Covering both the fundamentals and recent developments in this fast-changing field, Essentials of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, 7th Edition, is a must-have resource for radiology residents, nuclear medicine residents and fellows, nuclear medicine specialists, and nuclear medicine technicians. Known for its clear and easily understood writing style, superb illustrations, and self-assessment features, this updated classic is an ideal reference for all diagnostic imaging and therapeutic patient care related to nuclear medicine, as well as an excellent review tool for certification or MOC preparation.

Key Features
•Provides comprehensive, clear explanations of everything from principles of human physiology, pathology, physics, radioactivity, radiopharmaceuticals, radiation safety, and legal requirements to hot topics such as new brain and neuroendocrine tumor agents and hybrid imaging, including PET/MR and PET/CT.
•Covers the imaging of every body system, as well as inflammation, infection and tumor imaging; pearls and pitfalls for every chapter; and pediatric doses and guidelines in compliance with the Image Gently and Image Wisely programs.
•Features a separate self-assessment section on differential diagnoses, imaging procedures and artifacts, and safety issues with unknown cases, questions, answers, and explanations.
•Includes new images and illustrations, for a total of 430 high-quality, multi-modality examples throughout the text.
•Reflects recent advances in the field, including updated nuclear medicine imaging and therapy guidelines · Updated dosimetry values and effective doses for all radiopharmaceuticals with new values from the 2015 International Commission on Radiological Protection · Updated information regarding advances in brain imaging, including amyloid, dopamine transporter and dementia imaging · Inclusion of Ga-68 DOTA PET/CT for neuroendocrine tumors · Expanded information on correlative and hybrid imaging with SPECT/CT · New myocardial agents · and more.
•Contains extensive appendices including updated comprehensive imaging protocols for routine and hybrid imaging, pregnancy and breastfeeding guidelines, pediatric dosages, non-radioactive pharmaceuticals used in interventional and cardiac stress imaging, and radioactivity conversion tables.
•Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

Author Information
By Fred A. Mettler, Jr., MD, MPH, Emeritus Professor, Department of Radiology, University of New Mexico, School of Medicine, Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico and Milton J. Guiberteau, MD, FACR, FACNM, Professor, Department of Radiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Medical Center, Houston, Texas

Essentials of Nuclear Medicine Imaging, 7e


1. Radioactivity, Radionuclides, and Radiopharmaceuticals

2. Instrumentation and Quality Control

3. Central Nervous System

4. Thyroid, Parathyroid, and Salivary Glands

5. Cardiovascular System

6. Respiratory System

7. Gastrointestinal Tract

8. Skeletal System

9. Genitourinary System and Adrenal Glands

10. Non-PET Neoplasm Imaging and Radionuclide Therapy

11. Hybrid PET/CT Neoplasm Imaging

12. Inflammation and Infection Imaging

13. Authorized User and Radioisotope Safety Issues


Self-Evaluation

Unknown Case Sets

Answers to Unknown Case Sets


Appendices

Appendix A Characteristics of Radionuclides for Imaging and Therapy

Appendix B-1 Radioactivity Conversion Table for International System (SI) Units

Appendix B-2 Radioactivity Conversion Table for International System (SI) Units

Appendix C-1 Technetium-99m Decay and Generation Tables

Appendix C-2 Other Radionuclide Decay Tables

Appendix D Injection Techniques and Pediatric Dosages

Appendix E Sample Techniques for Nuclear Imaging

Appendix F Nonradioactive Pharmaceuticals in Nuclear Medicine

Appendix G Pregnancy and Breastfeeding

Appendix H-1 General Considerations for Hospitalized Patients Receiving Radionuclide Therapy

Appendix H-2 Special Considerations and Requirements for Iodine-131 Therapy

Appendix I Emergency Procedures for Spills of Radioactive Materials and Special Circumstances