Diagnostic Imaging: Nuclear Medicine
- 4th Edition - August 18, 2025
- Authors: Jennifer Schroeder, Joanna R. Fair
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 8 7 4 0 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 8 7 4 1 - 1
Covering the entire spectrum of this fast-changing field, Diagnostic Imaging: Nuclear Medicine, Fourth Edition, is an invaluable, everyday resource for nuclear medicine phys… Read more
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Covering the entire spectrum of this fast-changing field, Diagnostic Imaging: Nuclear Medicine, Fourth Edition, is an invaluable, everyday resource for nuclear medicine physicians, general radiologists, and trainees—anyone who requires an easily accessible, highly visual reference on today’s rapidly changing nuclear medicine therapies. Drs. Jennifer Schroeder, Joanna R. Fair, and a team of new and returning highly specialized authors provide up-to-date information in concise yet detailed chapters to help you make informed decisions at the point of care. They address the most appropriate nuclear medicine options available to answer specific clinical questions within the framework of all imaging modalities, making this edition a useful learning tool as well as a handy reference for daily practice.
- Reflects recent advances in the field with information on new FDA-approved imaging agents, new therapeutic agents, updates to available therapies and procedures with new interval data and guidelines, new imaging protocols, including perfusion-only examinations for evaluation of pulmonary embolisms, and more
- Features new and expanded information throughout, including therapy for pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma, treatment of progressive metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer, benign and malignant thyroid disease, sentinel node mapping, lymphedema, and pediatric nuclear imaging
- Covers the physics behind nuclear medicine with safety considerations for both patients and radiologists with new material on radiopharmaceutical IV infiltration
- Contains new chapters on such topics as thyroid incidentaloma, fever of unknown origin, malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor, cancer of unknown primary, paraneoplastic syndrome, thyroiditis, and many more
- Features 2,000+ high-quality print images (with an additional 500+ images in the included eBook), many of which are new or updated, including pediatric imaging, oncologic imaging, radiologic images, full-color medical illustrations, and 3D renderings
- Uses bulleted, succinct text and highly templated chapters to help you make informed decisions at the point of care
- Includes an eBook that allows you access to everything in the print version as well as additional images, text, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud; additional digital ancillary content may publish up to 6 weeks following the publication date
Nuclear Medicine Radiologists
SECTION 1: CARDIAC
INTRODUCTION
Approach to Cardiac Imaging
FUNCTION AND CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
Left Ventricular Function
Myocardial Infarction and Ischemia
Myocardial Viability
Sudden Cardiac Death
CARDIOMYOPATHY
Cardiac Sarcoidosis
Cardiac Amyloidosis
INFECTION
Endocarditis and Cardiac Device Infection
SECTION 2: CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
INTRODUCTION
Approach to Central Nervous System Imaging
CEREBROSPINAL FLUID
CSF Leak Evaluation
CSF Shunt Patency
Normal-Pressure Hydrocephalus
NEURODEGENERATION
Alzheimer Disease
Frontotemporal Dementia
Lewy Body Dementia
Multiinfarct Dementia
Primary Progressive Aphasia
Parkinsonian Syndromes
INFECTION AND INFLAMMATION
Brain Abscess and Encephalitis
BRAIN PERFUSION
Brain Death
Cerebrovascular Ischemia
Seizure
SECTION 3: GASTROINTESTINAL
INTRODUCTION
Approach to Gastrointestinal Imaging
HEPATOBILIARY
Acute Cholecystitis
Common Bile Duct Obstruction
Biliary Leak
Functional Gallbladder Disease
Benign Solid Liver Lesions
GASTROINTESTINAL
Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Gastroparesis
Rapid Gastric Transit
Colon Motility Disorders
INFECTION AND INFLAMMATION
Occult Abdominal Infection
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
SPLEEN
Spleen Localization
SECTION 4: LYMPHATIC AND VASCULAR
INTRODUCTION
Approach to Lymphatic and Vascular Imaging
LYMPHATIC
Lymphedema
Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping
VASCULAR
Large Vessel Vasculitis
Vascular Graft Infection
SECTION 5: MUSCULOSKELETAL
INTRODUCTION
Approach to Musculoskeletal Imaging
BONE TUMORS
Bone Neoplasms
Metastatic Bone Tumors
Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor
BONE DYSPLASIAS
Fibrous Dysplasia
Paget Disease
BONE MINERAL DENSITY
Osteopenia and Osteoporosis
INFECTION AND INFLAMMATION
Arthroplasty Complication
Inflammatory Arthritis
Osteomyelitis and Septic Arthritis
METABOLIC DISEASE
Metabolic Bone Disease
TRAUMA
Heterotopic Ossification
