Malignant Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors
Malignant Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors Clyde A. Helms Radiographic Findings Malignant bone tumors, thankfully, are not very common. Nevertheless, every radiologist should be able to recognize them and give…
Metabolic Bone Disease
Metabolic Bone Disease Clyde A. Helms Osteoporosis Osteoporosis is defined as diminished bone quantity in which the bone is otherwise normal. This contrasts to osteomalacia in which the bone quantity…
Liver, Biliary Tree, and Gallbladder
Liver, Biliary Tree, and Gallbladder William E. Brant Liver Imaging Methods. CT, MR, and US all produce high-quality images of the liver parenchyma. Dynamic bolus contrast-enhanced MDCT is the current…
Positron Emission Tomography
Positron Emission Tomography Cameron C. Foster Bijan Bijan David K. Shelton Introduction PET imaging is the basis of molecular imaging in today’s clinical practice. The new hybrid imaging instrument, PET-CT…
Introduction to Nuclear Medicine
Introduction to Nuclear Medicine David K. Shelton Introduction Nuclear medicine encompasses both therapeutic and diagnostic modalities that support practically every field of medical endeavor. Despite changes in referral patterns and…
Scintigraphic Diagnosis of Inflammation and Infection
Scintigraphic Diagnosis of Inflammation and Infection Christopher J. Palestro The scintigraphic evaluation of infection and inflammation is extremely broad in scope, encompassing numerous radiopharmaceuticals, imaging techniques, and diseases. In addition…
Abdomen Ultrasound
Abdomen Ultrasound William E. Brant US is firmly established as a primary imaging modality for comprehensive evaluation of the abdomen including the abdominal organs, the peritoneal cavity, and the retroperitoneum…
Cardiovascular System Scintigraphy
Cardiovascular System Scintigraphy David K. Shelton Nuclear medicine applications in the cardiovascular system include gated or nongated myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI), myocardial viability studies, infarction imaging, gated ventricular function studies…
Skeletal System Scintigraphy
Skeletal System Scintigraphy David K. Shelton Amir Kashefi Technique Musculoskeletal imaging studies performed with gamma cameras and Technetium-99m (Tc-99m) labeled diphosphonates are a staple of nuclear medicine. The bone scan…
Obstetric Ultrasound
Obstetric Ultrasound William E. Brant Imaging Methods. US remains the imaging method of choice for dating the pregnancy, monitoring fetal growth, assessing fetal well-being, and evaluating fetal anatomy and maternal…
