OVERVIEW

Nuclear Medicine Course is organized by Gage Continuing Education (CE).

Overview:
Nuclear Medicine Cases features 176 nuclear medicine and PET/CT cases grouped according to organ system. Each case includes a presentation, findings, differential diagnosis, comments, pearls, and numerous images, many in full color. Covering a wide range of general clinical topics of interest to practicing imaging physicians, this well-illustrated reference guide covers endocrine, musculoskeletal, chest, genitourinary, gastrointestinal, lymphatic, CNS, renal, and vascular cases and includes a separate section for pediatrics.

The book’s easy-to-navigate organization is specifically designed for use at the workstation. The concise quick-scan text, numerous images, and helpful icons and pearls speed and simplify the learning process.

Features:
• 176 cases and 1190 illustrations (many in full color)
• An icon-indicated grading system depicting the full spectrum of findings from common to rare and typical to unusual, and the consistent chapter organization make this the perfect workstation reference
• Emphasizes the latest diagnostic modalities
• Covers a wide range of clinical topics
• About the McGraw-Hill Radiology Series This innovative series offers indispensable workstation reference material for the practicing radiologist. Within this series is a full range of practical, clinically relevant works divided into three categories:
• Patterns books: organized by modality, these books provide a pattern-based approach to constructing a practical differential diagnosis
• Variants books: structured by modality as well as anatomy, these graphic references aid the radiologist in reducing false-positive rates
• Cases books: classic case presentations with an emphasis on differential diagnoses and clinical context.

Course Description:
• List three common primary cancers that metastasize to the adrenals.
• Describe at least four symptoms of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS).
• Name the imaging modality that is used to improve the detection of distant metastases of lung cancer.
• List the stage groupings of cancers used by the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC).
• Describe which types of benign lesions can mimic cancer in premenopausal women.
• List the type of scan that can be used safely on pregnant women.
• List three types of Dementia.
• Describe the characteristics of adenoid cystic carcinoma.
• Define the term mega cystitis
• Describe PEComas and list the group of neoplasms they belong to.