Master the latest imaging procedures and technologies in nuclear medicine! Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging: Technology and Techniques, 9th Edition provides comprehensive, state-of-the-art information on all aspects of nuclear medicine. Coverage of body systems includes anatomy and physiology, along with details on how to perform and interpret related diagnostic procedures. The leading technologies — SPECT, PET, CT, MRI, and PET/CT — are presented with an emphasis on radiation safety and patient care.
1. Introduction to patient care - p. 167 2. Diversity in health care - p. 167 3. Socioeconomic challenges - p. 168 4. Cultural competence - p. 169 5. Health information and HIPAA - p. 172 6. HIPAA overview - p. 173 7. Patient care - p. 174 8. Body mechanics - p. 180 9. Medication administration - p. 186 10. Contrast media - p. 199 11. Infection control - p. 202 12. Vital signs and patient assessment - p. 205 13. Emergency care - p. 208 14. Ancillary equipment - p. 210 15. Summary - p. 216 16. Acknowledgment - p. 216 17. References - p. 216 18. 7. Department administration and clinical research - p. 220 19. 8. Health informatics in imaging - p. 245 20. Section 3. Physics and Instrumentation - p. 262 21. 9. Physics of nuclear medicine - p. 263 22. 10. Instrumentation - p. 283 23. Radiation detection - p. 284 24. Gas-filled detectors - p. 289 25. Gas ionization curve - p. 289 26. Survey meters - p. 291 27. Dose calibrator - p. 293 28. Dose calibrator quality control - p. 293 29. Scintillation detectors - p. 295 30. Gamma cameras - p. 296 31. Gamma camera detector components - p. 298 32. Spectroscopy - p. 303 33. Gamma camera corrections - p. 305 34. Image acquisition - p. 307 35. Single-photon emission computed tomography - p. 308 36. Image quality - p. 323 37. Gamma camera quality control - p. 326 38. Scintillation counting systems - p. 332 39. Summary - p. 334 40. Acknowledgement - p. 335 41. References - p. 335 42. 11. Computed tomography physics and instrumentation - p. 337 43. 12. Positron emission tomography instrumentation - p. 363 44. 13. Principles of magnetic resonance imaging - p. 394 45. Section 4. Imaging Procedures and Protocols - p. 408 46. 14. Central nervous system - p. 409 47. 15. Endocrine system - p. 434 48. Thyroid gland - p. 436 49. Parathyroid glands - p. 455 50. Neuroendocrine system - p. 458 51. Adrenal glands - p. 464 52. Summary - p. 467 53. References - p. 468 54. 16. Respiratory system - p. 471 55. 17. Cardiovascular system - p. 492 56. 18. Gastrointestinal system - p. 523 57. 19. Genitourinary system - p. 544 58. 20. Skeletal system - p. 563 59. 21. Clinical PET/CT in oncology - p. 586 60. Section 5. A Summary of the More - p. 620 61. 22. Theranostics - p. 621 62. 23. Supplementary procedures: Breast, lymph nodes, esophagus, salivary glands, inflammation, testicular, and the carbon-14 breath test - p. 643 63. Appendix A: Percentage points and chi square distribution - p. 665 64. Appendix B: Radionuclides and radiopharmaceutical forms used in clinical nuclear medicine (includes research radiopharmaceuticals) - p. 666 65. Appendix C: Glossary - p. 669 66. Appendix D: Answers to Chapter 1 Mathematics and Statistics review - p. 686 67. Index - p. 687
Master the latest imaging procedures and technologies in nuclear medicine! Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging: Technology and Techniques, 9th Edition provides comprehensive, state-of-the-art information on all aspects of nuclear medicine. Coverage of body systems includes anatomy and physiology, along with details on how to perform and interpret related diagnostic procedures. The leading technologies — SPECT, PET, CT, MRI, and PET/CT — are presented with an emphasis on radiation safety and patient care.
1. Introduction to patient care - p. 167 2. Diversity in health care - p. 167 3. Socioeconomic challenges - p. 168 4. Cultural competence - p. 169 5. Health information and HIPAA - p. 172 6. HIPAA overview - p. 173 7. Patient care - p. 174 8. Body mechanics - p. 180 9. Medication administration - p. 186 10. Contrast media - p. 199 11. Infection control - p. 202 12. Vital signs and patient assessment - p. 205 13. Emergency care - p. 208 14. Ancillary equipment - p. 210 15. Summary - p. 216 16. Acknowledgment - p. 216 17. References - p. 216 18. 7. Department administration and clinical research - p. 220 19. 8. Health informatics in imaging - p. 245 20. Section 3. Physics and Instrumentation - p. 262 21. 9. Physics of nuclear medicine - p. 263 22. 10. Instrumentation - p. 283 23. Radiation detection - p. 284 24. Gas-filled detectors - p. 289 25. Gas ionization curve - p. 289 26. Survey meters - p. 291 27. Dose calibrator - p. 293 28. Dose calibrator quality control - p. 293 29. Scintillation detectors - p. 295 30. Gamma cameras - p. 296 31. Gamma camera detector components - p. 298 32. Spectroscopy - p. 303 33. Gamma camera corrections - p. 305 34. Image acquisition - p. 307 35. Single-photon emission computed tomography - p. 308 36. Image quality - p. 323 37. Gamma camera quality control - p. 326 38. Scintillation counting systems - p. 332 39. Summary - p. 334 40. Acknowledgement - p. 335 41. References - p. 335 42. 11. Computed tomography physics and instrumentation - p. 337 43. 12. Positron emission tomography instrumentation - p. 363 44. 13. Principles of magnetic resonance imaging - p. 394 45. Section 4. Imaging Procedures and Protocols - p. 408 46. 14. Central nervous system - p. 409 47. 15. Endocrine system - p. 434 48. Thyroid gland - p. 436 49. Parathyroid glands - p. 455 50. Neuroendocrine system - p. 458 51. Adrenal glands - p. 464 52. Summary - p. 467 53. References - p. 468 54. 16. Respiratory system - p. 471 55. 17. Cardiovascular system - p. 492 56. 18. Gastrointestinal system - p. 523 57. 19. Genitourinary system - p. 544 58. 20. Skeletal system - p. 563 59. 21. Clinical PET/CT in oncology - p. 586 60. Section 5. A Summary of the More - p. 620 61. 22. Theranostics - p. 621 62. 23. Supplementary procedures: Breast, lymph nodes, esophagus, salivary glands, inflammation, testicular, and the carbon-14 breath test - p. 643 63. Appendix A: Percentage points and chi square distribution - p. 665 64. Appendix B: Radionuclides and radiopharmaceutical forms used in clinical nuclear medicine (includes research radiopharmaceuticals) - p. 666 65. Appendix C: Glossary - p. 669 66. Appendix D: Answers to Chapter 1 Mathematics and Statistics review - p. 686 67. Index - p. 687
