Orthopedic Nuclear Medicine

Abdelhamid H. Elgazzar, MD, FCAP, is a Visiting Professor, Department of Nuclear Medicine at National Cancer Institute, Cairo University. He graduated in 1973 from the School of Medicine, University of Cairo, Egypt and trained in Clinical and Anatomic Pathology at the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita and in Nuclear Medicine at the University of Cincinnati School of Medicine. He is board certified by the American Board of Pathology (Anatomic and Clinical) and the American Board of Nuclear Medicine. Dr. Elgazzar is a fellow of the College of American Pathologists. He has served as an Associate Professor at the University of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, as Chief of Nuclear Medicine at Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, MA and professor and chairman, department of Nuclear Medicine, Kuwait University. He has received awards from several international professional organizations. Dr. Elgazzar acts as a reviewer for several journals. He has edited or authored 15 books and over 150 peer-reviewed papers. He serves as a reviewer for various peer-reviewed medical journals worldwide.

“The number and variety of pathological conditions here discussed, expression of a competence and experience of absolute international level, represent the greatest interest of the book. Indeed, it’s difficult to find in other texts information that allow to arrive at diagnoses sometimes difficult, as happens in many pathological conditions presented in this text. … I strongly recommend the purchase of this book to nuclear physicians, radiologists, orthopedists, pediatricians and all others interested in the subject.” (Luigi Mansi, European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Vol. 52 (6), 2025)

• Chapter 1. Basic Sciences of Bone and Joint Diseases .- Chapter 2. Diagnosis of Inflammatory Bone Diseases .- Chapter 3. Diagnosis of Metabolic, Endocrine, and Congenital Bone Disease .- Chapter 4. Diagnosis of Traumatic Disorders .- Chapter 5. Diagnosis of Circulatory Disorders .- Chapter 6. Neoplastic Bone Diseases .- Chapter 7. Diagnosis of Joint Disorders .- Chapter 8. Bone Marrow Imaging .- Chapter 9. Diagnosis of Soft Tissue Calcification .- Chapter 10. Hybrid Imaging in the Diagnosis of Bone Diseases .- Chapter 11. Therapeutic Use of Radionuclides in Bone and Joint Disease .- . Glossary.- . Index.