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Product Identifiers

PublisherSpringer Netherlands

ISBN-109401041024

ISBN-139789401041027

eBay Product ID (ePID)159789976

Product Key Features

Number of PagesVIII, 280 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameClinical Applications of Spet

Publication Year2012

SubjectOncology, Radiology, Radiotherapy & Nuclear Medicine, Diagnosis, Cardiology

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaMedical

AuthorM. Pillay

SeriesDevelopments in Nuclear Medicine Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Weight16.6 Oz

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Reviews'If one of the purposes of this book was to supply a great deal of accurate and useful information in a small volume, it was fully achieved. ... This book is a nice way to be introduced to SPET and its role in nuclear medicine today. We can recommend it to beginners in the field, to people who wish to learn about SPET, and to nuclear medicine people who wish to refresh their knowledge in a pleasant way.' European Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 23:4 (1996)

TitleLeadingThe

Series Volume Number25

Number of Volumes1 vol.

IllustratedYes

Table Of Content1. Instrumentation, hardware and methodology.- 2. Software philosophy.- 3. Radiopharmaceuticals for SPET.- 4. Dosimetry.- 5. Brain SPET with drug receptors.- 6. Cerebral perfusion studies with Technetium-99m HMPAO.- 7. The use of SPET in the thorax.- 8. SPET of the abdomen.- 9. Skeletal SPET.- 10. Renal SPET.- 11. Future prospects for radiopharmaceuticals, instrumentation and dosimetry.

SynopsisIn the past nuclear medicine has tended to develop in cycles governed by the development of new radiopharmaceuticals followed or preceded by advances in instrumentation. The development of alternative techniques, such as X-Ray Computer Tomography, NMR Imaging and Ultrasound have also had a stimulating effect and pointed the way to new developments. The development of Positron Emission Tomography, while in itself of limited application because of high costs involved, provided a great deal of information which led to the development of new organ or disease specific, single photon emitting radiopharmaceuticals together with tomographic Gamma cameras, whereby detailed information on the biodistribution of the reagents could be obtained with accurate spatial resolution presented in a form suitable for comparison with the other imaging modalities. This technology, known as Single Photon Emission (Computer) Tomography (SPECT or SPET, as the mood takes you) is now an essential tool in nuclear medicine. The volume presents a basic guideline to the technology involved and discusses the application of the method to the investigation of various anatomical regions of the body. The book is an aide mémoire to the routine practitioner and a source of information for other medical specialists., In the past nuclear medicine has tended to develop in cycles governed by the development of new radiopharmaceuticals followed or preceded by advances in instrumentation. The development of alternative techniques, such as X-Ray Computer Tomography, NMR Imaging and Ultrasound have also had a stimulating effect and pointed the way to new developments. The development of Positron Emission Tomography, while in itself of limited application because of high costs involved, provided a great deal of information which led to the development of new organ or disease specific, single photon emitting radiopharmaceuticals together with tomographic Gamma cameras, whereby detailed information on the biodistribution of the reagents could be obtained with accurate spatial resolution presented in a form suitable for comparison with the other imaging modalities. This technology, known as Single Photon Emission (Computer) Tomography (SPECT or SPET, as the mood takes you) is now an essential tool in nuclear medicine. The volume presents a basic guideline to the technology involved and discusses the application of the method to the investigation of various anatomical regions of the body. The book is an aide m moire to the routine practitioner and a source of information for other medical specialists.

LC Classification NumberR895-920