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