Diagnostic Imaging: Nuclear Medicine

Diagnostic Imaging: Nuclear Medicine

<p>A <b>tactical guide</b> for radiologists and nuclear medicine physicians, <i>Diagnostic Imaging: Nuclear Medicine, Second Edition</i> is <b>practical, easy-to-use</b>, and in-touch with the realities of multimodality diagnostic imaging. This <b>comprehensive</b> <b>yet accessible</b> reference addresses the most appropriate nuclear medicine options available to answer specific clinical questions within the framework of all imaging modalities. <b>Sweeping updates</b> include a complete reorganization, new differential diagnoses based on findings, and new chapters on physics and Nuclear Regulatory Commission guidelines. <b>User-friendly bulleted text</b> and a <b>uniform chapter layout</b> allow fast and effortless access to the crucial knowledge you need!</p><ul><b><li>Time-saving reference features</b> include bulleted text, a variety of test data tables, key facts in each chapter, <b>2,000 full-color annotated images</b>, and an extensive index </li></ul><ul><b><li>Expanded coverage</b> of the most important topics and trends in nuclear medicine including</li> <ul> <ul><b> <p><li>Recently revised radioactive iodine therapy guidelines</b> for hyperthyroidism and thyroid cancer </li> <b> <p><li>New bone tumor therapy radium-223</b> (currently indicated for treatment of painful bone metastases in prostate cancer) </li> <b> <p><li>New I-123 ioflupane dopamine transporter imaging</b> for diagnosis of parkinsonian syndromes </li> <b> <p><li>F-18 PET/CT bone scan</b> (particularly its indication for nonaccidental trauma in children)</li> </ul></ul><b> <p><li>Meticulous updates throughout </b>reflect<b> </b>the latest advances as well as all study guide topics listed for the new American Board of Radiology exam, including physics and Nuclear Regulatory Commission guidelines</li> </ul>