Diagnostic imaging techniques such as positron emission tomography have been around since the mid-20th century but new developments and refinements are emerging all the time. In particular, there still remains a need to improve the specificity and safety of the tracers used, and to broaden the scope of imaging techniques so that they become an effective tool for modeling conditions such as dementia.
The broad approach taken by this book will interest a range of clinicians and researchers who wish to find out about the latest developments in diagnostic imaging, both in their own fields and in related areas.
A key section in the book will describe advances in PET technology, including the development of PET ligands as markers for Alzheimers disease, and how the issue of short radioisotope half-life can be addressed via decentralized production.
The book will also address the more subject of how radioisotopes can be applied in a range of biomedical environments, including drug research/development and nanomedicine, as well as a number of specific examples relating to the diagnosis, imaging, treatment and management of cancer and other disorders.
Further sections/chapters will also discuss general topics in nuclear medicine, and also clinical practice in dual energy X-ray absorptiometry.
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