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July 25, 2006
SNM Updates Classic Reference Book of Nuclear Medicine Procedures
Second Edition of Bestselling “A Clinician’s Guide to Nuclear Medicine” Now Available to Clinicians, Residents, Interns, Medical Students and Referring Physicians
RESTON, Va.—SNM has released the 2006 edition of “A Clinician’s Guide to Nuclear Medicine,” a quintessential introductory reference guide to the diagnostic and therapeutic uses of nuclear medicine procedures. With updated text, images and references, this immensely popular book is a must-have for clinicians, residents, technologists, interns, medical students and referring physicians.
“This book truly represents what its title suggests: it is an up-to-date clinician’s guide that puts nuclear medicine practice in perspective,” notes H. William Strauss of the nuclear medicine service at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. “This reference identifies the procedures and focuses on information for clinical care. No other publication comes close to the clinical utility of this text,” he added. “This book should find its way onto the shelves of practitioners’ professional libraries,” said Strauss.
The book—which reviews nuclear medicine procedures, available alternatives, and the advantages and limitations of each and provides information to aid in preparing patients—answers a myriad of questions. In what way can nuclear medicine aid in the diagnosis and management of diseases? What tests are available? What are their advantages and limitations? When should they be used? How do alternative tests compare with nuclear medicine procedures? What should a patient expect when coming to a nuclear medicine department? Are there radiation risks to patients or their families? What radionuclide therapy options are available, and when should they be considered?
The book is organized to address common clinical questions, and most of the chapters are arranged by organ system. An introduction is followed by a list of the scans and therapies detailed in the chapter. Readers can quickly find information by following major subdivisions in each chapter: Clinical Questions, Worth Mentioning/Cutting Edge and Patient Information. For example, the Patient Information section provides a summary—written especially for patients—that outlines the test procedure, the radiation risks and any special hydration, diet or medication requirements for most of the common nuclear medicine diagnostic studies.
The 2006 edition has updates and new applications for PET/CT, PET and multidetector CT technologies. Images are used to illustrate common clinical conditions, and each chapter includes a list of pertinent references. The last chapter lists the cost of common nuclear medicine procedures and alternative diagnostic tests (in terms of 2006 Medicare reimbursements). This reference covers every essential area of nuclear medicine and includes chapters on Women’s Health, Pediatrics and Radiation, Radiopharmaceuticals and Imaging Devices.
Co-authors are Andrew Taylor, professor of radiology and co-director of nuclear medicine at Emory University’s School of Medicine in Atlanta, Ga.; David M. Schuster, director, Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Department of Radiology, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta Ga.; and Naomi Alazraki, professor of radiology and co-director of nuclear medicine at Emory University’s School of Medicine and chief of nuclear medicine at the VA Medical Center, both in Atlanta, Ga.
The cost of this publication is $34 for SNM members; $51, nonmembers. For more information, please contact SNM’s Service Center by phone at (800) 513-6853 or via e-mail at servicecenter@snm.org. You may also learn more online at www.snm.org/shop.
About SNM—Advancing Molecular Imaging and Therapy
SNM is an international scientific and professional organization of more than 16,000 members dedicated to promoting the science, technology and practical applications of molecular and nuclear imaging to diagnose, manage and treat diseases in women, men and children. Founded more than 50 years ago, SNM continues to provide essential resources for health care practitioners and patients; publish the most prominent peer-reviewed resource in the field; sponsor research grants, fellowships and awards; host the premier annual meeting for medical imaging; and train physicians, technologists, scientists, physicists, chemists and radiopharmacists in state-of-the-art imaging procedures and advances. SNM members have introduced—and continue to explore—biological and technological innovations in medicine that noninvasively investigate the molecular basis of diseases, benefiting countless generations of patients. SNM is based in Reston, Va.; additional information can be found online at www.snm.org.