The basic science of nuclear medicine

In the era of increasing utilization of cross-sectional imaging in orthopaedic patients with computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), nuclear medicine (NM) techniques continue to occupy a valuable role in the investigation of these patients. It can provide crucial functional information in a variety of clinical settings that are encountered regularly in orthopaedic practice. It is important that the orthopaedic surgeon is...