The Mathematics and Biology of the Biodistribution of Radiopharmaceuticals - A Clinical Perspective

• Main Author: Klingensmith III, William C. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Nuclear medicine.; Medical physics.; Radiation.; Medicine & Public Health.; Nuclear Medicine.; Medical and Radiation Physics.

This book explores the mathematics and biology of the biodistribution of radiopharmaceuticals following their introduction into the body, but does so primarily from a clinical perspective – from the point of view of image interpretation and any associated image-derived quantification. All of the equ...

Table of Contents:

• Part I: Introduction: General Nuclear Medicine Concepts
• Quantitative vs Visual Interpretation of Images. Part II: Mathematics of the Biodistribution of Radiopharmaceuticals: Mathematics of the Biodistribution of Radiopharmaceuticals
• Evaluation of Clearance
• Mean Transit Time - Central Volume Principle
• Blood Flow - First Circulation Time-Activity Curves
• Parenchymal Transit Times - Convolution Analysis
• Quantitation of Function - Relative
• Quantitation of Function - Absolute
• Other Quantitative Techniques. Part III: Overview of Part 3
• Cardiovascular System
• Central Nervous System
• Endocrine System
• Gastrointestinal System
• Genitourinary System
• Infection Imaging
• Pulmonary System
• Skeletal System
• Tumor Imaging. Appendix A - Nuclear Medicine Studies Covered in Part 3 Appendix B - Radiopharmaceuticals and Associated Studies Appendix C - Tables of Clearance Mechanisms.