Practical SPECT/CT in Nuclear Medicine

Part I. Scientific Principles

1. Introduction
Peter Hogg

2. Basic Discussion on Electromagnetic Radiation: Gamma Radiation in Relation to SPECT Imaging
Richard S. Lawson

3. Basic Discussion on Electromagnetic Radiation: X-Rays in Relation to SPECT/CT Systems
Peter Hiles

4. Gamma Camera SPECT
Richard S. Lawson

5. Computed Tomography: Physical Principles, Instrumentation, and Quality Control
Euclid Seeram, Joanne Sil

Part II. Selection and Design

6. Selecting an Appropriate SPECT/CT Scanner
Julian MacDonald, Marc Griffiths, David Wyn Jones

7. Design of a Suitable Facility to House a SPECT/CT Scanner
David Wyn Jones, Julian MacDonald, Peter Hiles

Part III. Clinical SPECT/CT

8. Clinical Utility (Applications) of SPECT/CT
Tom Kane, Randeep Kulshrestha, Alp Notghi, Mark Elias

Part IV. Radiation Protection

9. Practical Radiation Dose and Practical Radiation Protection Considerations
Joanne Sil, Euclid Seeram

10. Optimal Utilization of Imaging Parameters in CT Scanning: Uses of CT in Radionuclide Imaging – Different Manufacturer Approaches
Lynn Bateman, Joanne Sil

Part V. Imaging Principles

11. Cross-Sectional Anatomy in Multi-Planar Imaging
John M. Delieu, Joanne Sil

12. Radiological Contrast Media and Injector Systems
Jonathan Priestley, Joanne Sil

13. Practical Considerations for Performing Clinical SPECT/CT: Nuclear Cardiology; Respiratory; Oncology; Neuroendocrine; Infection; Trauma/Musculoskeletal; Neurological; Miscellaneous Techniques
David Wyn Jones, Marc Griffiths, Diane Kenwrick

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Nuclear Medicine, Imaging / Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology, Neuroradiology