François Lamoureux and I are pleased to introduce the second issue of the acclaimed Pangea-ePatient magazine. As you know, the idea behind the Pangea project and Pangea-ePatient magazine is to educate prescribing physicians, patients, health authorities and hospital administrators from across the world about current and future nuclear medicine diagnostic tests and therapies in comprehensible […]
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يرتكز معظم الأطباء، اليوم، في ممارستهم على التوافر الكبير لتقنيات عدة ومنها التصوير المقطعي المحوسب ( CT)، والتصوير بالرنين المغناطيسي ( MRI). بينما كان يستخدم الأطباء، قبل توافر هذه التقنيات، التصوير الومضي (احدى وسائل التصوير الطبي في مجال الطب النووي لتشخيص الأمراض) للكشف عن التجمّعات الدمويّة تحت الجافية، الأورام الدماغية والحوادث الدماغية الوعائية الحادة. تعتبر […]
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Dr. Jun Hatazawa, M.D., Ph.D., President of The Asia Oceania Federation of Nuclear Medicine and Biology. ePatient : You have been a member of the NM community for a long time and are now the President of the AOFNMB. For those who are not familiar with the AOFNMB, can you describe succinctly its role in the […]
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Raymond Russell, III, MD, PhD, FASNC, FACC Associate Professor of Medicine Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University Director, Nuclear Cardiology, Rhode Island Hospital President, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology ePatient : You have been a member of the Nuclear Cardiology community for a long time and you are now the President of ASNC. For […]
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When visiting a patient with atypical cognitive defects or movement disorder, refractory epilepsy or, during follow-up of a brain neoplasm, brain imaging studies in nuclear medicine might help you to accurately evaluate your patient’s disorder. Cerebral blood flow studies with Ceretec® or Neurolite®, as well as brain metabolism studies with 18FDG (fluorodeoxyglucose) (table 1) can […]
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Philip F. Cohen, MD FRCP(C) Division Head, Nuclear Medicine Lions Gate Hospital Associate Professor Radiology University of British Columbia Brain perfusion SPECT is highly useful for the diagnosis of the dementias, including Alzheimer’s disease, Frontotemporal Dementia and Lewy Body Disease. Studies of the accuracy of SPECT for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease report sensitivities of 65%–85% […]
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Introduction Les nodules pulmonaires sont de petites opacités radiographiques focales et arrondies, solitaires ou multiples, caractérisés par leur nombre, taille et densité. Le nodule solitaire classique est défini comme une opacité unique de 30 mm ou moins, bien délimitée, entourée de parenchyme pulmonaire normal, sans évidence d’atélectasie ou d’épanchement pleural associé. Il s’agit souvent d’une […]
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Daniel P. Levin, MD, FRCPC Section Head, Nuclear Medicine, Grace Hospital, Winnipeg, Manitoba Nuclear Medicine Physician, Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba Board member, CANM Some people go to see their doctor with problems that are clear-cut. A sore throat and a stuffy nose usually mean the person has a cold. For other patients, the diagnosis […]
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Kevin P. Tracey MD, FRCPC, ABNM Medical Director- Nuclear Medicine Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital Nuclear Medicine in the Diagnosis of Heart Disease Nuclear Medicine plays a vital role in the diagnosis of the patient with heart disease on a daily basis in hospitals and clinics across this country. In addition to aiding diagnosis, it frequently guides […]
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