Radionuclide and Hybrid Bone Imaging This book, written by authors with national and

This book, written by authors with national and international reputations in the field, covers all aspects of radionuclide and hybrid bone imaging. Introductory sections present the basic science and consider the current status and limitations of conventional radiological techniques. The underlying principles of PETCT and SPECTCT are carefully explained, and the value of different PET and SPECT tracers, assessed. The role of single and dualmodality approaches in the imaging of benign bone diseases and malignancies is then discussed in detail in a series of wellillustrated chapters. The pathologies addressed include metabolic bone disease, arthritis, bone and joint infections, primary bone and soft tissue tumors, and metastases from breast and prostate cancer. A further section considers the role of bone scintigraphy in the pediatric patient, and the closing chapters focus on miscellaneous subjects, including bone densitometry and radionuclide targeted.