The Thyroid Gland
7.1 Anatomy of the Thyroid Gland The thyroid gland is located beside the trachea, just below the larynx. It has two oval lobes, one of each side of the trachea….
Hybrid Positron Emission Tomography in Endocrinology
(1) Institute of Oncology “Prof. Ion Chiricuță”, Nuclear Medicine & Endocrine Tumors, Cluj-Napoca, Romania “The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend” Henri Bergson (Nobel prize…
The Parathyroid Glands
(1) Institute of Oncology “Prof. Ion Chiricuță”, Nuclear Medicine & Endocrine Tumors, Cluj-Napoca, Romania Nature does nothing uselessly. Aristotle (Antique philosopher 384–322 B.C.E) 8.1 Anatomy of the Parathyroid Glands…
Equipments in Nuclear Medicine
(1) Institute of Oncology “Prof. Ion Chiricuță”, Nuclear Medicine & Endocrine Tumors, Cluj-Napoca, Romania Nature is the source of all true knowledge. She has her own logic, her own…
Principles of Nuclear Medicine
(1) Institute of Oncology “Prof. Ion Chiricuță”, Nuclear Medicine & Endocrine Tumors, Cluj-Napoca, Romania Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better. Albert Einstein 1.1 Principles…
Neuroendocrine Tumors (NET)
(1) Institute of Oncology “Prof. Ion Chiricuță”, Nuclear Medicine & Endocrine Tumors, Cluj-Napoca, Romania “As the area of light expands, so does the perimeter of darkness” A. Einstein 10.1…
Radiopharmaceuticals
(1) Institute of Oncology “Prof. Ion Chiricuță”, Nuclear Medicine & Endocrine Tumors, Cluj-Napoca, Romania “Primum non nocere” –First do not harm—Hippocrates 6.1 Introduction The use of specific radiotracers called…
The Radiation Protection
(1) Institute of Oncology “Prof. Ion Chiricuță”, Nuclear Medicine & Endocrine Tumors, Cluj-Napoca, Romania Salus populi suprema lex esto. —Health of the people should be the supreme law—Marcus Tullius…
Specific Measurements, Units, and Terms
(1) Institute of Oncology “Prof. Ion Chiricuță”, Nuclear Medicine & Endocrine Tumors, Cluj-Napoca, Romania The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their right names. – Chinese proverb…
