Jennifer Schroeder: Diagnostic Imaging: Nuclear Medicine, Gebunden

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Covering the entire spectrum of this fast-changing field, Diagnostic Imaging: Nuclear Medicine, fourth edition, is an invaluable, everyday resource for nuclear medicine physicians, general radiologists, and trainees-anyone who requires an easily accessible, highly visual reference on today's rapidly changing nuclear medicine therapies. Drs. Jennifer Schroeder, Joanna R. Fair, and a new team of highly specialized authors provide up-to-date information in concise yet detailed chapters to help you make informed decisions at the point of care. They address the most appropriate nuclear medicine options available to answer specific clinical questions within the framework of all imaging modalities, making this edition a useful learning tool as well as a handy reference for daily practice.
Reflects recent advances in the field with information on new FDA-approved imaging agents, new therapeutic agents, updates to available therapies and procedures with new interval data and guidelines, new imaging protocols, including perfusion-only examinations for evaluation of pulmonary embolisms, and more
Features new and expanded information throughout, including treatment of progressive metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer, benign and malignant thyroid disease, sentinel node mapping, lymphedema, and pediatric nuclear imaging
Contains 20+ new chapters on pheochromocytoma, paraganglioma, thyroid incidentaloma, adult fever of unknown origin, malignant peripheral nerve health tumor, paraneoplastic syndrome, and many more
Features 2, 000 high-quality print images (with an additional 500 images in the included eBook), many of which are new or updated, including pediatric imaging, oncologic imaging, radiologic images, full-color medical illustrations, and 3D renderings
Covers the physics behind nuclear medicine with safety considerations for both patients and radiologists with new material on radiopharmaceutical IV infiltration
Uses bulleted, succinct text and highly templated chapters to help you make informed decisions at the point of care
Includes an eBook that allows you access to everything in the print version as well as additional images, text, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud; additional digital ancillary content may publish up to 6 weeks following the publication date

. Diagnostic Imaging: Nuclear Medicine 4th edition provides details on new imaging agents now approved by the FDA, new therapeutic agents not previously discussed, updates to available therapies / procedures with new interval data / guidelines, and new imaging protocols and data on imaging. Both new chapters and updates to existing chapters are included in the 4th ed as well as an expanded reference base for pediatric imaging. . New chapters are included on F-18 PSMA PET, F-18 Fluoroestradiol, and Cu-64 DOTATATE. . New therapeutic agents are covered including .Treatment of pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma using Azedra .Neuroblastoma treatment with I-131 MIBG .Major updates to prostate therapy with interval FDA approval of new drugs . Multiple chapters provide updates on previously available therapies and procedures including for benign and malignant thyroid cancers, sentinel node mapping, and lymphedema.