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Nuclear Medicine
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Academic Radiology, Vol 8, No 8, August 2001
in The Requisites series. Like the first edition, this book is well organized and clear, and it covers a broad scope of practical clinical nuclear medicine, ranging from basic physics to cardiovascular and positron emission tomographic imaging. The text starts off with several chapters on basic principles of nuclear physics, nuclear pharmacy, and radiation detection and instrumentation. The next section of the book is devoted to clinical scintigraphy and covers all of the major applications of nuclear medicine, including cardiovascular, skeletal, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, endocrine, and central nervous systems. Also present are chapters on tumor imaging and localization of infectious and inflammatory processes. The authors include a chapter called “Pearls, Pitfalls and Frequently Asked Questions,” which reinforces concepts presented in the book and provides a useful review. Each chapter is well organized and starts off with a description of the basic principles involved in imaging of specific organ systems and, in some cases, a brief discussion of normal and abnormal physiology and clinical findings. Radiopharmaceuticals and tracer mechanisms are described in detail with accompanying boxes and tables that effectively summarize the information. Next, the normal appearance of organ systems and several pathologic abnormalities are discussed. Throughout the chapters are many good-quality images (including some cross-sectional images) and tables that illustrate the authors’ points. Revisions have been made to most of the chapters in this book, and updated information on available techniques has been added. A new chapter on single photon emission computed tomography and positron emission tomography has been added, and the section on cardiovascular imaging has been updated and expanded. Several of the newer tumor imaging agents are now mentioned. This book provides an excellent summary of nuclear medicine and is a must-read for radiology residents. It is also useful as a reference and review text both for residents before examinations and for radiologists throughout clinical practice. Particularly helpful are the multiple shaded boxes throughout the book that contain imaging protocols, radiopharmaceutical information, differential diagnoses, and summaries of imaging findings. The second edition expands on the information initially presented and contains some important updates within this dynamic specialty.
NUCLEAR MEDICINE: THE REQUISITES. 2ND ED. J. T. Thrall, H.A. Ziessman. Mosby, Philadelphia, Pa, 2001: 432 pp, 441 illustrations, hardcover, $89.
The second edition of Nuclear Medicine: The Requisites is an updated version of the well-written first edition included
Contents: 夹夹夹夹 Readability: 夹夹夹夹 Accuracy: 夹夹夹夹 Overall Evaluation: 夹夹夹夹 Michael Adler, MD University of North Carolina School of Medicine Chapel Hill, NC
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Academic Radiology, Vol 8, No 8, August 2001
in The Requisites series. Like the first edition, this book is well organized and clear, and it covers a broad scope of practical clinical nuclear medicine, ranging from basic physics to cardiovascular and positron emission tomographic imaging. The text starts off with several chapters on basic principles of nuclear physics, nuclear pharmacy, and radiation detection and instrumentation. The next section of the book is devoted to clinical scintigraphy and covers all of the major applications of nuclear medicine, including cardiovascular, skeletal, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, endocrine, and central nervous systems. Also present are chapters on tumor imaging and localization of infectious and inflammatory processes. The authors include a chapter called “Pearls, Pitfalls and Frequently Asked Questions,” which reinforces concepts presented in the book and provides a useful review. Each chapter is well organized and starts off with a description of the basic principles involved in imaging of specific organ systems and, in some cases, a brief discussion of normal and abnormal physiology and clinical findings. Radiopharmaceuticals and tracer mechanisms are described in detail with accompanying boxes and tables that effectively summarize the information. Next, the normal appearance of organ systems and several pathologic abnormalities are discussed. Throughout the chapters are many good-quality images (including some cross-sectional images) and tables that illustrate the authors’ points. Revisions have been made to most of the chapters in this book, and updated information on available techniques has been added. A new chapter on single photon emission computed tomography and positron emission tomography has been added, and the section on cardiovascular imaging has been updated and expanded. Several of the newer tumor imaging agents are now mentioned. This book provides an excellent summary of nuclear medicine and is a must-read for radiology residents. It is also useful as a reference and review text both for residents before examinations and for radiologists throughout clinical practice. Particularly helpful are the multiple shaded boxes throughout the book that contain imaging protocols, radiopharmaceutical information, differential diagnoses, and summaries of imaging findings. The second edition expands on the information initially presented and contains some important updates within this dynamic specialty.
NUCLEAR MEDICINE: THE REQUISITES. 2ND ED. J. T. Thrall, H.A. Ziessman. Mosby, Philadelphia, Pa, 2001: 432 pp, 441 illustrations, hardcover, $89.
The second edition of Nuclear Medicine: The Requisites is an updated version of the well-written first edition included
Contents: 夹夹夹夹 Readability: 夹夹夹夹 Accuracy: 夹夹夹夹 Overall Evaluation: 夹夹夹夹 Michael Adler, MD University of North Carolina School of Medicine Chapel Hill, NC
795