Practical SPECT/CT in Nuclear Medicine

✍ Scribed by Peter Hogg (auth.), David Wyn Jones, Peter Hogg, Euclid Seeram (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag London
• Year: 2013
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 354
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Nuclear Medicine is a diagnostic modality which aims to image and in some cases quantify physiological processes in the body to highlight disease or injury. Within nuclear medicine, over the past few decades, major technological changes have occurred and concomitantly changes in the knowledge and skills required have had to evolve. One of the most significant technological changes has been the fusion of imaging technologies, to create hybrid systems such as SPECT/CT, PET/CT and PET/MR. With these changes in mind, Practical SPECT/CT in Nuclear Medicine provides a handy and informative guide to the purchase, clinical implementation and routine use of a SPECT/CT scanner. Practical SPECT/CT in Nuclear Medicine will be a valuable resource for all personnel working in nuclear medicine and it will be of particular value to trainees.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xx
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction....Pages 3-18
Basic Discussion on Electromagnetic Radiation: Gamma Radiation in Relation to SPECT Imaging....Pages 19-33
Basic Discussion on Electromagnetic Radiation: X-Rays in Relation to SPECT/CT Systems....Pages 35-45
Gamma Camera SPECT....Pages 47-75
Computed Tomography: Physical Principles, Instrumentation, and Quality Control....Pages 77-107
Front Matter....Pages 109-109
Selecting an Appropriate SPECT/CT Scanner....Pages 111-146
Design of a Suitable Facility to House a SPECT/CT Scanner....Pages 147-161
Front Matter....Pages 163-163
Clinical Utility (Applications) of SPECT/CT....Pages 165-226
Front Matter....Pages 227-227
Practical Radiation Dose and Practical Radiation Protection Considerations....Pages 229-238
Optimal Utilization of Imaging Parameters in CT Scanning: Uses of CT in Radionuclide Imaging – Different Manufacturer Approaches....Pages 239-267
Front Matter....Pages 269-269
Cross-Sectional Anatomy in Multi-Planar Imaging....Pages 271-286
Radiological Contrast Media and Injector Systems....Pages 287-298
Practical Considerations for Performing Clinical SPECT/CT: Nuclear Cardiology; Respiratory; Oncology; Neuroendocrine; Infection; Trauma/Musculoskeletal; Neurological; Miscellaneous Techniques....Pages 299-335
Back Matter....Pages 337-345

✦ Subjects

Nuclear Medicine; Imaging / Radiology; Diagnostic Radiology; Neuroradiology