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 1|24 pages

Molecular imaging

ByA.M. Scott, S.U. Berlangieri, and D.J. Macfarlane

chapter |10 pages

Peptide receptor imaging

ByD.J. Kwekkeboom and E.P. Krenning

chapter |18 pages

Radioimmunoscintigraphy

ByK.E. Britton and M. Granowska

chapter |22 pages

Monitoring Treatment

ByR.P. Baum and V. Prasad

chapter 2|14 pages

Principles of radionuclide therapy

ByK.E. Britton

chapter 3|14 pages

The imaging of infection and inflammation

ByO.C. Boerman, C.P. Bleeker-Rovers, H.J. Rennen, W.J.G. Oyen, and F.H. Corstens

chapter 4|14 pages

Pediatric imaging

ByI. Gordon

chapter 5|20 pages

Sentinel lymph node imaging in clinical nuclear medicine

ByR. Allan, J. Rees, R. Ganatra

chapter |4 pages

SECTION B

ByClinical Systems

chapter 6|2 pages

Functional imaging of cardiac disease

chapter |12 pages

Left ventricular dysfunction

ByS.F. Barrington

chapter 7|2 pages

Radionuclide imaging in thoracic disease

chapter |16 pages

Lung cancer

ByM.J. O’Doherty

chapter |12 pages

Other pulmonary applications

ByM.J. O’Doherty

chapter 8|2 pages

Renal radionuclide studies

chapter |16 pages

Anatomy, physiology, and tracer handling

ByK.E. Britton

chapter |12 pages

Non-imaging radionuclide assessment of renal function

ByA.M. Peters

chapter |16 pages

Vesico-ureteric reflux and urinary tract infection

ByL. Biassoni, I. Gordon

chapter |8 pages

Hypertension

ByA. Hilson

chapter |10 pages

Obstruction of the outflow tract

ByK.E. Britton

chapter |6 pages

Renal transplantation

ByA. Hilson

chapter |8 pages

Renal tumors

ByP. Shreve

chapter 9|2 pages

Musculoskeletal radionuclide imaging

chapter |6 pages

Skeletal physiology and anatomy applied to nuclear medicine

ByG.J.R. Cook

chapter |18 pages

Skeletal malignancy

ByG.J.R. Cook and I. Fogelman

chapter |8 pages

Metabolic bone disease

ByG.J.R. Cook and I. Fogelman

chapter |18 pages

Trauma and sports injuries

ByH. van der Wall, S. Kannangara

chapter |12 pages

Radionuclide evaluation of the failed joint replacement

ByC.J. Palestro

chapter |10 pages

Rheumatology and avascular necrosis

ByP. Ryan

chapter |10 pages

Pediatric indications

ByH.R. Nadel

chapter 10|2 pages

Neuroimaging

chapter |10 pages

Dementia

ByP.M. Kemp

chapter |10 pages

Functional imaging in cerebrovascular disease and neuropsychiatry

ByR. Jayan, S. Vinjamuri

chapter |10 pages

Epilepsy

ByS.F. Barrington

chapter |12 pages

Neuro-oncology

ByR.B. Workman, T.Z. Wong, W. Young, and R.E. Coleman

chapter |8 pages

PET and SPECT imaging in movement disorders

ByJ. Booij, J. Zijlmans, and H.W. Berendse

chapter 11|2 pages

Head and neck disease

chapter |16 pages

Head and neck cancer

ByG.W. Goerres

chapter |2 pages

Salivary pathology

ByG.W. Goerres

chapter |36 pages

Lachrymal studies

ByG.W. Goerres

chapter 12|2 pages

Endocrine disease

chapter |20 pages

Thyroid

ByM.N. Maisey

chapter |10 pages

Parathyroid localization

ByA.G. Kettle, C.P. Wells, and M.J. O’Doherty

chapter |20 pages

The adrenal gland

ByR.T. Kloos, M.D. Gross, and B. Shapiro

chapter 13|2 pages

The breast and genital disease

chapter |16 pages

Breast cancer

ByN. Avril, M. Bienert, and J.D. Schwarz

chapter |10 pages

Breast disease: Single photon and positron emission tomography

ByJ. Buscombe

chapter |6 pages

Testicular tumors

ByS.F. Hain

chapter |10 pages

Impotence

ByQ.H. Siraj

chapter |8 pages

Infertility

ByM.P. Iturralde, Q.H. Siraj, and F. Hussain

chapter |8 pages

Testicular perfusion imaging

ByQ.H. Siraj

chapter |8 pages

Gynecological cancer

ByK.E. Britton and M. Granowska

chapter |10 pages

Prostate cancer

ByK.E. Britton, M.J. Carroll, and V.U. Chengazi

chapter 14|2 pages

The gastrointestinal tract

chapter |8 pages

Gastrointestinal bleeding

ByP.J.A. Robinson

chapter |8 pages

Inflammatory bowel disease

ByP.J.A. Robinson

chapter |8 pages

Functional studies of the gastrointestinal tract

ByA. Notghi

chapter |8 pages

Positron emission tomography in gastrointestinal cancers

ByG.J.R. Cook

chapter |8 pages

Gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors

ByJ. Buscombe, G. Gnanasegaran

chapter 15|12 pages

Hepatobiliary disease: Primary and metastatic liver tumors

ByR. Hustinx, O. Detry

chapter |10 pages

Anemia and polycythemia

ByR.W. Barber, N.G. Hartman, and A.M. Peters

chapter |10 pages

Imaging the spleen

ByA.M. Peters

chapter |20 pages

Imaging of lymphomas

ByL. Kostakoglu, M. Coleman, J.P. Leonard, and S.J. Goldsmith

chapter |10 pages

Lymphoscintigraphy

ByA.M. Peters and P.S. Mortimer

chapter 17|2 pages

Radionuclide therapy

chapter |18 pages

Thyroid disease

ByS.E.M. Clarke

chapter |10 pages

Endocrine: Peptides

ByM. de Jong, D. Kwekkeboom, R. Valkema, and E. Krenning

chapter |10 pages

Neuroblastoma

ByC.A. Hoefnagel

chapter |8 pages

The skeleton

ByV. Lewington

chapter |8 pages

The use of P

ByC. Parmentier

chapter |8 pages

The role of dosimetry

ByG. Flux

part |2 pages

SECTION C

chapter 19|14 pages

Diagnostic accuracy and cost-effectiveness issues

ByM.N. Maisey

chapter 20|2 pages

Radiopharmaceuticals

chapter |6 pages

Introduction

ByM. Frier

chapter |10 pages

Interactions and reactions

ByM. Frier

chapter |8 pages

New single-photon radiopharmaceuticals

ByS.J. Mather

chapter |8 pages

New radiopharmaceuticals for positron emission tomography

ByE.M. Bednarczyk and A. Amer

chapter 21|2 pages

Technology and instrumentation

chapter |12 pages

Solid state and other detectors

ByR.J. Ott

chapter |8 pages

Image registration

ByG. Flux and G.J.R. Cook