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Clinical Nuclear Medicine in Pediatrics

  • Reviews the role of pediatric nuclear medicine techniques in diagnosis and therapy
  • Explains how to use nuclear medicine techniques to acquire an early diagnosis, define prognosis and select and monitor therapeutic strategy
  • Pays detailed attention to the role of hybrid imaging modalities

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
  2. Peculiar Aspects and Problems of Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine in Paediatrics

    • Luigi Mansi, Vincenzo Cuccurullo, Maria Rosaria Prisco
    Pages 1-18
  3. PET/MR in Children

    • Marco Salvatore, Carmela Nappi, Alberto Cuocolo
    Pages 19-28
  4. Current Issues in Molecular Radiotherapy in Children

    • Mark N. Gaze, Jennifer E. Gains, Jamshed B. Bomanji
    Pages 29-49
  5. Radiation Risk from Medical Exposure in Children

    • Michael Lassmann, Uta Eberlein
    Pages 51-60
  6. Pediatric Nuclear Medicine in Acute Clinical Setting

    • Reza Vali, Amer Shammas
    Pages 61-113
  7. Nuclear Medicine in Pediatric Cardiology

    • Pietro Zucchetta
    Pages 115-126
  8. Endocrinology: Diagnostics in Children and Adolescents

    • Giovanna Weber, Maria Cristina Vigone
    Pages 127-138
  9. Nuclear Medicine in Pediatric Gastrointestinal Diseases

    • Angelina Cistaro, Michela Massollo
    Pages 149-171
  10. Nuclear Medicine in Pediatric Nephro-urology

    • Pier Francesco Rambaldi, Pietro Zucchetta
    Pages 173-183
  11. The Problem of Cancer in Children

    • Marta Podda, Veronica Biassoni, Cristina Meazza, Elisabetta Schiavello Serena Catania, Maura Massimino
    Pages 185-238
  12. Lymphoma

    • Egesta Lopci, Arnoldo Piccardo
    Pages 239-254
  13. Neuroblastoma

    • Vittoria Rufini, Maria Vittoria Mattoli, Maria Carmen Garganese
    Pages 255-277
  14. Pediatric Sarcomas

    • Natale Quartuccio, Leonard Wexler, Heiko Schöder
    Pages 279-300
  15. Cerebral Tumors

    • Alice Lorenzoni, Alessandra Alessi, Flavio Crippa
    Pages 301-315
  16. Thyroid Cancer in Childhood and Adolescence

    • Robert Howman-Giles, Christopher Cowell
    Pages 317-336
  17. Other Neoplasms

    • Hossein Jadvar, Barry L. Shulkin
    Pages 337-347
  18. Diagnostic Imaging in European Eastern Countries: a Russian Experience

    • L. S. Namazova-Baranova, A. A. Baranov, I. E. Smirnov, A. V. Anikin, A. N. Getman, A. K. Gevorkyan et al.
    Pages 349-370
  19. Back Matter

    Pages 371-380

About this book

This book provides a comprehensive state-of-the-art review of pediatric nuclear medicine, encompassing both diagnostic and therapeutic applications. Detailed attention is paid to the role of FDG PET-CT within oncology, but a variety of other long-established or less frequently used diagnostic procedures are also covered. Each indication is critically discussed from a clinical perspective, with analysis of benefits and limitations and comparison against the information yield of alternative techniques. The coverage of therapy based on radiopharmaceuticals includes the most relevant current strategies, including those utilizing radioiodine, MIBG, or radiolabelled peptides. In addition, issues concerning the radiation risk of nuclear medicine procedures in children are addressed. All chapters have been written by international experts and include the most up-to-date scientific and clinical information.

Reviews

“The target audience includes nuclear medicine physicians, radiologists, technologists, or others involved in pediatric nuclear imaging. … this book ultimately fulfills its goal of providing the necessary information about the appropriate use of nuclear medicine in the care of children. The book is concise, current, and well organized. I would recommend it to pediatric nuclear medicine subspecialists around the world.” (Daniel Peter Thut, Doody’s Book Reviews, March, 2016)

“All chapters are comprehensive and well structured, covering clinical and technical (radiopharmaceuticals, instrumentation) aspects, interpretation and pitfalls; a table of contents precedes each of them, thus facilitating quick search for particular information. The book is pleasant to read with numerous illustrations that are well chosen and of excellent quality. This makes it an outstanding tool for teaching students, technologists and nuclear medicine residents. … this book should be at hand for staff members, above all physicians, technologists and nurses.” (Angelika Bischof Delaloye, European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Vol. 43, 2016)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Nuclear Medicine, Second University of Naples, Napoli, Italy

    Luigi Mansi, Vincenzo Cuccurullo

  • Nuclear Medicine, Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Italy

    Egesta Lopci, Arturo Chiti

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Clinical Nuclear Medicine in Pediatrics

  • Editors: Luigi Mansi, Egesta Lopci, Vincenzo Cuccurullo, Arturo Chiti

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21371-2

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-21370-5Published: 12 November 2015

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-37159-7Published: 23 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-21371-2Published: 02 November 2015

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 380

  • Topics: Nuclear Medicine, Pediatrics, Oncology

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