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A practical guide for pediatric nuclear medicine / Zvi Bar-Sever, Francesco Giammarile, Ora Israel, Helen Nadel, editors.

Bar-Sever, Zvi, editor.; Giammarile, Francesco, editor.; Israel, Ora, editor.; Nadel, Helen, editor.
2023
RJ51.R33
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Title
A practical guide for pediatric nuclear medicine / Zvi Bar-Sever, Francesco Giammarile, Ora Israel, Helen Nadel, editors.
ISBN
9783662676318 (electronic bk.)
3662676311 (electronic bk.)
9783662676301
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-67631-8
Published
Berlin, Germany : Springer, 2023.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xviii, 231 pages) : illustrations
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-662-67631-8 doi
Call Number
RJ51.R33
Dewey Decimal Classification
618.92/007575
Summary
This open access book will provide a foundation for the understanding of, and knowledge for a successful routine use of diagnostic Nuclear Medicine procedures in children through expertise and cases provided by representative busy pediatric nuclear medicine facilities. The book highlights important aspects of nuclear medicine in children and the differences between adult and pediatric practice where relevant. An introductory chapter provides general information detailing the advantages and limitations for performing nuclear medicine tests in children, as well as suggestions on how to approach and provide relevant data to the patients, their parents or next of kin. In the remaining 11 chapters, containing over 115 cases of children evaluated for various clinical indications, procedures are presented and subsequently detailed according to their clinical significance or prevalence based on the clinical experience of the contributors. The book is organized by organ systems, and also includes a chapter on oncology and infection/ inflammation. Chapters are formatted to provide information regarding clinical indications, preparation including radiopharmaceutical doses and additional medications, study protocol, study interpretation, correlative imaging. Each chapter will include red flags warning and take home messages sections to emphasize important points. The case format is presented with patient history and then study report and impression. Based on practices explored by experts at the forefront of this field, the publication is directed at Nuclear Medicine physicians, radiologists, oncologists and clinicians in various pediatric specialties, medical physicists, medical technologists, radiopharmacists, laboratory medicine scientists and researchers.
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed September 28, 2023).
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Bar-Sever, Zvi, editor.
Giammarile, Francesco, editor.
Israel, Ora, editor.
Nadel, Helen, editor.
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1. General principles in paediatric nuclear medicine
2. Central nervous system: the brain & cerebrospinal fluid
3. Cardiovascular system
4. Pulmonary system
5. Thyroid
6. Digestive tract
7. Liver & spleen
8. Genitourinary tract
9. Lymphoscintigraphy
10. Musculoskeletal system (non-oncologic indications)
11. Infection and inflammation imaging
12. Pediatric malignancies. .

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