Occult Fracture
Stress (Fatigue and Insufficiency) Fractures
VASCULAR
Osteonecrosis
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Sickle Cell Disease
SECTION 6: THYROID ANDPARATHYROID
INTRODUCTION
Approach to Thyroid and Parathyroid Imaging
THYROID
Graves Disease
Nodular Thyroid Disease
Thyroiditis
Thyroid Incidentaloma
PARATHYROID
Parathyroid Adenoma
SECTION 7: THORACIC
INTRODUCTION
Approach to Thoracic Imaging
INFECTION AND INFLAMMATION
Atypical Infectious Diseases
Granulomatous Disease
LUNG PERFUSION AND VENTILATION
Pulmonary Embolism
Quantitative Lung Perfusion
Right-to-Left Shunt
SECTION 8: URINARY TRACT
INTRODUCTION
Approach to Urinary Tract Imaging
INFECTION AND INFLAMMATION
Renal Scar and Pyelonephritis
RENAL FUNCTION
Hydronephrosis
Renal Transplant Evaluation
Renovascular Hypertension
GFR Analysis
SECTION 9: PEDIATRICS
INTRODUCTION
Approach to Pediatric Imaging
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
Pediatric Seizure
THYROID
Congenital Hypothyroidism
Pediatric Salivary Function
GASTROINTESTINAL
Pediatric Gastric Motility
Meckel Diverticulum
Pediatric Aspiration
HEPATOBILIARY
Biliary Atresia
RENAL
Vesicoureteral Reflux
INFECTION AND INFLAMMATION
Pediatric Fever of Unknown Origin
Pediatric Osteomyelitis and Septic Joint
MUSCULOSKELETAL
Pediatric Osteonecrosis
Pediatric Lower Back Pain
Nonaccidental Trauma
SECTION 10: MISCELLANEOUS
Salivary Gland Scintigraphy
Adult Fever of Unknown Origin
SECTION 11: ONCOLOGY
INTRODUCTION
Approach to Oncologic Imaging
BREAST
Benign Breast Conditions
Breast Malignancy
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
Meningioma
Brain Metastases
Postradiation CNS Evaluation
CUTANEOUS
Merkel Cell
Melanoma
GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT
Esophageal Cancer
Gastric Carcinoma and Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor
Colorectal Cancer
Anal Cancer
HEAD AND NECK
Salivary Gland Tumors
Head and Neck Cancer
HEPATOBILIARY
Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer
LYMPHOMA
Hodgkin Lymphoma
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
MUSCULOSKELETAL
Multiple Myeloma
NEUROENDOCRINE
Gastrointestinal Neuroendocrine Tumor
Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors
Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma
Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma
PANCREAS
Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS
Uterine and Endometrial Cancers
Ovarian Cancer
Cervical Cancer
Vulvar and Vaginal Cancer
Prostate Cancer
Testicular Cancer
THORACIC
Pleural Mesothelioma
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Small Cell Lung Cancer
Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma
Solitary Pulmonary Nodule
Pulmonary Carcinoid Tumor
THYROID
Papillary and Follicular Thyroid Cancer
Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer
URINARY TRACT
Renal Cell Carcinoma
Urothelial Carcinoma
PEDIATRICS
Ewing Sarcoma
Neuroblastoma
Osteosarcoma
Pediatric Somatostatin Receptor-Positive Tumors
OTHER
Paraneoplastic Syndrome
Cancer of Unknown Primary
SECTION 12: NUCLEAR MEDICINE THERAPY
INTRODUCTION
Approach to Nuclear Medicine Therapy
THYROID THERAPY
I-131 Thyroid Cancer Therapy
I-131 Hyperthyroid Therapy
SOLID TUMOR THERAPY
Hepatic Tumor Therapy
Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma
Neuroendocrine Tumor Therapy
Prostate Cancer Therapy
BONE TUMOR THERAPY
Metastatic Bone Tumor Therapy
SECTION 13: PHYSICS
Basic Physics and Radionuclides
Radiation Detectors
Gamma Camera Imaging
SPECT
PET
Radiation Biology and Dose
SECTION 14: SAFETY
MEDICAL USE OF BYPRODUCT MATERIAL
Medical Use of Byproduct Material
General Administrative Requirements
General Technical Requirements
Radioactive Spills
Reports and Enforcement
Written Directive Requirements
STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION
Standards for Protection Against Radiation
Dose Limits
Radiopharmaceutical Administration
Radiopharmaceutical IV Infiltration
Records and Reports
Restricted Areas and Precautionary Procedures
Surveys and Monitoring
TRANSPORTATION OF BYPRODUCT MATERIALS
Waste Disposal
Ordering, Receiving, and Opening of Packages
- Edition: 4
- Published: August 18, 2025
- Language: English
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Jennifer Schroeder
Jennifer Schroeder is Assistant Professor of Nuclear Medicine with the Department of Radiology at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USAJF
Joanna R. Fair
Joanna R. Fair is Regents' Professor and Vice Chair of Academic Affairs as well as Chief of Nuclear Medicine with the Department of Radiology at the University of New Mexico. She is also Chief of Staff at UNM Hospital in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Affiliations and expertise
Regents' Professor and Vice Chair of Academic Affairs, Chief of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, University of New Mexico, Chief of Staff, UNM Hospital, Albuquerque, New Mexico