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PREAMBLE
I. INTRODUCTION
II. INDICATIONS
III. QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL
A. Physicians
III. QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL
B. Qualified Medical Physicist
III. QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL
C. Radiologic and Nuclear Medicine Technologist
III. QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL
D. Radiation Safety Officer
III. QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL
E. Healthcare Professional
IV. SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION
A. Imaging Protocols
1. MPI
a. Background
IV. SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION
A. Imaging Protocols
1. MPI
b. Patient preparation
IV. SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION
A. Imaging Protocols
1. MPI
c. Pharamacologic stress
IV. SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION
A. Imaging Protocols
1. MPI
d. Data acquisition
IV. SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION
A. Imaging Protocols
2. Myocardial Viability Imaging
a. Background
IV. SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION
A. Imaging Protocols
2. Myocardial Viability Imaging
b. Patient preparation
IV. SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION
A. Imaging Protocols
2. Myocardial Viability Imaging
c. Data acquisition
IV. SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION
A. Imaging Protocols
3. Myocardial/Sarcoid Imaging
a. Background
IV. SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION
A. Imaging Protocols
3. Myocardial/Sarcoid Imaging
b. Patient preparation
IV. SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION
A. Imaging Protocols
3. Myocardial/Sarcoid Imaging
c. Data acquisition
IV. SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION
B. Other Examination Specifications
1. Attenuation correction
IV. SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION
B. Other Examination Specifications
2. Quantification of absolute MBF
V. DOCUMENTATION
VI. EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS
A. General Requirements
VI. EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS
B. PET Requirements
VI. EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS
C. CT Requirements
VI. EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS
D. Quality Control Requirements
VI. EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS
E. Equipment
VII. RADIATION SAFETY IN IMAGING
VIII. QUALITY CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT, SAFETY, INFECTION CONTROL, AND PATIENT EDUCATION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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