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The Clinical Applications of SPET

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  • © 1995

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Editors:
  1. Peter H. Cox

    1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Dr. Daniel den Hoed Cancer Centre, AE Rotterdam, The Netherlands

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  2. M. Pillay

    1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Dr. Daniel den Hoed Cancer Centre, AE Rotterdam, The Netherlands

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Part of the book series: Developments in Nuclear Medicine (DNUM, volume 25)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Instrumentation, Hardware and Methodology

    • M. Pillay
    Pages 1-32

  3. Software Philosophy

    • M. Pillay
    Pages 33-49

  4. Radiopharmaceuticals for SPET

    • P. H. Cox
    Pages 51-78

  5. Dosimetry

    • M. Pillay
    Pages 79-120

  6. Brain SPET with Drug Receptors

    • F. Grünwald, C. Menzel, H. J. Biersack
    Pages 121-142

  7. Cerebral Perfusion Studies with Technetium-99m HMPAO

    • P. H. Cox
    Pages 143-155

  8. The Use of SPET in the Thorax

    • D. H. W. Schönfeld
    Pages 157-183

  9. SPET of the Abdomen

    • A. C. Perkins
    Pages 185-203

  10. Skeletal SPET

    • P. J. Ryan, I. Fogelman
    Pages 205-240

  11. Renal SPET

    • J. Buscombe, A. Hilson
    Pages 241-264

  12. Future Prospects for Radiopharmaceuticals, Instrumentation and Dosimetry

    • P. H. Cox, M. Pillay
    Pages 265-274

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 275-280
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About this book

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 mémoire to the routine practitioner and a source of information for other medical specialists.

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`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)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Nuclear Medicine, Dr. Daniel den Hoed Cancer Centre, AE Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    Peter H. Cox, M. Pillay

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Clinical Applications of SPET

  • Editors: Peter H. Cox, M. Pillay

  • Series Title: Developments in Nuclear Medicine

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0229-2

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1995

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-3187-2Published: 28 February 1995

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-4102-7Published: 21 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-0229-2Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 280

  • Topics: Nuclear Medicine, Oncology, Cardiology, Neuroradiology

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