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64-Slice CT Angiography and Nuclear Cardiology:

Which Test for Which Patient?


Daniel S. Berman, MD FACC

Unparalleled cardiac care and state-of-the- art imaging technologies are used to pinpoint the presence of disease long before symptoms occur. S. Mark Taper Foundation's world-renowned physicians are on the forefront of cutting-edge clinical research, providing specialized knowledge and advanced training in the quest to eliminate heart attacks.

Cardiac MRI

  • Indications
  • Contraindications

Cardiac CT

  • Coronary calcium scan
  • CTA coronary angiogram
  • "Micro-Dose" CCTA

Cardiac SPECT

  • Myocardial perfusion SPECT (thallium, cardiolite)
  • Blood pool SPECT (radionuclear ventricular wall motion study)

Cardiac PET

  • Indications
  • Contraindications
  • Images of soft tissue structures are clearer and more detailed than other imaging techniques. Able to determine tissue viability.

Cardiac Imaging Grand Rounds Videos

(All videos are in Windows Media Format. Download Windows Media Player. )

  • 64-Slice CT Angiography and Nuclear Cardiology: Which Test For Which Patient?
    By Daniel S. Berman, MD, FACC. Chief, Cardiac Imaging and Nuclear Cardiology.

  • Current Role of CT and MR Coronary Angiography.
    By Daniel S. Berman, MD, FACC. Chief, Cardiac Imaging and Nuclear Cardiology.

 
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