"This book defines the role and scope of nuclear medicine imaging techniques (gamma scintigraphy) in pharmaceutical research, giving a wealth of information from clinical trial data. No other technique can localize so precisely the site of disintegration of a tablet in the GI tract, the penetration of an aerosol in the lung or the residence time of a drug on the cornea." "Nuclear Medicine in Pharmaceutical Research will be a valuable resource to all...

This book provides all the information required for the optimal use of nuclear medicine techniques, which are undergoing rapid development yet remain underutilized. Each chapter focuses on one particular clinical system or disease area. The first section of each chapter illustrates normal patterns observed on commonly and uncommonly performed scans as a reference and explains when and how the procedures should be performed. The following section illustrates...