Nuclear Endocrinology

• Main Author: Piciu, Doina (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2017.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Nuclear medicine.; Endocrinology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Nuclear Medicine.

This well-illustrated book, now in a revised and updated second edition, is an up-to-date practical guide to the integration of nuclear medicine into the daily practice of endocrinologists, endocrine surgeons, oncologists, and other professionals involved in the diagnosis and treatment of endocrine...

Table of Contents:

• Part I: General Nuclear Medicine: Principles of Nuclear Medicine
• Specific Measurements and Terms
• Dosimetry
• The Radiation Protection
• Equipments in Nuclear Medicine
• Radiopharmaceuticals
• Part II: Nuclear Endocrinology: The Thryroid Gland
• The Parathyroid Glands
• The Adrenal Glands
• Neuroendocrine Tumors (NET)
• Hybrid positron emission tomography in endocrinology.