389 Pages 233 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    The material covers traditional aspects of Nuclear Medicine as well as the newest advances in the field. In this handbook, the role of Nuclear Medicine techniques in diagnosis and treatment is presented in conjunction with the essential elements of radiopharmacology, instrumentation and radiation protection.

    1. An Introduction to Nuclear Medicine 2. Radiation Effects and Safety 3. Myocardial Perfusion Imaging 4. Equilibrium Radionuclide Angiocardiography 5. Thromboembolic Disease 6. Bone Densitometry 7. Skeletal Disorders 8. Skeletal Oncology 9. Kidney 10. Gastrointestinal 11. Hepatobiliary Imaging 12. Inflammatory Disorders 13. Thyroid Disorders 14. Radionuclide Therapy of Thyroid Disorders 15. Tumor Imaging 16. Neuropsychiatric Disorders 17. Pediatric Nuclear Medicine

    Biography

    William D. Leslie, I. David Greenberg, both University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.