Title: Principles of nuclear medicine /
Authors: Wagner, Henry N., 1927-2012; Szabo, Zsolt, 1949-; Buchanan, J.
Publisher: Saunders,
Year: 1995
Subjects: Nuclear medicine; Radioisotopes in medical diagnosis; Nuclear Medicine
Contents: Nuclear medicine : what it is, what it does -- The diagnostic process -- Genes and disease -- Intercellular and intracellular communication -- Transport systems -- Glucose metabolism -- Nuclear physics and radiation -- Radiobiology -- Radiation dosimetry -- Radionuclide production -- Radiotracer production -- Radiation detection -- In vitro binding assays -- Autoradiography -- In vivo probes -- Whole body counters -- Planar imaging -- Single photon emission computer tomography (SPECT) -- Positron emission tomography (PET) -- Animal scanners -- Data storage and processing -- Visual interpretation -- Image analysis -- Correlative imaging -- Artificial intelligence -- Probability and statistics -- Tracer kinetics -- Body composition -- The brain -- The thyroid -- The parathyroids -- The adrenal cortex -- Neural crest structures -- The immune system -- Hematology -- Infectious diseases -- The heart -- Peripheral vascular disease -- The lung -- The gastrointestinal system -- The kidneys -- The muscoluskeletal system -- Radiation synovectomy -- The skin -- Ophthalmology -- Oncology -- Pediatrics -- Trauma -- Radiation safety and patient protection -- Radiation accidents -- Low-level radioactive waste.