Orthopedic Nuclear Medicine
This book, now in a revised and updated second edition, offers a comprehensive overview of the state of the art in orthopedic nuclear medicine, including the impressive recent advances in the field and the diagnosis of under-recognized conditions on the b
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Orthopedic Nuclear Medicine Second Edition
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Orthopedic Nuclear Medicine
Abdelhamid H. Elgazzar
Orthopedic Nuclear Medicine Second Edition
Abdelhamid H. Elgazzar Department of Nuclear Medicine Kuwait University Safat, Kuwait
ISBN 978-3-319-56165-3 ISBN 978-3-319-56167-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-56167-7 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017945675 © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2004; © Springer International Publishing AG 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Foreword
Technetium-99m-labeled bone imaging agents were introduced to the nuclear medicine community almost 50 years ago, and the resultant literature has become a vast web of knowledge concerning the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and therapy of skeletal (and marrow) disorders. Many authors have attempted to organize and structure this information to produce an interactive heuristic approach to skeletal scintigraphy, pathologic soft tissue uptake, and the therapy of painful osteoblastic metastases. This writer is among those who have attempted to produce such a volume, and I know from this arduous experience how difficult is the task. It is therefore an honor and a pleasure to write a foreword to the second edition of Orthopedic Nuclear Medicine, by Abdelhamid H. Elgazzar, MD, an internationally recognized nuclear medicine specialist, researcher, and highly productive author, whose analytic, incisive, and inquisitive mind gave early promise of an outstanding career. Dr. Elgazzar has produced the finest monograph on skeletal imaging to date, an encyclopedic work, beautifully illustrated with planar and tomographic (SPECT and PET) scintigraphs and e
