Atlas of Nuclear Cardiology

se technologies have to be updated and/or expanded in order to acquire high quality images at a reduced radiation burden to the patient while advancing the application of these techniques for more advanced disease detection.   Accordingly, beyond significantly updating the chapters from the 3rd edition, 2 new chapters will be introduced in the 4th edition, which reflects the expanded clinical applications of the technologies in the past 3 years.  The new chapters are as follows: 'Hybrid SPECT/CT and PET/CT Imaging' and a dedicated chapter on 'Radiation Safety and Exposure: Clinical Decision-Making and the Risk-Benefit Ratio'.  Chapter 7 from the 3rd edition will be deleted.