Orthopedic Nuclear Medicine
Explains the current value of nuclear medicine in diagnosing a range of bone diseases and disordersCovers radiologic and pathologic correlation to enhance understanding of the role of scintigraphy Describes therapeutic applications of nuclear medicine
| Autor: | Elgazzar, Abdelhamid H. |
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| ISBN: | 9783319858418 |
| Auflage: | 2 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 431 |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Verlag: | Springer International Publishing |
| Veröffentlicht: | 18.05.2018 |
| Schlagworte: | Congenital Bone Disease Diagnosis of Skeletal Infection Endocrine Bone Diseases Imaging of Joint Disorders Imaging of of Soft Tissue Calcification Inflammatory Bone Diseases Metabolic Bone Disease Neoplastic Bone Diseases Radionuclides in Bone and Joint Disease Scintigraphy |
Abdelhamid H. Elgazzar, MD, FCAP, is Professor and Chairman, Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Kuwait. He graduated from the School of Medicine, University of Cairo, Egypt in 1973 and subsequently trained in Clinical and Anatomic Pathology at the University of Kansas School of Medicine–Wichita and in Nuclear Medicine at the University of Cincinnati School of Medicine. Dr. Elgazzar is board certified by the American Board of Pathology (Anatomic and Clinical) and by the American Board of Nuclear Medicine. He is a fellow of the College of American Pathologists. He has served as an Associate Professor at the University of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, and as Chief of Nuclear Medicine at Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, MA. Dr. Elgazzar is a reviewer for various peer-reviewed medical journals worldwide. He has received awards from several international professional organizations and is the author or editor of seven books, 6 bookchapters and more than 130 peer-reviewed papers.