Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-X

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2. Introduction

   • Christiaan Schiepers

   Pages 1-4

3. Clinical Applications

   1. Neurochemical Imaging with Emission Tomography: Clinical Applications

      • Giovanni Lucignani, James J. Frost

      Pages 7-37

   2. Assessment of Myocardial Viability by Radionuclide Techniques

      • Roxana Campisi, Felix Y. J. Keng, Heinrich R. Schelbert

      Pages 39-59

   3. Thromboembolism Imaging

      • Henry D. Royal, David A. Hillier

      Pages 61-81

   4. Renal Imaging

      • François Jamar, Raffaella Barone

      Pages 83-100

   5. Skeletal Scintigraphy

      • Christiaan Schiepers

      Pages 101-111

   6. Imaging Infection and Inflammation

      • Huub J. J. M. Rennen, Chantal P. Bleeker-Rovers, Wim J. G. Oyen

      Pages 113-126

   7. Gastrointestinal Nuclear Medicine

      • Jean-Luc C. P. Urbain

      Pages 127-134

   8. Hepatobiliary Scintigraphy

      • Mark Tulchinsky

      Pages 135-152

   9. Peptide Imaging

      • Irene Virgolini, T. Traub-Weidinger

      Pages 153-184

   10. FDG-PET Imaging in Oncology

       • Christiaan Schiepers, Carl K. Hoh

       Pages 185-204

   11. PET/CT in Lung, Head and Neck Cancer

       • Hans C. Steinert, Gerhard Goerres, Gustav K. von Schulthess

       Pages 205-214

   12. PET/CT Imaging in Breast Cancer, Gastrointestinal Cancers, Gynecological Cancers and Lymphoma

       • Martin Allen-Auerbach, Johannes Czernin, Christiaan Schiepers

       Pages 215-225

   13. Pediatric Nuclear Medicine: A Coming of Age

       • Helen R. Nadel, Moira E. Stilwell

       Pages 227-244

4. Basics of Scintigraphic Imaging

   1. Radiopharmaceuticals: Recent Developments and Trends

      • Guy Bormans, Kristin Verbeke, Alfons Verbruggen

      Pages 247-274

   2. Instrumentation and Data Acquisition

      • Sibylle I. Ziegler, Magnus Dahlbom

      Pages 275-290

   3. Image Formation

      • Johan Nuyts, Dirk Bequé

      Pages 291-310

5. Future Outlook

   1. Imaging Gene Expression: Concepts and Future Outlook

      • Meike L. Schipper, Sanjiv Sam Gambhir

      Pages 313-342

   2. Quo Vadis?

      • Christiaan Schiepers

      Pages 343-344

1 Introduction Christian Schiepers went major revisions. A few were updated and had CONTENTS only minor revisions (Chaps. 4, 7 and 15,) and two 1. 1 Perspective 1 were left unchanged and re-printed from the first 1. 2 Objectives 2 edition. Our selection is aimed at elucidating key 1. 3 Clinical Overview 2 processes in cellular mechanisms of the human body, 1. 4 Basics of Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine 4 under normal conditions as well as in disease. 1. 5 Future Perspective 4 In the present revised volume of Diagnostic Nuclear 1. 1 Medicine, the advancements in the field of nuclear Perspective medicine (NM) are presented with an emphasis on progress in the beginning of this millennium. The NM started as a field where radioactive products name ‘molecular imaging’ is used more frequently were put to use for the benefit of mankind, e. g. t- for diagnostic NM imaging, but is not commonplace. roid scintigraphy and therapy. The performed stud- We will use the traditional term NM. The various ies in the field have fluctuated tremendously since contributions in this imaging field such as new trac- those early years. Flow imaging of the brain was a ers and equipment, modifications of existing tests, frequent procedure in the NM clinic until CT was diagnostic algorithms, and general applications for introduced. Later on, sophisticated triggering te- whole body imaging are discussed.

• CT
• PET/CT
• SPECT
• Scintigraphy
• breast cancer
• cancer
• computed tomography (CT)
• embolism
• imaging
• infection
• inflammation
• molecular imaging
• nuclear medicine
• positron emission tomography (PET)
• tomography

From the reviews of the second edition:

From RAD Magazine, July 2006:

'There have been many recent advances since the publication of the first edition of this excellent book. This second edition gives an updated review of the current applications of modern nuclear medicine and is recommended to all who are involved in medical imaging and also to those involved in the clinical care of oncology patients.'

"The aim of this excellent book is to present many of the advances around the turn of the century and to provide an update of the field of diagnostic nuclear medicine. … This book is well written, concise, and includes numerous figures and images to better inform the reader. The paper is of a high quality, which allows for a good reproduction of figures and images. I highly recommend this book to nuclear medicine specialists, radiologists, interested students and physicians." (Mei Tian, Oncology, Vol. 70 (5), 2006)

"This book has an interesting and original structure and provides succinct and readily intelligible information about the clinical and technical aspects of modern diagnostic nuclear medicine. The reader is provided with much useful information on definition of protocols and evaluation of images. This publication should become a valuable resource for nuclear physicians, radiologists, residents and technologists … . It will also be of use to all specialists with an interest in nuclear medicine, including those not yet routinely involved in the field." (Vincenzo Cuccurullo and Pier Francesco Rambaldi, European Journal of Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging, Vol. 34, 2007)

• Leuven, Germany

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• Heidelberg, Germany

  K. Sartor

• Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, USA

  Christiaan Schiepers

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