Essentials of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging

• Main Authors: Mettler, Fred A. Jr. 1945- (Author), Guiberteau, Milton J. (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia, PA Elsevier 2019
• Edition: SEVENTH EDITION
• Subjects: Nuclear Medicine > methods; Molecular Imaging; Radionuclide Imaging; Radiopharmaceuticals; Radiotherapy
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Table of Contents:

• Radioactivity, radionuclides, and radiopharmaceuticals
• Instrumentation and quality control
• Central nervous system
• Thyroid, parathyroid, and salivary glands
• Cardiovascular system
• Respiratory system
• Gastrointestinal tract
• Skeletal system
• Genitourinary system and adrenal glands
• Non-PET neoplasm imaging and radionuclide therapy
• Hybrid PET/CT neoplasm imaging
• Inflammation and infection imaging
• Authorized user and radioisotope safety issues
• Self-evaluation
• Unknown case sets
• Answers to unknown case sets
• Appendices. Characteristics of radionuclides for imaging and therapy
• Radioactivity conversion table for international system (SI) units
• Radioactivity conversion table for international system (SI) units
• Technetium-99m decay and generation tables
• Other radionuclide decay tables
• Injection techniques and pediatric dosages
• Sample techniques for nuclear imaging
• Nonradioactive pharmaceuticals in nuclear medicine
• Pregnancy and breastfeeding
• General considerations for hospitalized patients receiving radionuclide therapy
• Special considerations and requirements for iodine-131 therapy
• Emergency procedures for spills of radioactive materials and special circumstances.