Publisher's Synopsis
This annual on nuclear medicine features reviews of positron emission tomography (PET), including: multifunctional gamma camera coincidence imaging; PET in paediatrics; pitfalls and artifacts in 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose and 11C-methionine PET imaging; and the prognostic value of PET versus gallium scintigraphy in lymphoma. Other topics include detection of deep venous thrombosis with radiolabelled peptides; scintigraphic evaluation of the diabetic foot; myocardial perfusion imaging as a prognostic tool; and gastric emptying studies.