Background: Measurement of myocardial blood flow (MBF) with single photon emission
computed tomography (SPECT) is feasible using cardiac cameras with solid-state detectors. …

The rapid exchange of information, ideas, people, and products across geographical frontiers
is linking countries and cultures as never before (Carey, 1998). Corporations now operate …

The heart rate (HR)‐minute ventilation (VE) relationship has been shown to be nonlinear and
can be expressed as two distinct straight lines. This study is to assess the correlation of the …

We describe development of a questionnaire to elicit pain symptoms and experience, for use
by people with dementia or their carers, at hospital admission. The questionnaire provided …

… Clare Carey Clare Carey is an information designer and partner in Studio Lift, Reading,
UK. She was formerly a researcher in Centre for Information Design Research, Department of …

Trends indicate that doing business overseas is on the rise. The US State Department
estimates the expatriate population to be 2.6 million, not including the 600,000 workers in …

301 Background: Apoptosis plays an important role in the late progression of
atherosclerosclerotic plaque and may be useful for identifying advanced and complicated lesions. …

The chapter describes the development of care bundle documentation, through an iterative,
user-centred design process, to support the recognition and treatment of acute kidney injury (…

Background Our current protocol for measuring SPECT absolute myocardial blood flow (MBF)
and reserve (MFR) has a radiation dose of 10 mSv. New solid state cadmium zinc telluride …

Background 99m Tc-pyrophosphate (PYP) SPECT imaging is used to diagnose transthyretin
cardiac amyloidosis (ATTR). Quantitation of PYP may be better than visual analysis due to …