Practical Nuclear Medicine

Nuclear medicine plays a crucial role in patient care and this book is an essential guide for all practitioners to the many techniques that inform clinical management. The first part covers the scientific basis of nuclear medicine, the rest of the book deals with clinical applications. With a particular emphasis throughout on the practice of nuclear medicine, real-life practical problems encountered in nuclear medicine both in clinical practice and in the introduction of new techniques are addressed. Following on the success of the previous edition, this book is also expanded by covering areas of development in nuclear medicine, such as PET, methods of tumor imaging and data processing. All illustrations for this new edition reflect current standards of image quality. This practical approach results in a book which is invaluable to the radiologist, physician, physicist or technologist starting in nuclear medicine but also contains up-to-date advice for the most experienced practitioner.

Nuclear medicine plays a crucial role in patient care, and this book is an essential guide for all practitioners to the many techniques that inform clinical management. The first part covers the scientific basis of nuclear medicine, the rest of the book deals with clinical applications. Diagnostic imaging has an increasingly important role in patient management and, despite advances in other modalities (functional MRI and spiral CT), nuclear medicine continues to make its unique contribution by its ability to demonstrate physiological function. This book is also expanded by covering areas of development in nuclear medicine, such as PET, methods of tumor imaging, and data processing. All illustrations for this new edition reflect current standards of image quality.

This practical approach results in a book which is invaluable to the radiologist, physician, physicist, or technologist starting in nuclear medicine but also contains up-to-date advice for the most experienced practitioner.

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Reviewer:Frank G Steffel, BS(United Regional Medical Services, Inc.)
Description:This publication conveys the science of nuclear medicine in its entirety, providing an excellent review of instrumentation, quality assurance, radiation protection, radiopharmacy, and clinical imaging and non-imaging. The previous edition was published seven years ago.
Purpose:The foreword, written by Martin P. Sandler, suggests that the authors, because of significant changes in nuclear medicine (examples; PET/CT, SPECT/CT, monoclonal, peptides, etc.) wanted to offer an easy accessible guide to new wave and reviewable clinical techniques, as well as the science of nuclear medicine. This book will be well received as a reference in many nuclear medicine laboratories.
Audience:This book is written for nuclear medicine physicians, radiologists, nuclear medicine technologists, nuclear medicine residents, and radiology residents. It will also be an excellent reference for the layman who wants a generic review of the science of nuclear medicine and PET. The authors are experts in the field.
Features:The authors take a general textbook approach to nuclear medicine technology and clinical procedures. The book is easy to read and review with most subjects divided into subsections of only a few paragraphs in length. Outstanding illustrations and graphs add to a fun learning experience.
Assessment:This third edition is well justified because of the enormous number of advances in the science of clinical nuclear medicine since the second edition was published. The book will be a valuable addition to the library of nuclear medicine laboratories and as a reference for nuclear medicine technologists and residents (nuclear medicine and radiology) preparing for their boards. This book succinctly covers all procedures and is an easy read compared to most nuclear medicine textbooks.

Nuclear medicine plays a crucial role in patient care, and this book is an essential guide for all practitioners to the many techniques that inform clinical management. The first part covers the scientific basis of nuclear medicine, the rest of the book deals with clinical applications. Diagnostic imaging has an increasingly important role in patient management and, despite advances in other modalities (functional MRI and spiral CT), nuclear medicine continues to make its unique contribution by its ability to demonstrate physiological function. This book is also expanded by covering areas of development in nuclear medicine, such as PET, methods of tumor imaging, and data processing. All illustrations for this new edition reflect current standards of image quality. This practical approach results in a book which is invaluable to the radiologist, physician, physicist, or technologist starting in nuclear medicine but also contains up-to-date advice for the most experienced practitioner. Nuclear medicine makes a unique contribution to medical diagnosis by its ability to demonstrate physiological function. Reflecting the multi-disciplinary team involved in the practice of nuclear medicine, this practical manual should be valuable to the radiologist, physician and physicist starting to work in nuclear medicine. Written by experts in the field, this comprehensive text also contains recent material and advice for the consultant in nuclear medicine. New chapters in this edition include in vitro studies, covering the non-imaging techniques in nuclear medicine, and positron emission tomography reflecting the growing interest in this area. This book is an essential guide for all practitioners. The emphasis throughout is on the practice of nuclear medicine. Primarily aimed at the radiologist, physician, physicist or technologist starting in nuclear medicine, it will also appeal to more experienced practitioners who are keen to stay up-to-date. The practical approach with tables as "recipes" for acquisition protocols means it is essential for any departmental shelf. 3rd edition expanded - now covering areas of development in nuclear medicine, such as PET and other methods of tumour imaging, data processing. All illustrations are up-to-date to reflect current standards of image quality.