Full Description
This book is designed as a reference manual that is exceptional in systematically discussing every aspect of nuclear medicine imaging of infections, with careful explanation of the most up-to-date concepts and recent guidelines on diagnostic flowcharts as shared between the EANM, ESR, ESNR, ESCMID, ESC, EACVI, ECCO, ESGAR and EBJIS. It is truly comprehensive, describing all methods, all acquisition parameters, and all interpretation criteria in all infectious diseases. The early chapters discuss currently available radiopharmaceuticals and nuclear medicine imaging technologies, including the hybrid modalities SPECT/CT, PET/CT, and PET/MRI. The remainder of the book is devoted to the nuclear medicine imaging of infections at different body sites as well as fever of unknown origin, fungal infections, and tuberculosis and AIDS-associated infections. Infections represent a real emergency globally, and early diagnosis and treatment follow-up will continue to pose huge challenges. In thiscontext, Nuclear Medicine in Infectious Diseases will be a superb asset for nuclear medicine and infectious disease specialists and other clinicians everywhere.
Contents
Infections: the emergency of the new millennium.- Radiopharmaceuticals for gamma camera imaging of infections.- Radiopharmaceuticals for PET imaging of infections.- Hybrid SPECT/CT and PET/CT imaging.- Acquisition protocols and image interpretation criteria.- Nuclear Medicine imaging of soft tissue infections.- Nuclear Medicine imaging of peripheral bone osteomyelitis and sternal wound infections.- Spine infections.- Nuclear Medicine imaging of prosthetic joint infections.- Nuclear Medicine imaging of vascular graft infections.- Nuclear Medicine imaging of diabetic foot infections.- Nuclear Medicine imaging of cardiovascular implantable electronic device infection and endocarditis.- Nuclear Medicine imaging of fever of unknown origin.- Nuclear Medicine imaging of abdominal infection/inflammation by PET/CT and PET/MR.- Imaging tuberculosis and AIDS associated infections.- Imaging fungal infections and therapy follow-up.
