ABSTRACT

The fourth edition of Clinical Nuclear Medicine highlights the continued growth in clinical applications for PET and other aspects of molecular imaging. With its problem-oriented clinical approach, the book presents relevant topics of current importance to the practicing clinician rather than providing a comprehensive review of all technical a

part |2 pages

SECTION A

chapter 1|2 pages

Molecular imaging

chapter |22 pages

Monitoring Treatment

chapter 2|14 pages

Principles of radionuclide therapy

chapter 4|14 pages

Pediatric imaging

chapter |4 pages

SECTION B

chapter 6|2 pages

Functional imaging of cardiac disease

chapter |12 pages

Left ventricular dysfunction

chapter 7|2 pages

Radionuclide imaging in thoracic disease

chapter |16 pages

Lung cancer

chapter |12 pages

Other pulmonary applications

chapter 8|2 pages

Renal radionuclide studies

chapter |8 pages

Hypertension

chapter |10 pages

Obstruction of the outflow tract

chapter |6 pages

Renal transplantation

chapter |8 pages

Renal tumors

chapter 9|2 pages

Musculoskeletal radionuclide imaging

chapter |10 pages

Rheumatology and avascular necrosis

chapter |10 pages

Pediatric indications

chapter 10|2 pages

Neuroimaging

chapter |10 pages

Dementia

chapter |10 pages

Epilepsy

chapter 11|2 pages

Head and neck disease

chapter |16 pages

Head and neck cancer

chapter |2 pages

Salivary pathology

chapter |36 pages

Lachrymal studies

chapter 12|2 pages

Endocrine disease

chapter |20 pages

Thyroid

chapter 13|2 pages

The breast and genital disease

chapter |6 pages

Testicular tumors

chapter |10 pages

Impotence

chapter |8 pages

Testicular perfusion imaging

chapter 14|2 pages

The gastrointestinal tract

chapter |8 pages

Gastrointestinal bleeding

chapter |8 pages

Inflammatory bowel disease

chapter |10 pages

Imaging the spleen

chapter 17|2 pages

Radionuclide therapy

chapter |18 pages

Thyroid disease

chapter |10 pages

Neuroblastoma

chapter |8 pages

The skeleton

chapter |8 pages

The use of P

chapter |8 pages

The role of dosimetry

part |2 pages

SECTION C

chapter 20|2 pages

Radiopharmaceuticals

chapter |6 pages

Introduction

chapter |10 pages

Interactions and reactions

chapter 21|2 pages

Technology and instrumentation

chapter |12 pages

Solid state and other detectors

chapter |8 pages

Image registration