Abstract This chapter discusses the legal requirements for operation of a nuclear medicine department. Also included are aspects related to required training, surveys, instrument calibration, waste disposal, and receipt and…
Abstract This chapter is focused on non-PET neoplasm imaging and radionuclide therapy. Gallium-67, thallium-201 chloride, technetium-99m sestamibi, pentetreotide, and antibody imaging are included. There is a discussion of breast-specific gamma…
Abstract This chapter includes thyroid anatomy, physiology, and radiopharmaceuticals used for nuclear medicine imaging. There are normal images, as well as many images and text for common thyroid conditions. The…
Abstract This chapter contains the fundamentals of nuclear physics related to radionuclides, methods of production, and discussion of the types of radiopharmaceuticals, as well as mechanisms of localization. Also included…
Abstract Maternal infections with the TORCH viruses (toxoplasmosis, rubella, cytomegalovirus [CMV], and herpes simplex) as well as varicella can develop multiple sequelae depending on the timing of infection and variable…
Abstract Fetal anatomy is three-dimensional, but cross-sections obtained during real-time ultrasound examination are merely an artificial reduction of anatomy. They attempt to capture a standard view or the essence of…
Abstract Fetal and placental magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has grown from a tool for highly targeted examination in selected cases to a feasible and reproducible modality for a number of…
Abstract Palpation has been the standard of care for clinical evaluation of soft tissues until the development of elasticity imaging (EI) in the past two decades. EI is a medical…
Abstract Syphilis remains a significant infectious agent in pregnancy with the potential to cause fetal manifestations with maternal infection. Cases of congenital syphilis infection have recently increased, consistent with a…
Abstract Doppler ultrasound can be used to assess vascular beds in the maternal, fetal, and placental circulation. The vessels most frequently evaluated in clinical practice are the uterine, umbilical and…
