Diagnostic Imaging: Nuclear Medicine

Covering the entire spectrum of this fast-changing field, <i>Diagnostic Imaging: Nuclear Medicine, Fourth Edition</i>, <i> </i>is an invaluable, everyday resource for nuclear medicine physicians, general radiologists, and trainees-anyone who requires <b>an</b><b> easily accessible, highly visual reference </b>on today's rapidly changing nuclear medicine therapies. Drs. Jennifer Schroeder, Joanna R. Fair, and a team of new and returning highly specialized authors provide up-to-date information in<b> concise yet detailed chapters</b> to help you make informed decisions at the point of care. They address the <b>most appropriate nuclear medicine options available</b> 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.<ul><li>Reflects <b>recent advances in the field</b> 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</li><li>Features <b>new and expanded information throughout</b>, including therapy for pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma, treatment of progressive metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer, benign and malignant thyroid disease, sentinel node mapping, lymphedema, and pediatric nuclear imaging</li><li>Covers the physics behind nuclear medicine with <b>safety considerations</b> for both patients and radiologists with <b>new material on radiopharmaceutical IV infiltration</b></li><li>Contains <b>new chapters</b> on such topics as thyroid incidentaloma, fever of unknown origin, malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor, cancer of unknown primary, paraneoplastic syndrome, thyroiditis, and many more</li><li>Features <b>2,000+ high-quality print images</b> (with an<b> additional 500+ images</b> <b>in the included eBook</b>), many of which are new or updated, including pediatric imaging, oncologic imaging, radiologic images, full-color medical illustrations, and 3D renderings</li><li>Uses bulleted, succinct text and<b> highly templated chapters</b> to help you make informed decisions at the point of care</li><li><b>Includes an eBook </b>that allows you access to everything in the print version as well as<b> additional images, text, and references, </b> 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</li></ul>