Positron Emission Tomography Clinical Practice

This text is based on the second half of P.E. Valk et al’s 2003 bestseller Positron Emission Tomography: Basic Science and Clinical Practice and deals with only the clinical research and applications. Positron Emission Tomography: Clinical Practice consists of twenty-two fully revised and thoroughly...

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Other Authors: Valk, Peter E. (Editor), Delbeke, Dominique (Editor), Bailey, Dale L. (Editor), Townsend, David W. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Springer London 2006, 2006
Edition:1st ed. 2006
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Basic Science of PET and PET/CT
  • Incremental Value of Imaging Structure and Function
  • The Technologist’s Perspective
  • Radiation Protection and Dosimetry in PET and PET/CT
  • Artifacts and Normal Variants in Whole-Body PET and PET/CT Imaging
  • PET Imaging in Brain Tumors
  • PET and PET/CT Imaging in Lung Cancer
  • PET and PET/CT Imaging in Head and Neck Cancer
  • PET and PET/CT Imaging in Lymphoma
  • PET and PET/CT Imaging in Colorectal Cancer
  • PET and PET/CT Imaging in Esophageal and Gastric Cancers
  • PET and PET/CT Imaging in Tumors of the Pancreas and Liver
  • PET and PET/CT Imaging in Breast Cancer
  • PET and PET/CT Imaging in Testicular and Gynecologic Cancers
  • PET and PET/CT Imaging in Melanoma
  • PET and PET/CT Imaging in Urologic Tumors
  • PET and PET/CT in Sarcoma
  • PET and PET/CT Imaging in Thyroid and Adrenal Diseases
  • PET and PET/CT Imaging in Multiple Myeloma, Solitary Plasmacytoma, MGUS, and Other Plasma Cell Dyscrasias
  • Evolving Role of FDG-PET Imaging in the Management of Patients with Suspected Infection and Inflammatory Disorders
  • PET Imaging of the Skeleton
  • PET Imaging in Pediatric Disorders
  • PET Imaging for Tumor Hypoxia: Characterizing the Tumor and Guiding Treatment
  • Labeled Pyrimidines in PET Imaging
  • Assessment of Treatment Response by FDG-PET
  • PET in Clinical Cardiology
  • Assessment of Coronary Artery Disease with Cardiac PET/CT
  • PET in Clinical Neurology