Effect of AIDS on Women Who Have Sex-Determined Health Issues

Guest Editorial

“…This issue addressed the following: cardiovascular diseases and nuclear medicine's effect on the workup of such diseases in women 1 ; benign and malignant thyroid conditions and the roles of nuclear medicine in diagnosis and their therapy 2 ; the role of FDG-PET/CT in the management of gynecologic diseases 3 ; radiation dose considerations specific for women, including pregnant and breastfeeding women 4 ; osteoporosis and the roles of bone density measurements in women 5 ; human immunodeficiency virus infection and AIDS-their incidence in women, their complications for women, and the relevant roles of nuclear medicine in their management 6 ; and the roles of nuclear medicine in the management of genderbiased conditions in the pediatric population. 7 Not addressed in this issue is the association of breast cancer and nuclear medicine.…”