Digestive System 1: Gastrointestinal Tract
Fig. 16.1 Diagram of the relevant parts of the digestive system 16.1 The Esophagus 16.1.1 Anatomic and Physiological Considerations The esophagus is a 25 cm-long muscular tube that passes through…
Inflammation
Mediator Characteristics and role in inflammation A. Cell factors Histamine Stored in mast cells, basophil and eosinophil leukocytes, and platelets Release from sites of storage is stimulated by complement components…
Genitourinary System
, Pravin C. Singhal2 and Abdelhamid H. Elgazzar3 (1) Department of Nuclear Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA (2) Division of Kidney Diseases and Hypertension, Hofstra Norh Shore LIJ Medical School, Great Neck,…
Parathyroid Gland
Cell type Major ultrastructural feature Function Chief cell Slightly eosinophilic cytoplasm, few mitochondria The active endocrine cell, producing the parathyroid hormone Oxyphil cell Rich eosinophilic cytoplasm, tightly packed mitochondria May…
Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation
Natural sources Man-made sources External radiation Medical Cosmic rays Occupational Terrestrial radiation (radioactive material in rocks, such as potassium-40) Nuclear power Internal radiation Nuclear explosions Inhalation (radon gas) Nuclear accidents…
Basis of Therapeutic Nuclear Medicine
Oncologic 1. Lymphomas and leukemias 2. Polycythemia rubra vera 3. Solid tumors (thyroid carcinoma, neuroblastoma, ovarian, prostate, breast, osteogenic sarcoma, others) 4. Treatment of metastasis-induced bone pain Non-oncologic 1. Benign…
Nuclear Cardiology 1: Myocardial Contractility and Assessment of Cardiac Function
Fig. 14.1 Cutaway view of the heart (AHE) The coronary arteries originate from the left and right coronary sinuses of the aorta (Fig. 14.2). The left main coronary artery, which…
Lymphoscintigraphy
Class Causes Primary Congenital lymphedema Praecox (before age 35) Tarda (after age 35) Secondary Inflammation Malignancy Radiation therapy Filariasis Surgical dissection Trauma Recurrent dermatitis 19.3.2 Lymph Nodes with Metastases In…
Nuclear Oncology 1: Principles of Tumor Pathology and Biology
, Ahmad Elkhodary2 and Abdelhamid H. Elgazzar3 (1) Oncology Center of Excellence, International Medical Center, 2172, Jeddah, 21451, Saudi Arabia (2) Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt (3)…
Thyroid Gland
(1) Department of Nuclear Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA 7.1 Thyroid Anatomy 7.2 Hormone Synthesis and Secretion 7.2.1 Iodide Transport 7.2.2 Hormone Synthesis 7.2.3 Release of Hormone…
