Medicina nucleare

Experts in their fields provide up-to-date, comprehensive information on the physics underlying modern nuclear medicine and imaging using radioactively labeled tracers. They examine every aspect of the field - from basic atomic physics through radioactivity, isotope production, interaction of radiation with matter, radiation detection, and imaging systems. Examples are presented with solutions worked out in step-by-step detail, illustrating important concepts and calculations.

Nuclear medicine continues to expand as an important medical imaging specialty both in clinical service and as a tool for non-invasive clinical research. Nuclear Medicine in Radiological Diagnosis is an attempt to reflect the interdependence of the two disciplines, nuclear medicine and radiology. To achieve this aim, authors have been selected for their dual expertise. Of course, and as nuclear medicine physicians are quick to point out, there is more to the specialty than imaging-radionuclide therapy and invitro studies for example-so many chapters have been written by dedicated nuclear medicine specialists. Other areas, many in endocrinology and tumor imaging, are almost exclusively the domain of specialist nuclear medicine departments. This new clinical reference provides an essential resource for all those working in the field of nuclear medicine and clinical imaging.

Acclaimed by nuclear medicine physicians throughout the world, Nuclear Medicine Annual provides cutting-edge information on the most important breakthroughs in the field. Each year, top researchers report on eight key developments and show how these innovations affect clinical practice

As chairman of the European Association of Nuclear Medi- cine (EANM) 2001 annual meeting, I tried to reach two goals: a "universal nuclear medicine" congress where all people could speak and learn using the same language, and a full exploration of the possibility of making a diagnosis through global imaging. I am personally convinced that nuclear med- icine techniques in the detection of infection and inflamma- tion are essential, and in the near future their role and clinical impact will be impressive. As stated during the meeting, this topic will be one of the major and expanding fields of interest for nuclear medicine. During the post-congress meetings organized in Capri by Alberto Signore and Mauro Liberatore for each topic, there was a leading expert for the clinical, radiological and nuclear medicine aspects. This interaction was crucial for the quality of the discussion and the definition of flow charts that will be useful for all the medical community. These meetings, where for each topic there is full coverage of all the aspects of imaging, are, in my opinion, the most fruitful and useful for the progression and diffusion of nu- clear medicine procedures. May 2002 Prof. Marco Salvatore Chairman of the EANM Congress 2001 Some 35 years ago, a French singer sold millions of records with a song, trying to tell the world "Capri c'est fini" - Capri is over.

The gold standard text-reference "Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine" is now in its fourth edition - with a sharp clinical focus, a streamlined new single-volume format, and a very attractive price. Written by the top authorities in nuclear medicine, this brand-new edition offers encyclopedic, clinically oriented coverage of both instrumentation and applications - from gamma cameras to the use of functional imaging studies in oncology. "Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine, Fourth Edition" guides practitioners through key developments in fourteen areas - instrumentation, radiopharmaceuticals, cardiovascular imaging, pulmonary imaging, bone imaging, gastroenterology, hematology, endocrinology, neurology, nephrology, oncology, transplantation, pediatrics, and inflammation. Readers will find the latest on PET, molecular imaging, SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging, and monoclonal antibody therapy. If it isn't relevant, isn't truly clinical, it isn't in the fourth edition. One of the best features of this edition is its new size. "Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine" has been trimmed from two volumes to one, so that readers can find exactly what they need quickly, without cross-checking between volumes.

Il testo offre risposte a interrogativi assolutamente pratici e spiega come eseguire e interpretare una procedura medico-nucleare, quali ne sono i limiti e i punti critici anche in relazione alle altre metodiche impiegate nel work-up diagnostico e che sono inserite nei protocolli clinici più comuni, ponendo in risalto i vantaggi delle metodiche medico-nucleari là dove ne esiste l'indicazione. Nella parte dedicata alla terapia viene riportato quando e come deve essere eseguito il trattamento con i radiofarmaci, e ne viene sottolineato il ruolo a confronto di altre possibili terapie.