Nuclear Medicine Board Review : Questions and Answers for Self-Assessment / by: Goldfarb, C. Richard, Ongseng, Fukiat, Parmett, Steven R., Karam, Maroun, Chamarthy, Murthy R., Zuckier, Lionel S..

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goldfarb, C. Richard, Editor.

Contributor:

Ongseng, Fukiat, Editor.

Parmett, Steven R., Editor.

Karam, Maroun., Editor.

Chamarthy, Murthy R., Editor.

Zuckier, Lionel S., Editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nuclear medicine--Examinations, questions, etc.

Nuclear medicine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (221 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Thieme, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"A concise review of all aspects of nuclear medicine, this fully revised second edition includes 1786 questions-and-answers (multiple choice; fill-in-the-blank; and true-or-false) designed to help those preparing for certification or re-certification exams administered by the American Board of Radiology, of which nuclear medicine is an important part. Fully updated with the progress made in the field since the first edition's publication, especially in positron emission tomography (PET)"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Nuclear Medicine Board Review: Questions and Answers for Self-Assessment; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; I Essentials of Nuclear Medicine; 1 Radionuclides and Radiopharmaceuticals; 2 Instrumentation; 3 Quality Control; 4 Radiation Safety and Legal Requirements; II Single-Photon Applications; 5 Musculoskeletal; 6 Cardiac; 7 Central Nervous System; 8 Thyroid Gland and Endocrine System; 9 Gastrointestinal; 10 Genitourinary; 11 Infection, Inflammation, and Oncology; 12 Pulmonary; III Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography

13 Basics of Positron Emission Tomography14 Basics of Computed Tomography Physics; 15 Breast Cancer; 16 Gastrointestinal; 17 Pulmonary; 18 Genitourinary; 19 Lymphomas; 20 Head and Neck Cancer; 21 Thyroid Cancer; 22 Neuro-Positron Emission Tomography; 23 Miscellaneous Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography; IV Radionuclide Therapy; 24 Radionuclide Therapy; Appendices; A How to Recognize the Whole Body Scans; B Must-Know Calculations, Scintigrams, and Concepts; C Tips on Examination Preparation

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Print version record.

ISBN:

9781604066906

1604066903