Nuclear Medicine Companion: A Case-Based Practical Reference for Daily Use

This book provides all the information required for the optimal and practical use of nuclear medicine techniques, which are undergoing rapid development yet remain underutilized. Each chapter focuses on one particular clinical system or disease area. The first section of each chapter describes the nuclear medicine prools and illustrates normal image patterns observed on commonly and uncommonly performed scans as a reference and explains when and how the procedures should be performed. The following section illustrates both the imaging patterns of different diseases and the diagnostic role of individual studies. Comparisons with other modalities are provided, and the rationale for and effective utilization of each study are discussed. In the 2nd edition of the book, there are above 300 case reviews, a new chapter for radionuclide treatments and new imaging prools. In addition, the normal patterns on relevant morphologic modalities are documented in an appendix. The book is aimed at Nuclear Medicine physicians and technologists with different levels of training and expertise and also at radiologists who practice nuclear medicine and to radiology residents.

About the Author

Ismet Sarikaya, MD, ABNM, is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Nuclear Medicine at Kirklareli University Faculty of Medicine in Turkey. She graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Medicine in Ankara, Turkey in 1990. She completed her Nuclear Medicine residencies at University of Maryland and Uludag University. She completed her PET/CT and Nuclear Oncology fellowship at Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. She is board certified by American Board of Nuclear Medicine. She worked at various Universities including Ohio State University, Georgetown University, Baskent University, and Kuwait University. She is a reviewer and in Editorial Board of an International Journal. She authored 80 articles, 1 book and 4 book chapters.