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Nuclear Hepatology

A Textbook of Hepatobiliary Diseases

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Authors:
  1. Gerbail T. Krishnamurthy

    1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Tuality Community Hospital, Tuality Healthcare, Hillsboro, USA
      Nuclear Medicine Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Portland, USA
      Nuclear Medicine Residency, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, USA
      Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, USA
      University of Arizona, Tucson, USA
      University of California, Los Angeles, USA

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  2. Shakuntala Krishnamurthy

    1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Tuality Community Hospital, Tuality Healthcare, Hillsboro, USA
      Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, USA

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  • First text book of this kind of nuclear hepatology integrating quantitative physiology with morphology
  • Emphasis on non-invasive functional imaging with quantification

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVI
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  2. Morphology and Microstructure of the Hepatobiliary System

    • Gerbail T. Krishnamurthy, Shakuntala Krishnamurthy
    Pages 1-19

  3. Liver and Spleen Function

    • Gerbail T. Krishnamurthy, Shakuntala Krishnamurthy
    Pages 21-31

  4. Imaging Agents

    • Gerbail T. Krishnamurthy, Shakuntala Krishnamurthy
    Pages 33-58

  5. Imaging of the Liver and Spleen Morphology

    • Gerbail T. Krishnamurthy, Shakuntala Krishnamurthy
    Pages 59-91

  6. Imaging and Quantification of Hepatobiliary Function

    • Gerbail T. Krishnamurthy, Shakuntala Krishnamurthy
    Pages 93-127

  7. Gallbladder, Sphincter of Oddi, Cholecystokinin, and Opioid Inter-Relationship

    • Gerbail T. Krishnamurthy, Shakuntala Krishnamurthy
    Pages 129-146

  8. Intrahepatic Cholestasis

    • Gerbail T. Krishnamurthy, Shakuntala Krishnamurthy
    Pages 147-158

  9. Extrahepatic Cholestasis

    • Gerbail T. Krishnamurthy, Shakuntala Krishnamurthy
    Pages 159-186

  10. Diseases of the Gallbladder

    • Gerbail T. Krishnamurthy, Shakuntala Krishnamurthy
    Pages 187-234

  11. Biliary Dyskinesia

    • Gerbail T. Krishnamurthy, Shakuntala Krishnamurthy
    Pages 235-247

  12. Pediatric Nuclear Hepatology

    • Gerbail T. Krishnamurthy, Shakuntala Krishnamurthy
    Pages 249-267

  13. Liver Transplantation

    • Gerbail T. Krishnamurthy, Shakuntala Krishnamurthy
    Pages 269-281

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 283-291
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About this book

Recent advances in technology have greatly impacted upon the practice of nuclear medicine in general, and the approach to hepatobiliary diseases in particular. Empha­ sis is now placed more on non-invasive functional imaging with quantification, a feature unique to nuclear medicine and not available from any other competing diag­ nostic imaging modality. By providing a measure of severity of disease, quantification aids not only in timing of therapy but also for testing whether or not the chosen therapy has achieved the intended goals and objectives. This is the first textbook of its kind in the new millennium on nuclear hepatology to fully integrate quantitative physiology with morphology in the diagnosis of hepatobiliary diseases. The conception of nuclear hepatology occurred in the late 1940s with the introduc­ tion of radiocolloids, whose rate of clearance from blood was used as a measure of hepatic blood flow. Radiocolloid imaging of the liver, introduced first in the mid 1950s, was the most popular nuclear medicine imaging procedure in the 1970s and early 1980s, accounting for nearly 50% of the total workload in many nuclear medicine departments.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Nuclear Medicine, Tuality Community Hospital, Tuality Healthcare, Hillsboro, USA

    Gerbail T. Krishnamurthy, Shakuntala Krishnamurthy

  • Nuclear Medicine Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Portland, USA

    Gerbail T. Krishnamurthy

  • Nuclear Medicine Residency, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, USA

    Gerbail T. Krishnamurthy

  • Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, USA

    Gerbail T. Krishnamurthy, Shakuntala Krishnamurthy

  • University of Arizona, Tucson, USA

    Gerbail T. Krishnamurthy

  • University of California, Los Angeles, USA

    Gerbail T. Krishnamurthy

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Nuclear Hepatology

  • Book Subtitle: A Textbook of Hepatobiliary Diseases

  • Authors: Gerbail T. Krishnamurthy, Shakuntala Krishnamurthy

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-22654-4

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2000

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-22654-4Published: 29 June 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 291

  • Number of Illustrations: 299 b/w illustrations, 10 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Nuclear Medicine, Imaging / Radiology, Hepatology, Transplant Surgery

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