Instrumentation, an Issue of Pet Clinics

Instrumentation, an Issue of Pet Clinics
Author: Habib Zaidi
Publisher: Saunders
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2008-03
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9781416049883

Currently there is no shortage of challenges and opportunities for PET instrumentation and quantitative imaging techniques. Molecular imaging technologies are leading to a revolutionary paradigm shift in health care and clinical practice. This issue reviews recent advances in PET instrumentation as well as volume correction strategies and strategies for motion tracking and correction, scatter compensation techniques, and attenuation correction techniques.

PET/CT and Patient Outcomes, Part I, An Issue of PET Clinics

PET/CT and Patient Outcomes, Part I, An Issue of PET Clinics
Author: Rathan Subramaniam
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 185
Release: 2015-06-03
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0323370063

This two-part issue, edited by Dr. Rathan Subramaniam, reviews current clinical information in "PET/CT and Patient Outcomes." In Part I of this issue, articles will include: Head and Neck Cancer, Lung Cancer, Esophageal Cancer, Breast Cancer, Lymphoma, Melanoma, Prostate Cancer, Multiple Myeloma, Thyroid Cancer, Radiation Therapy Planning, Infection/Inflammation, Colorectal Cancer, and more!

Theranostics, An Issue of PET Clinics , E-Book

Theranostics, An Issue of PET Clinics , E-Book
Author: Ali Gholamrezanezhad
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 153
Release: 2021-06-07
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0323813089

This issue of PET Clinics focuses on Theranostics and is edited by Drs. Ali Gholamrezanezhad and Hojjat Ahmadzadehfar. Articles will include: Good Clinical Practice for Theranostics; Theranostics in Neuroendocrine Tumors; Neuroendocrine Tumors: Imaging Perspective; Prostate Cancer Theranostics: From Target Description to Imaging; Prostate Cancer Theranostics: PSMA-targeted Therapy; Theranostics in Brain Tumors; Theranostics in Neuroblastoma; Theranostics in Thyroid Cancer; and more!

Theragnostics, An Issue of PET Clinics, E-Book

Theragnostics, An Issue of PET Clinics, E-Book
Author: Andrei Iagaru
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2024-06-04
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0443129223

Contains 12 relevant, practice-oriented topics including theragnostics trials; neuroendocrine tumors: diagnostics; prostate-specific membrane antigen: diagnostics; theragnostics: post-therapy imaging; fibroblast-activation-protein inhibitors (FAPI) theragnostics; and more. Provides in-depth clinical reviews on theragnostics, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews. In this issue of PET Clinics, guest editors Drs. Andrei Iagaru and Heather A. Jacene bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Theragnostics. Top experts in the field discuss neuroendocrine tumors: beta-labeled peptides; prostate-specific membrane antigen: interpretation criteria, standardized reporting and the use of artificial intelligence; prostate cancer (gastrin-releasing peptide receptor); selective internal radiation therapy; future directions in theragnostics; and more.

Small Animal Nutrition, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice, E-Book

Small Animal Nutrition, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice, E-Book
Author: Dottie P. Laflamme
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2021-04-01
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0323778682

This issue of Veterinary Clinics: Small Animal Practice, guest edited by Dr. Dottie Laflamme, is dedicated to Small Animal Nutrition. Topics in this issue include, but are not limited to, Discussing nutrition with clients; Pros and cons of commercial pet foods; Pros and cons of home-prepared and raw pet foods; Sustainability and pet food; Nutrition for pocket pets; The microbiome and how diet can influence it; Calcium, phosphorus and vitamin D; Senior pet nutrition and management; Update on obesity management; Nutritional management for patients with GI diseases; Nutritional management for patients with renal disease; Nutritional management for patients with cognitive and brain disorders; Nutritional Concerns for Cancer, Cachexia, and Frailty; and Nutritional management for intensive care, rehabilitation, and recovery.

Practice Management, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice, E-Book

Practice Management, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice, E-Book
Author: Peter Weinstein
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 267
Release: 2024-02-02
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0443131465

In this issue of Veterinary Clinics: Small Animal Practice, guest editor Dr. Peter Weinstein brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Practice Management. Operating a successful small animal veterinary practice requires wide-ranging knowledge and familiarity with a multitude of issues. In this issue, top experts provide resources that help readers better understand the business of veterinary practice and the tools to help them decide to own a hospital, manage a practice, or more effectively lead a practice that they already own. Contains 16 relevant, practice-oriented topics including what the future of veterinary practice looks like; digital marketing and social media; optimal team utilization leads to team retention; top ten practice management mistakes; workplace culture; and more. Provides in-depth clinical reviews on practice management, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

Behavior, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice Ebook

Behavior, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice Ebook
Author: Marion Desmarchelier
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 281
Release: 2020-11-21
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0323733484

This issue of Veterinary Clinics: Exotic Animal Practice, guest edited by Dr. Marion R. Desmarchelier, focuses on Behavior. This is one of three issues each year selected by the series consulting editor, Dr. Jörg Mayer. Articles in this issue include, but are not limited to: Behavior modifications for the exotic pet practitioner, Psychopharmacology for the exotic pet practitioner, Ferret behavior medicine, Rabbit behavior medicine, Pot-bellied pig behavior medicine, Abnormal repetitive behaviors and self-mutilations in small mammals, Medical causes of feather damaging behavior, Avian behavior consultation for the exotic pet practitioner, Bird of Prey behavior for the avian practitioner, Clinical reptile behavior, Amphibian behavior for the exotic pet practitioner, Fish behavior for the exotic pet practitioner, Invertebrate behavior for the exotic pet practitioner, and Non-human primate clinical behavior

PET Imaging of Brain Tumors, An Issue of PET Clinics

PET Imaging of Brain Tumors, An Issue of PET Clinics
Author: Sandip Basu
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 239
Release: 2013-04-28
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1455772216

This issue discusses the clinical application of PET Imaging in assessing brain tumors, Including what a neuro-oncologist’s expectations should be. One article discusses how PET can help in developing reliable response evaluation criteria in brain tumors; another reviews modern tracers for brain tumors. The evolving role of PET-MRI in brain tumors is examined. Parametric mapping of multiple PET tracers with MRI response evaluation is reviewed. Another article discusses the role of early and delayed PET imaging and novel quantitative techniques in hybrid imaging for brain tumors. The perspective of pediatric imaging is also given.