Nuclear Medicine II

Lecturer:

Petr Vlček

Tutor:

Petr Vlček

Supervisor:

Department of medical branches and humanities

Synopsis:

The subject is presented next to Nuclear medicine I but it primarily brings information about the clinical part of the branch nuclear medicine. In the subject, the students are acquainted with problems of radionuclide diagnostic and therapeutic methods. Specific problems of radiation protection at nuclear medicine institutions are furthermore presented.

Requirements:

100% participation in practical exercises, lectures,

demonstration of the knowledge mastered by a written test.

Syllabus of lectures:

Lectures:

History and principles of radionuclide examinations.

Types of scintigraphic examinations, static, dynamic and whole-body examination, gamma camera.

Dynamic scintigraphy: ROI, functional curves, parametric images.

Quantitative evaluation of scintigraphic examinations.

Principles of SPECT, PET.

Principles of PET/CT.

Examination methods in nephrology and urology.

Scintigraphic and functional imaging of the thyroid.

Imaging of adenomas of parathyroids, medulla and cortex of adrenal glands.

Radiation protection in nuclear medicine.

Syllabus of tutorials:

Practical exercises:

Principles of handling with diagnostic instruments in nuclear medicine. Possibilities of data processing from scintigraphic examination.

Study Objective:

Targets:

to master basic knowledge within the subject to the extent necessary for the performance of the profession in the branch Radiology Assistant.

Study materials:

[1] Mysliveček, J., Hušák, V., Koranda, V.: Nukleární medicína I. UP, Olomouc, 1995.

[2] Urbánek, J., Míková, V.: Nukleární medicína. Gentiana Jilemnice, 2000. ISBN 80-902133-9-1.

[3] Míková, V.: Nukleární medicína. Průřez vyšetřovacími metodami v oboru nukleární medicína. Edice CARE. Praha, Galén, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7262.

[4] Kupka K., Kubinyi J., Šámal M. a kol.: Nukleární medicína. Učební text P3K, Příbram, 2007 ISBN 978-80-903584-9-2

[5] Vlček, P. a kol.: Praktická cvičení z nukleární medicíny. Učební texty UK v Praze, Karolinum 2010. ISBN 978-80-246-1819-7

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2011/2012:

Time-table is not available yet

Time-table for summer semester 2011/2012:

Time-table is not available yet

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Bakalářský studijní obor Radiologický asistent - prezenční (compulsory course)