The Imaging of Infection and Inflammation - Developments in Nuclear Medicine

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Review Quotes: ... this book is an excellent text for professionals in nuclear medicine and infectious diseases. It is a reference book appropriate for all nuclear medicine libraries.' European Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 26:8 (1999) Table of Contents: Foreword. 1. Infection in Hospitals; R. Baker, A. Zumla, B. S. Peters. 2. Radiopharmaceuticals for Imaging Infectious and Inflammatory Foci; P. H. Cox. 3. Labelled Cells for Imaging Infection; C. B. Sampson. 4. Microdosimetry in Labelled Leukocytes; P. J. Blower. 5. The Thorax; M. J. O'Doherty. 6. Pyrexia of Unknown Origin; A. M. Peters, D. Shnier. 7. Imaging Infection in Patients with Immunodeficiency and Multi-Organ Failure; J. R. Buscombe. 8. Inflammatory Bowel Disease; M. J. Weldon. 9. Imaging Abdominal Sepsis; D. P. Clarke, J. R. Buscombe. 10. Bone and Soft Tissue; W. Becker. 11. Imaging Bacterial Infection with a Radiolabelled Antibiotic; R. Kashyap, S. Vinjamuri, A. V. Hall, S. S. Das, K. K. Solanki, K. E. Britton. Index. Publisher Marketing: Despite 50 years of antibiotics, infection remains a major source of both morbidity and mortality. Immunosuppression, either secondary to drugs in transplant recipients or secondary to HIV, has expanded the number of microorganisms that are known to be pathogenic in man.