Pediatric Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

✍ Scribed by S.Ted. Treves (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York
• Year: 2014
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 722
• Edition: 4
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This pioneering book, now in its fourth edition, presents the cutting-edge developments in pediatric nuclear medicine. Thoroughly revised and updated, it retains the fundamentals that anchor the book’s distinguished reputation and includes the latest advances in PET/CT, SPECT, hybrid imaging, and molecular imaging. Pediatric Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Fourth Edition, is an excellent resource for nuclear medicine physicians, diagnostic radiologists, pediatricians, and residents and fellows.

The Fourth Edition features:

· 16 new chapters, including PET and PET/CT in Children and Young Adults; Lymphoscintigraphy; Skeletal Scintigraphy; Neuroblastoma; Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders; Functional Imaging of Pediatric Musculoskeletal Tumors; Solid Tumors in Childhood; Pediatric Molecular Imaging; Combined PET/MRI in Childhood; Radiation Exposures; Radiation Protection in Pediatric Nuclear Medicine; and Dose Optimization in Pediatric Nuclear Medicine.

· Discussion of the use of image fusion and hybrid imaging in children.

· Strategies for communicating potential radiation risk to patients, families and members of the healthcare team.

· Methods to optimize pediatric radiopharmaceutical administered doses and improve image quality.

S. Ted Treves, MD, is Professor of Radiology at Harvard Medical School, Founder and Former Chief, Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Children’s Hospital Boston (1970-2011). In 2013, he received the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging’s Georg Charles de Hevesy Nuclear Pioneer Award for outstanding contributions to the field of Nuclear Medicine.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xxiv
General Aspects of Pediatric Nuclear Medicine....Pages 1-20
Sedation and General Anesthesia....Pages 21-32
PET and PET/CT in Children and Young Adults....Pages 33-46
Central Nervous System: The Brain and Cerebrospinal Fluid....Pages 47-97
Thyroid....Pages 99-129
Lung Imaging....Pages 131-145
Cardiovascular System....Pages 147-188
Lymphoscintigraphy....Pages 189-202
Gastroesophageal Reflux, Gastric Emptying, Esophageal Transit, and Pulmonary Aspiration....Pages 203-234
Liver and Spleen....Pages 235-263
Gastrointestinal Bleeding....Pages 265-282
Kidneys....Pages 283-333
Vesicoureteral Reflux and Radionuclide Cystography....Pages 335-353
Radionuclide Determination of Glomerular Filtration Rate....Pages 355-363
Skeletal Scintigraphy: General Considerations....Pages 365-384
Sports Injuries....Pages 385-396
Child Abuse....Pages 397-406
The Role of Skeletal Scintigraphy in the Diagnosis and Management of Mandibular Growth Abnormalities and Asymmetry....Pages 407-427
Neuroblastoma: Functional Imaging....Pages 429-445
Imaging Parathyroid and Neuroendocrine Tumors....Pages 447-478
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders....Pages 479-496
Functional Imaging of Pediatric Musculoskeletal Tumors....Pages 497-511
Solid Tumors in Childhood....Pages 513-540
Infection and Inflammation....Pages 541-569
Pediatric Molecular Imaging....Pages 571-595
Combined PET/MRI in Childhood....Pages 597-620
Physical Aspects of Pediatric Nuclear Medicine Imaging....Pages 621-643
Radiation Exposures....Pages 645-657
Radiation Protection in Pediatric Nuclear Medicine....Pages 659-673
Radiation Risk....Pages 675-682
Dose Optimization in Pediatric Nuclear Medicine....Pages 683-694
Back Matter....Pages 695-712

✦ Subjects

Nuclear Medicine; Pediatrics