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Chapter 1Basic Considerations

Pages: 1 –12

[Nuclear medicine is a relatively new and rapidly changing specialty that depends on the evaluation of function. It is based on examining the regional chemistry of the living human body using radioactivity. Nuclear medicine simply is the medical use of radioactive agents to diagnose and treat...

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Chapter 2Genitourinary System

Elgazzar, Abdelhamid H.

Pages: 13 –30

[Scintigraphy has provided a unique tool for the noninvasive evaluation of renal pathophysiology, and there is still a rapid increase in the scope and number of radionuclide renal studies. This chapter familiarizes the reader with the most frequently used procedures encountered in nuclear...

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Chapter 3Digestive and Hepatobiliary System

Elgazzar, Abdelhamid H.

Pages: 31 –47

[Several scintigraphic imaging procedures are being used to diagnose and follow-up gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary conditions. These functional studies provide information that are complementary to those of the morphologic studies and may not be demonstrated by them. The following is a brief...

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Chapter 4Endocrine System

Elgazzar, Abdelhamid H.

Pages: 49 –67

[Radionuclide imaging in endocrine diseases has been in clinical application for many years. Over the last six decades changes lead to an increasing number of available radionuclides and radiolabeled compounds for imaging endocrine organ/tissue function. Radionuclide imaging provides functional...

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Chapter 5Soft Tissue Infection and Inflammation

Elgazzar, Abdelhamid H.

Pages: 69 –77

[Despite continuous advancements in prevention and treatment methods, infection is still a common problem. The delineation of the site and extent of infection is crucial to the clinical management and for monitoring the response to therapy.]

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Chapter 6Respiratory System

Elgazzar, Abdelhamid H.

Pages: 79 –87

[Respiratory disease is an increasingly significant contributor to morbidity and mortality in the Western world. Lung cancer and chronic bronchitis continue to be major clinical problems. As the population lives longer, there are many older patients with pulmonary disease. These elderly patients...

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Chapter 7Skeletal System

Elgazzar, Abdelhamid H.

Pages: 89 –109

[Nuclear medicine has an important role in benign and malignant bone diseases. Its role has been expanding significantly particularly in the diagnosis of many benign diseases which may not be detected by morphologic modalities. Table 7.1 summarizes the modalities used in the diagnosis of bone...

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Chapter 8Cardiovascular System

Elgazzar, Abdelhamid H.

Pages: 111 –121

[Nuclear medicine provides important information in the diagnosis and management of several cardiovascular disorders. It provides a noninvasive means for evaluation of cardiac function. Radionuclide imaging of myocardial perfusion is a commonly performed nuclear medicine examination to determine...

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Chapter 9Central Nervous System

Elgazzar, Abdelhamid H.

Pages: 123 –130

[Cerebral blood flow and metabolism are generally interconnected. Alterations in brain function are associated with corresponding changes in perfusion. Radionuclide brain perfusion studies using lipophilic tracers are useful in the study of abnormalities of regional perfusion such as stroke and...

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Chapter 10Nuclear Oncology

Elgazzar, Abdelhamid H.

Pages: 131 –141

[Nuclear medicine has a major role in the management of malignant tumors. With the developments toward molecular imaging and the advancement of equipment used for imaging particularly after combining the nuclear medicine instruments with morphologic modalities, it has even become a more integral...

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