Atrioventricular MPI Myocardial perfusion imaging BP Blood pressure MRI Magnetic resonance imaging CBF Coronary blood flow mSv Millisievert CAD Coronary artery disease NE Norepinephrine CPET Cardiopulmonary exercise testing NET1 Norepinephrine transporter-1 DSP Deconvolution of septal penetration NPO Nil per os (nothing by mouth) ECG Electrocardiogram NYHA New York Heart Association EF Ejection fraction PET Positron emission tomography ESRD End-stage renal disease ROI Region of interest HF Heart failure SPECT Single-photon emission computed HFrEF Heart failure (with) reduced ejection tomography fraction TAVR Transcatheter aortic valve replacement HMR Heart-to-mediastinum ratio WR Washout rate ICD Implantable cardioversion defibrillator WPW Wolff-Parkinson White IV Intravenous
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