Nuclear Medicine: The Requisites
Nuclear Medicine: The Requisites, 4th edition **Note 5th Edition Coming Soon (Links below to purchase on Amazon)
Author: Ziessman, O’Malley and Thrall (editor)
Publisher: Elsevier
Length: 464 Pages
Date Reviewed: June 2020
Who this book is best for: Senior (R2 and above) radiology residents, nuclear medicine residents, and Nuclear Mecicine/Nuclear Radiology Fellows
What this book is: The two principle Nuclear Medicine text books in my opinion are Nuclear Medicine: The Requisites and Mettler: Essentials of Nuclear Medicine Imaging. As a resident, I was told that you start with Mettler and then progress to Requisites and I think that is still correct. This book tends to be more detailed than Mettler and gets (just a little) into more advanced nuclear medicine concepts than Mettler.
What this book is not: A dedicated radiology or nuclear medicine board review resource. This book is rather designed to build your practical clinical knowledge. Reading this book will give you the foundation to succeed on the ABR core exam but it is a textbook and not a quick subject matter review. No book in Nuclear Medicine covers all of the obscure historical/experimental tracers that sometimes show up on board examinations. This book also is not sufficient as a stand-alone nuclear cardiology resource but it will get you started on the right path and build a foundation for more detailed resources on nuclear cardiology. .
Additional thoughts: For board study purposes, I would read this book cover to cover and then return to Mettler to review Chapter 13 on authorized user, policy, and radiation safety status. That chapter from Mettler is absolutely key for the RISE portions of the ABR Core and Certifying Exams.
I recommend this book for residents R2 and above as I think Mettler is still better for R1 residents. I also recommend that Nuclear Medicine/Nuclear Radiology fellows read this book and have a copy available for early practice years as it is a good resource.
Overall this is my favorite textbook for Nuclear Medicine. I highly recommend reading this book for all residents/fellows in radiology and nuclear medicine. Check out the newest addition coming late summer/early fall 2020.
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