Practical Nuclear Medicine
Published on 1. September 1989
Book
Paperback/Softback
280 pages
978-0-19-963033-2 (ISBN)
Description
This book begins with a discussion of the general principles and equipment used in nuclear medicine including tracers, cameras, quality control procedures, tomography data processing and protection from radiation and carries on to explore diagnostic techniques relating to systems of the body, including cerebrovascular and cardiovascular, endocrine, GI, hepatic and skeletal. The last few chapters investigate tumour and infection imaging, concluding with a look at new devices and techniques to be developed in the future.
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Peter F. Sharp
Practical Nuclear Medicine
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01/1998
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Oxford University Press
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Content
General principles; the gamma-camera; quality control; single photon emission computed tomography; data processing; the radiopharmacy; radiation protection; the central nervous system; the cardiovascular system; the lung; the hepato-biliary system; gastrointestinal tract; vascualr and lymphatic systems; the winary tract; the skeletal system; thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal gland imaging; tumour imaging; intection; technetium pertechnetate.