Titlebook: Synopsis of Pathophysiology in Nuclear Medicine; Abdelhamid H. Elgazzar Textbook 2023Latest edition The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The

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Musculoskeletal System,brae, and ribs and marrow cavities serve as sites of blood formation. Bone also has an important function in mineral homeostasis. Scintigraphy plays a crucial role in the diagnosis and management of various skeletal diseases. The expanding use of this imaging modality in the area of benign bone diso

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Endocrine System,each the anterior neck by about the seventh week. Thyroid follicle consists of a colloid center, which acts as a storage site for thyroid hormone, surrounded by epithelial cells. The function of the thyroid gland is to utilize iodine, found in many foods, to form thyroid hormones: thyroxine and trii

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Genitourinary System,ry imaging modality in the diagnosis and follow-up of urological or nephrologic conditions in infants, children, and adults. Although the radiopharmaceuticals used in the GN system remain the same for decades, the scintigraphic procedures still retain value in the patient workup. Therefore, understa

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Respiratory System,-depth presentation of the pathophysiological basis for use of nuclear medicine techniques in disease diagnosis. This will be discussed in the context of radiopharmaceuticals commonly used to diagnose respiratory diseases followed by a correlation of the patterns of radiotracer distribution as seen

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Circulatory System,hophysiology of relevant cardiac and lymphatic diseases will be discussed. This is followed bya review of the role of radionuclide imaging in the diagnosis and management of these diseases such as coronary artery disease, acute ischemic syndromes, heart failure, and lymphedema. The pertinent radiotr

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Digestive System,he evaluation of normal and abnormal functions of the gastrointestinal tract and hepatobiliary system. To date, the role of nuclear medicine in pancreatic disorders is limited to evaluation of its tumors which is dealt with elsewhere in the book. This chapter deals with the gastrointestinal tract, s

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Central Nervous System,tion of the physiological basis for use of nuclear medicine methods in disease diagnosis and therapy management. This will be discussed in the context of radiopharmaceuticals commonly used to diagnose brain diseases. The specific patterns of radiotracer distribution as seen in nuclear scintigraphy w

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Nuclear Oncology,ent of scanners providing a fusion of both physiologic and anatomic imaging, it has even become a more integral part of management protocols. This role includes detection of malignant tumors, staging and restaging of the disease, early detection of recurrence, evaluation of the response to therapy,