Pediatric Nuclear Medicine/PET (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Pediatric Nuclear Medicine has emerged as the standard text in the field. This timely new edition reflects the latest advances in PET, SPECT, and oncology. It has been thoroughly revised and updated to incorporate cutting-edge diagnostic techniques. The third edition serves as an excellent resource for physicians whose nuclear medicine practices include children and provides a vast amount of background material for residents in training.

Strategically expanded throughout, the third edition features:

- Discussions and examples of PET in pediatric oncology, neurology, and cardiology

- A revamped chapter on SPECT

- Explanations of the latest applications of SPECT

- Presentation of comparative studies with MRI and CT, including image registration and fusion among MRI/SPECT, MRI/PET, SPECT/PET, SPECT/CT, and PET/CT

- Revised sections on the cardiovascular system, the genitourinary system, neuroblastoma, scrotal scintigraphy, and thyroid diseases

- Expanded coverage of oncology

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer New York
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. April 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780387323220
• Artikelnr.: 37287822

Inhaltsangabe

Central Nervous System.- Thyroid.- Calculation of Administered Doses of Iodine-131 in the Treatment of Thyroid Disease.- Lungs.- Cardiovascular System.- Gastroesophageal Reflux, Gastric Emptying, Esophageal Transit, and Pulmonary Aspiration.- Gastrointestinal Bleeding.- Liver and Spleen.- Kidneys.- Vesicoureteral Reflux.- Calculation of Glomerular Filtration Rate.- Bone.- Pediatric Oncology.- Infection and Inflammation.- Magnification.- Single Positron Emission Computed Tomography.- Positron Emission Tomography.- Radiation Risk.- Internal Dosimetry.