Radioguided Surgery

This multidisciplinary textbook is designed to be the standard on the subject and is geared for use by physicians who are involved in the care and/or diagnosis of cancer patients, including general surgeons, nuclear medicine physicians, oncologists, and pathologists. Contributors to this book represent key members of the care team and include some of the most prestigious names in the field. Comprehensive coverage is provided on all aspects of radioguided surgery, including radiation protection, sentinel lymph node biopsy, and non-sentinel lymph node applications for various cancers, tumors, and lesions. Practical information is readily accessible and throughout there is an emphasis on improved decision making. For instance, discussions of lymph node staging, anatomy, and physiology provide rationale for performing radioguided studies and techniques. Tables present the indications, performance, and interpretation of procedures at a glance. A wealth of illustrations, including a full-color insert, enhances the application of new concepts.

This multidisciplinary textbook is designed to be the standard on the subject and is geared for use by physicians who are involved in the care and/or diagnosis of cancer patients. This includes general surgeons, nuclear medicine physicians, oncologists, and pathologists. Contributors to this book represent key members of the care team and include some of the most prestigious names in the field. Comprehensive coverage is provided on all aspects of radioguided surgery. Practical information is readily accessible and throughout there is an emphasis on improved decision making. Tables present the indications, performance, and interpretation of procedures at a glance. A wealth of illustrations, including a full-color insert, enhances the application of new concepts.

Radiopharmaceuticals for radioguided surgery.
- Physical performance parameters of intraoperative probes.
- Positron sensitive probes.
- Gamma ray imaging probes for radioguided surgery and for site-directed biopsy.
- Radiation protection in radioguided surgery.
- Training and credentialing for radioguided surgery.
- Anatomy and physiology of lymphatic circulation as it relates to the sentinel lymph node concept.
- The role of lymph node staging for clinical decision-making in patients with solid cancers.
- Sentinel lymph node biopsy in patients with breast cancer.
- Sentinel lymph node biopsy in cutaneous melanoma.
- Dynamic sentinel lymph node biopsyin penile carcinoma.
- Sentinel lymph node biopsy in cancer of the head and neck.
- Sentinel lymph node biopsy in gynecologic malignancies.
- Sentinel lymph node biopsy in cancers of the gastrointestinal tract.
- Sentinel lymph node biopsy in prostatic cancer.
- Radioguided biopsy of the sentinel lymph node in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer.
- Sentinel lymph node biopsy in thyroid cancer.
- Histopathology of sentinel lymph nodes.
- Frozen section and imprint cytology in sentinel lymph node biopsy for breast cancer.
- Molecular assessment of sentinel lymph nodes.
- Where it all began: the heritage of radioimmunoguided surgery.
- Radioguided occult lesion localization in the breast.
- Minimally invasive radioguided parathyroidectomy in primary hyperparathyroidism.
- Radioguided surgery of neuroendocrine tumors.
- Radioguided surgery of solitary pulmonary nodules.
- Radioguided surgery of occult lesions in patients with thyroid cancer.
- Radioguided bone lesion localization.