Pulmonary Scintigraphy David K. Shelton Meena Kumar Although CT angiography (CTA) has taken a central role in diagnosing pulmonary embolism (PE), ventilation–perfusion (V/Q) scans remain an important imaging test. A…

Essential Science of Nuclear Medicine Ramsey D. Badawi Linda A. Kroger Jerrold T. Bushberg Relevant Aspects of Radiation Physics Types of Radiation in Nuclear Medicine. The electromagnetic spectrum of radiation…

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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…