All practitioners and residents involved in nuclear medicine and radiology will find this reference an indispensable adjunct to clinical practice and training. The editors recognize the challenges of keeping an imaging section up to date and acceptable to regulatory standards, and have provided in this text expert guidance on protocols, procedures, and quality control and assurance. Most importantly, the book presents in an easy-to-use format the practical nuts and bolts information critical for cost-effective clinical practice. Each chapter is written from a clinical perspective, focusing on studies most often performed and emphasizing those instances--such as therapy in thyroid disease--where the nuclear medicine specialist is the major consultant to the patient. Each chapter provides an overview of the topic, a description of the radiopharmaceuticals, and a detailed description of anatomy and physiology that allows imaging. Complete data on protocol and both normal and abnormal scan patterns are supplied. Major clinical conditions are also discussed with regard to pathophysiology, scan findings, correlative imaging modalities, diagnostic algorithms, and new research. The text is enhanced throughout by superb images taken on state-of-the-art equipment