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Nuclear Medicine Companion

A Case-Based Practical Reference for Daily Use

  • Provides all the information required for optimal use of nuclear medicine techniques
  • Documents the normal imaging patterns and those of different diseases
  • Explains the diagnostic role of each study
  • Includes more than 250 case reviews
  • Provides comparisons with other modalities

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
  2. Endocrine System

    • Abdelhamid H. Elgazzar, Ismet Sarikaya
    Pages 1-39
  3. Pulmonary System

    • Abdelhamid H. Elgazzar, Ismet Sarikaya
    Pages 41-60
  4. Cardiovascular System

    • Abdelhamid H. Elgazzar, Ismet Sarikaya
    Pages 61-89
  5. Skeletal System

    • Abdelhamid H. Elgazzar, Ismet Sarikaya
    Pages 91-154
  6. Genitourinary System

    • Abdelhamid H. Elgazzar, Ismet Sarikaya
    Pages 155-178
  7. Digestive System

    • Abdelhamid H. Elgazzar, Ismet Sarikaya
    Pages 179-202
  8. Hepatobiliary System

    • Abdelhamid H. Elgazzar, Ismet Sarikaya
    Pages 203-217
  9. Central Nervous System

    • Abdelhamid H. Elgazzar, Ismet Sarikaya
    Pages 219-241
  10. Inflammation

    • Abdelhamid H. Elgazzar, Ismet Sarikaya
    Pages 243-256
  11. Oncology

    • Abdelhamid H. Elgazzar, Ismet Sarikaya
    Pages 257-308
  12. Miscellaneous Conditions

    • Abdelhamid H. Elgazzar, Ismet Sarikaya
    Pages 309-325
  13. Back Matter

    Pages 327-341

About this book

This book provides all the information required for the optimal use of nuclear medicine techniques, which are undergoing rapid development yet remain underutilized. Each chapter focuses on one particular clinical system or disease area. The first section of each chapter illustrates normal patterns observed on commonly and uncommonly performed scans as a reference and explains when and how the procedures should be performed. The following section illustrates both the imaging patterns of different diseases and the diagnostic role of individual studies. Comparisons with other modalities are provided, and the rationale for and effective utilization of each study are discussed. The volume includes  near 250 case reviews. In addition, the normal patterns on relevant morphologic modalities are documented in an appendix. The book is directed at Nuclear Medicine physicians and technologists with different levels of training and expertise and also at radiologists who practice nuclear medicine and radiology residents.

Reviews

“Mainly directed to students, trainees and technologists in nuclear medicine and radiology (the last if practicing the field), this book can also be of interest to practitioners, who may find easy and fast information helpful for their routine work. Therefore, this volume could find a worthy place in the drawer or desk of every nuclear medicine diagnostic lab.” (Luigi Mansi, European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Vol. 46, 2019)

“The book itself is well pro­duced. Most of the illustra­tions are of a high quality … . useful for our radiographers rotating through nuclear medicine, as they will be able to dip into it in quiet moments in the department. This is a function that it will fulfil well.” (Colin Todd, RAD Magazine, March, 2019)


Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kuwait University, Safat, Kuwait

    Abdelhamid H. Elgazzar, Ismet Sarikaya

About the authors

Abdelhamid H. Elgazzar, MD, FCAP, is a Professor and Chairman of the Department of Nuclear Medicine at the University of Kuwait. He graduated in 1973 from the School of Medicine, University of Cairo, Egypt and trained in Clinical and Anatomic Pathology at the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita and in Nuclear Medicine at the University of Cincinnati School of Medicine. He is board certified by the American Board of Pathology (Anatomic and Clinical) and the American Board of Nuclear Medicine. Dr. Elgazzar is a fellow of the College of American Pathologists. He has served as an Associate Professor at the University of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, and as Chief of Nuclear Medicine at Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, MA. He has received awards from several international professional organizations. Dr. Elgazzar acts as a reviewer for several journals. He has edited or authored seven books and over 130 peer-reviewed papers. Heserves as a referee for various peer-reviewed medical journals worldwide.

 Ismet Sarikaya, MD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Nuclear Medicine at the University of Kuwait, Faculty of Medicine. She is a 1990 graduate of the School of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey. She subsequently trained in Nuclear Medicine at University of Maryland in Baltimore, MD, and Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey, and in PET/CT and Nuclear Oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York. She is board certified by the American Board of Nuclear Medicine. Dr. Sarikaya has served in various academic institutes as an Assistant Professor in Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, and Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey, as an Associate Professor at Georgetown University, Washington DC, and as an Associate Professor/Professor at Baskent University, Istanbul, Turkey. She has authored/co-authored 2 book chapters, 36 articles, 44 congress abstracts, and 2 Nuclear Medicine modules for the ACR-Continuous Professional Improvement program

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Nuclear Medicine Companion

  • Book Subtitle: A Case-Based Practical Reference for Daily Use

  • Authors: Abdelhamid H. Elgazzar, Ismet Sarikaya

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76156-5

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-76155-8Published: 07 June 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-09417-1Published: 12 January 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-76156-5Published: 28 May 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 341

  • Number of Illustrations: 150 b/w illustrations, 94 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Nuclear Medicine

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Softcover Book USD 99.99
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Hardcover Book USD 139.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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