Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

SECTION 1 Foundations
1 Mathematics and Statistics
2 Cell and Molecular Biology
3 General Chemistry and Biochemistry
4 Radiochemistry and Radiopharmacology
5 Radiation Safety in Nuclear Medicine
SECTION 2 Patient Care, Management, and Research
6 Patient Care
7 Department Administration and Clinical Research
8 Health Informatics in Imaging
SECTION 3 Physics and Instrumentation
9 Physics of Nuclear Medicine
10 Instrumentation
11 Computed Tomography Physics and Instrumentation
12 Positron Emission Tomography Instrumentation
13 Principles of Magnetic Resonance Imaging
SECTION 4 Imaging Procedures and Protocols
14 Central Nervous System
15 Endocrine System
16 Respiratory System
17 Cardiovascular System
18 Gastrointestinal System,
19 Genitourinary System
20 Skeletal System
21 Clinical PET/CT in Oncology
SECTION 5 A Summary of the More
22 Theranostics
23 Supplementary Procedures: Breast, Lymph Nodes, Esophagus, Salivary Glands, Inflammation, Testicular, and the Carbon-14 Breath Test
Appendix A Percentage Points and Chi-Square Distribution
Appendix B Radionuclides and Radiopharmaceutical Forms Used in Clinical Nuclear Medicine (Includes Research Radiopharmaceuticals)
Appendix C Glossary
Appendix D Answers to Chapter 1 Mathematics and Statistics Review
Index