Nuclear Medicine and Immunology
Nuclear Medicine and Immunology pdf
Nuclear Medicine and Immunology download pdf
This book explores the close
connection between immunology and
nuclear medicine, which has led to
radioimmunoimaging and
radioimmunotherapy (RIT).
Molecular imaging with positron
emission tomography (PET) and
single-photon emission computed
tomography (SPECT) is increasingly
being used to diagnose,
characterize, and monitor disease
activity in the context of
inflammatory disorders of known and
unknown etiology, such as
sarcoidosis, atherosclerosis,
vasculitis, inflammatory bowel
disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and
degenerative joint disease. The
first chapters discuss the various
radiopharmaceutical agents and
radiolabeled preparations that have
been employed in inflammation
imaging. Of these, FDG-PET imaging
has been shown to have great value
in the detection of inflammation and
has become the centerpiece of
several initiatives over the last
several years. This very powerful
technique will play an increasingly
important role in the management of
patients with inflammatory
conditions in the future.
The
book also explores the growing role
of nuclear medicine and molecular
imaging in the diagnosis and
treatment of cancer. The rapid pace
of change has been fueled by
advances in our understanding of
tumor biology, on the one hand, and
the development of specifically
targeted medical therapies,
diagnostic agents, and
radiotherapies, on the other.
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