ASNC Nuclear Cardiology Board Prep 2021
Session I: Physics, Instrumentation, Radionuclides, Radiation Safety
Physics for the Boards
Production and Management of Radionuclides and Radiopharmaceuticals
The Basics of Radiation Safety
Instrumentation (SPECT and PET)
Session II: Tech Acquisition, Stress Testing, Patient-Centered Imaging, SPECT Viability, Risk Stratification, and SPECT
Technical Aspects of Acquisition and Processing
Stress Testing, Image Interpretation, and Protocols
Patient-Centered Imaging and Appropriate Use
Focused Topic: SPECT Viability: Protocols, Case Review
Risk Stratification SPECT
Cases with the Expert, SPECT
Session III: Gated SPECT, Artifact Recognition, Instrument QC
Gated SPECT
Artifact Recognition
Instrumentation Quality Control
Session IV: Cardiac PET, Cases with Expert PET, Radionuclide Angiocardiography, Cardiac Amyloidosis, Nuclear Integration in Multimodality Imaging
Cardiac PET: Basics of Perfusion, Viability, and Sarcoidosis
Cases with the Expert, PET
Radionuclide Angiocardiography
Focused Topic: 99mTc PYP Imaging for Cardiac TTR Amyloidosis, Key Points, and Case Review
Focused Topic: Nuclear Integration in Multimodality Imaging