Diagnostic Imaging: Nuclear Medicine, 3rd Edition
Covering the entire spectrum of this fast-changing field, Diagnostic Imaging: Nuclear Medicine; third edition, is an invaluable resource for nuclear medicine physicians; general radiologists, and trainees—anyone who requires an easily accessible, highly visual reference on today’s rapidly changing nuclear medicine therapies. Updated throughout, it addresses the most appropriate nuclear medicine options available; to answer specific clinical questions within the framework of all imaging modalities; making this edition a useful learning tool as well as a handy reference for daily practice.
Key Features
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- Reflects recent advances in the field with information on new guidelines, new imaging protocols and equipment, and new radiotracers —including I-131 therapy for thyroid cancer; new tracers for PET/CT for prostate cancer, carcinoid tumor, pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors; and many more; new procedures for GI motility; new SPECT/CT protocols for sentinel lymph node mapping, parathyroid adenoma, pulmonary embolism, and more
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- Contains new chapters on approach to nuclear medicine therapy, Lu-177 Dotatate therapy for SRS positive tumors, Lu-177 PSMA therapy for prostate cancer, GFR Analysis, pulmonary carcinoid tumor, meningioma, and pediatric CNS and neuroendocrine tumors
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- Details new targeted nuclear medicine therapies, including theranostics: using one radioactive drug to diagnose and a second radioactive drug to deliver therapy to treat a main tumor and any metastatic tumors
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- Features more than 1,500 high-quality images, many new or updated, including pediatric imaging, oncology imaging, radiology images, full-color drawings and illustrations, and 3D renderings
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- Covers the physics behind nuclear medicine with safety considerations for both patients and radiologists
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- Uses bulleted, succinct text and highly templated chapters to help you make informed decisions at the point of care
- Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices