RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Introduction to the D-SPECT for Technologists: Workflow Using a Dedicated Digital Cardiac Camera JF Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology JO J. Nucl. Med. Technol. FD Society of Nuclear Medicine SP jnmt.120.254870 DO 10.2967/jnmt.120.254870 A1 Robert D Johnson A1 Navkanwal Kaur Bath A1 Jeffrey Rinker A1 Stephen Fong A1 Sara St. James A1 Miguel Hernandez Pampaloni A1 Thomas A. Hope YR 2020 UL http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/early/2020/10/02/jnmt.120.254870.abstract AB Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of death in the United States (1). Myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI), using single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) is one of the most frequently used diagnostic tools for patients at risk for CAD, and has significant prognostic value (2). Dedicated cardiac SPECT cameras such as the D-SPECT have been specifically designed for MPI studies. Equipped with new technology, the D-SPECT camera has demonstrated superior image quality when compared to standard SPECT or SPECT/CT cameras, while reducing patient and personnel radiation exposure and decreased imaging time (3). In this continuing education article focuses on the specifications of both SPECT/CT and D-SPECT camera systems, radiopharmaceutical dosing requirements, imaging workflows and some disadvantages of utilizing each camera system.