L. Mansi, E. Lopci, V. Cuccurullo and A. Chiti (eds): Clinical Nuclear Medicine in Pediatrics

Excerpt

As we all know, children are not just little adults. Therefore, paediatric nuclear medicine is not restricted to the use of radiopharmaceuticals with lower activity. This book emphasizes the value of nuclear medicine in children and covers all essential aspects of nuclear imaging and therapy in 18 chapters (380 pages). More interestingly, it develops in detail the specific aspects of dealing with children. From the first chapter the importance of understanding diagnostic nuclear imaging in children in its full dimension, covering medical, psychological, social and technical aspects, is underlined. The authors emphasize the importance of a specific approach to the management of children (including sedation and anaesthesia, and methods of pain and stress reduction), the need for an appropriately designed patient-friendly facility and also the need for alternative diagnostic methods. …