Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine is a sharp clinical focus, a streamlined new single-volume format, and a very attractive price.

Covers:

• PET
• molecular imaging
• SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging
• monoclonal antibody therapy
• the use of functional imaging studies in oncology

Contents

Physics and Instrumentation

1. Basic Physics of Nuclear Medicine
2. Detectors
3. Anger Scintillation Camera
4. Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography
5. Position Emission Computed Tomography: Methods and Instrumentation
6. NewTechnologies in Nuclear Medicine

Radiopharmacuticals, Radiation Protection, and Dosimetry

7. Radiopharmaceuticals
8. Accelerators and Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Radiopharmaceuticals
9. Radiation Protections
10. Radiopharmaceutical Dosimetry
11. Radiobiology

Cardiovascular

12. Digital Techniques for the Acquisitions, Processing and Analysis of Nuclear Cardiology Images
13. General Concepts of Ventricular Function, Myocardial Perfusion and Exercise Physiology Relevant to Nuclear Cardiology
14. Radionuclide Evaluation of Left Ventricular Function
15. Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
16. Assessment of Myocardial Viability
17. Myocardical Hotspot Imaging

Pulmonary

18. Evaluation of Patients with Suspected Venous Thromboembolism
19. Detection of Deep Venous Thrombosis with TC-Labeled Peptides
20. Scintigraphic Studies of Nonembolic Lung Disease

Bone

21. Primary and Metastatic Bone Disease
22. Benign Bone Disease
23. Athletic Injuries
24. PET Imaging of the Skeletal System

Gastroenterology

25. Esophageal Transit, Gastroesophageal Reflux, and Gastric Emptying
26. Cholescintigraphy: Correlation with Other Hepatobiliary Imaging Modalities
27. Scintigraphic Detection and Localization of Gastrointestinal Bleeding Sites

Hematology

28. Blood Volume and Vitamin B₁₂ Gastrointestinal Absorption
29. Bone Marrow and Scintigraphy

Endocrinology

30. Laboratory Assessment of Thyroid Function
31. Thyroid Imaging
32. Radioiodine Treatment of Thyroid Diseases
33. Parathyroid Glands
34. Bone Densitometry and the Diagnosis of Osteoporosis
35. Adrenal Scintigraphy and Metaiodobenzylguanidine Therapy of Neuroendocrine Tumors
36. Somatostatin Receptor Scintigraphy
37. PET for Clinical Diagnosis and Research in Neuroendocrine Tumors

Neurology

38. SPECT Brain Imaging
39. Role of Positron Emission Tomography in the Investigation of Neuropsychiatric Disorders
40. SPECTS Imaging of Cerebral Neurotransmission
41. Cerebrospinal Fluid Imaging

Nephrology

42. Renal Radionuclides and In Vitro Quantitation
43. Renal Nuclear Medicine
44. Scrotal Scintigraphy

Oncology

45. Gallium-67 Imaging for Detection of Malignant Disease
46. Thallium-201 and Technetium-99m Methoxisobutyl Isonitrile (MIBI) in Nuclear Oncology
47. Clinical Applications of Monoclonal Antibody Imaging
48. Radiolabeled Monoclonal Antibody Therapy
49. Application of PET in Oncologic Imaging
50. Sentinel Node Staging of EarlyBreast Cancer With Lymphoscintigraphy and a an Intraoperative Gamma-Detecting Probe
51. Treatment of Pain from Bone Metastases Employing Unsealed Sources

Transplantation

52. Evaluation of Renal and Pancreatic Transplants
53. Heart and Lung Transplantation
54. Liver Transplantation

Pediatrics

55. Nuclear Medicine in Pediatric Nephrology and Urology
56. Specific Problems and Musculoskeletal Imaging in Children
57. Scintigraphy of Childhood Malignancies
58. Cardiopulmonary Studies in Pediatric Nuclear Medicine
59. Pediatric Brain Imaging

Inflammation

60. Gallium-67 Imaging in Infection
61. Detection of Inflammatory Disease With Radiolabeled Cells
62. Detection of Focal Inflammation Using Radiolabeled, Nonspecific Human Polyclonal Immunoglobulin-G

Index

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