Nuclear Medicine Companion A Case-Based Practical Reference for Daily Use

This book provides all the information required for the optimal and practical use of nuclear medicine techniques, which are undergoing rapid development yet remain underutilized. Each chapter focuses on one particular clinical system or disease area. The first section of each chapter describes the nuclear medicine protocols and illustrates normal image patterns observed on commonly and uncommonly performed scans as a reference and explains when and how the procedures should be performed. The following section illustrates both the imaging patterns of different diseases and the diagnostic role of individual studies. Comparisons with other modalities are provided, and the rationale for and effective utilization of each study are discussed. In the 2nd edition of the book, there are above 300 case reviews, a new chapter for radionuclide treatments and new imaging protocols. In addition, the normal patterns on relevant morphologic modalities are documented in an appendix. The book is aimed at Nuclear Medicine physicians and technologists with different levels of training and expertise and also at radiologists who practice nuclear medicine and to radiology residents.

Endocrine System.- Pulmonary system.- Caridovascular system.- Skeletal system.- Genitourinary system.- Digestive system.- Hepatobiliary system.- Central nervous system.- Inflammation.- Oncology.- Miscellaneous conditions.- Radionuclide Treatments.

Abdelhamid H. Elgazzar, MD, FCAP, is a Visiting Professor, Department of Nuclear Medicine at National Cancer Institute, Cairo University. He graduated in 1973 from the School of Medicine, University of Cairo, Egypt and trained in Clinical and Anatomic Pathology at the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita and in Nuclear Medicine at the University of Cincinnati School of Medicine. He is board certified by the American Board of Pathology (Anatomic and Clinical) and the American Board of Nuclear Medicine. Dr. Elgazzar is a fellow of the College of American Pathologists. He has served as an Associate Professor at the University of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, as Chief of Nuclear Medicine at Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, MA and professor and chairman, department of Nuclear Medicine, Kuwait University. He has received awards from several international professional organizations. He has edited or authored 15 books and over 150 peer-reviewed papers. He serves as a reviewer for various peer-reviewed medical journals worldwide.

Ismet Sarikaya, MD, ABNM, is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Nuclear Medicine at Kirklareli University Faculty of Medicine in Turkey. She graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Medicine in Ankara, Turkey in 1990. She completed her Nuclear Medicine residencies at University of Maryland and Uludag University. She completed her PET/CT and Nuclear Oncology fellowship at Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. She is board certified by American Board of Nuclear Medicine. She worked at various Universities including Ohio State University, Georgetown University, Baskent University, and Kuwait University. She is a reviewer and in Editorial Board of an International Journal. She authored 80 articles, 1 book and 4 book chapters.