During the 1980s impressive technological advances were made in the field of nuclear
medicine. Single-photon computed emission tomography (SPECT), increased computer …

The applications of radionuclide techniques to the diagnosis and management of critically ill
patients are developing so quickly that the average clinician needs guidance on what is …

The recent development and refinement of organ imaging techniques has been such that
the practice of Intensive Care Medicine requires new skills in the appropriate application of …

Many new techniques are available and can be used in the intensive care unit to assist in
the care of critically ill patients. The ultimate value of radionuclide imaging depends upon …

In nuclear medicine, radiolabeled pharmaceuticals are used to study organ and tissue
function. There is a large range of nuclear medicine procedures reflecting vital functions …

It gives me great pleasure to have this opportunity to write a Foreword for this new book. In
the past two decades we have witnessed very significant advances in the management of …

Nuclear medicine techniques yield unique physiologic information about many organ
systems. These types of studies can be extremely useful in the acutely ill patient. Pulmonary …

Critically Ill, the second volume in the series Current Concepts in Critical Care, has three
editors and 32 contributors. The editors, who are from the United Kingdom, include a …

It is usually stated that the ciritically ill or traumatized patient should benefit from a spectrum
of clinical procedures offered by a multidisciplinary team. Ultrasonography, a non-invasive …

Intensive care and therapy save critically endangered lives through the use of special
therapeutic techniques managed by highly qualified personnel. Radiological methods have …