Pediatric Nuclear Cardiology

Abstract

This is the third of a four-part continuing education series on pediatric nuclear medicine. After reading and studying the article, the nuclear medicine technologist will be able to: (1) identify important clinical indications for performing nuclear cardiology procedures in children, (2) identify the radiopharmaceuticals that are used to perform myocardial imaging, first pass angiocardiography, and gated blood pool imaging, (3) discuss important technical considerations for performing these procedures in children, and (4) describe the information derived from computer analysis of data gathered during these procedures. Information about CEU(VOICE) credit appears immediately following this article.