Nuclear medicine

Nuclear cardiology is no longer a medical discipline residing solely in nuclear medicine.

That nuclear medicine has advanced so far and so fast is due in no small measure to GEORGE VON HEVESY.

Scintigraphic imaging with radiolabeled blood elements has continued to be a useful diagnostic modality.

This book aims to summarize the research progress of integrated PET/MR brain function and molecular imaging, and more importantly, clinical application and research status of PET/MR of brain imaging from brain diseases to brain science.

This book provides comprehensive and detailed information on the scientific bases of nuclear medicine, addressing a wide variety of topics and explaining the concepts that underlie many of the investigations and procedures performed in the field.

In the past nuclear medicine has tended to develop in cycles governed by the development of new radiopharmaceuticals followed or preceded by advances in instrumentation.

This book is a guide to new and emerging PET technology, instrumentation, and its place in clinical practice.

The main goal of the second edition of this book is to update the content on the rapidly growing field of lymphoscintigraphy, a radionuclide-based imaging procedure that provides information on the functional status of the lymphatic system.

This book presents as teaching files a collection of cases of thyroid and parathyroid diseases seen at various high-volume endocrinology centers.

This scholarly set of well-harmonized volumes provides indispensable and complete coverage of the exciting and evolving subject of medical imaging systems.

The topography of the normal lymphatic pathways is comprehensively presented here in axial CT scans.

Digital radiography is a general term describing any projection radiological system in which the image exists in digital form at some stage between acquisition and viewing.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is a rapidly evolving technique which is having a significant impact on medical imaging.

Detailed anatomic drawings and state-of-the-art radiologic images combine to produce this essential Atlas of Lymph Node Anatomy.

Evidence-Based Imaging presents the radiologist with a user-friendly guide to the evidence-based science and the merit behind the diagnostic imaging studies performed in medicine.

This book, edited by leading experts in radiology, nuclear medicine, and radiation oncology, offers a wide-ranging, state of the art overview of the specifics and the benefits of a multidisciplinary approach to the use of imaging in image-guided radiation treatments for different tumor types.

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Positron emission tomography (PET) has been at the forefront of fu- tional and molecular imaging for a number of years.

This book presents up-to-date information on one of the hottest topics in prostate cancer, namely bone metastases.

A comprehensive collection of over 100 cases, describing the role of PET/CT in oncology.

Measurement of solid tumor response to treatment relies mainly on imaging.

Nuclear Medicine Therapy presents the state of the art in targeted radionuclide therapy, both in clinical practice and contemporary clinical investigation and trials.

This new edition is a fully updated guide to radiation safety practice for nuclear medicine professionals, and assists the nuclear medicine technologists in taking their board certifying examination.

This revised and extended 6 volume handbook set is the most comprehensive and voluminous reference work of its kind in the field of nuclear chemistry.

Nuclides.

This state-of-the-art handbook, the third and final in a series that provides medical physicists with a comprehensive overview into the field of nuclear medicine, focuses on highlighting the production and application of radiopharmaceuticals.

Das Buch bietet Ihnen eine knapp formulierte, interdisziplinäre Übersicht über die jeweilige Rationale für die Therapie der verschiedenen Tumorentitäten unter ausführlicher Berücksichtigung der Chirurgie sowie der Hormon- und Chemotherapie.

This book is mainly intended for residents and young physicians in Nuclear Medicine, Oncology and Gynaecology, as well as other professionals interested in this area.

The second edition of Rad Tech's Guide to MRI provides practicing and training technologists with a succinct overview of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Radiophannaceutical research has recently undergone a major change in direction.

The purpose of the textbook, Tumors of the Chest: Biology, Diagnosis and Management, is to meticulously depict all aspects of chest tumors in a comprehensive volume format that encompasses their biology, clinical presentation and management.

As medical imaging plays an increasingly important role in the diagnosis and treatment of patients, it has become vital for medical practitioners to have a thorough understanding of the many complicated techniques available.

This book highlights the increase in thyroid tumors and NET and demonstrates the growing importance of circulating markers in diagnosis as well as treatment and follow-up.

This book presents in a consistent format data on ~50 PET radiopharmaceuticals in clinical use.

Radiation protection is a core element of radiologic technology programmes and daily practice alike.

This book reports the majority of lectures given during the NATO Advanced Study Institute ASI-982996, which was held at the European Scientific Institute of Archamps (ESI, Archamps - France) from November 15 to November 27, 2007.

The neuron doctrine, first formulated in 1891, states that the brain is constructed of individual neurons, organized into functioning circuits that mediate behavior.

In the developed world, images of brain structure are available as an everyday diagnostic aid, and the characteristic appearances of most pathological conditions can be looked up in a textbook.

The goal of this book is to provide Endocrinologists, Surgeons, Nuclear Medicine Physicians, and Radiation Oncologists with practical advice about managing patients with thyroid cancer.

Mathematical modelling is an important part of nuclear medicine.

The series of workshops sponsored by the European Communities started with "e;Methodology of PET"e; at Hammersmith Hospital, London, in March 1984.

This book provides detailed information on therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals and discusses emerging technologies which have potential for broad clinical implementation.

Radiologische beelden worden gemaakt bij nagenoeg elke patiënt die in contact komt met de hedendaagse zorg.

This well-illustrated book, now in a revised and updated second edition, is an up-to-date practical guide to the integration of nuclear medicine into the daily practice of endocrinologists, endocrine surgeons, oncologists, and other professionals involved in the diagnosis and treatment of endocrine disorders.