PET-CT Beyond FDG A Quick Guide to Image Interpretation

Although [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) generally shows an excellent performance as a cancer-imaging agent when using PET-CT, there are some settings in which other radiopharmaceuticals offer advantages. Such non-FDG tracers are now gaining widespread acceptance not only in research but also in clini...

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Main Authors: Fanti, Stefano, Farsad, Mohsen (Author), Mansi, Luigi (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2010, 2010
Edition:1st ed. 2010
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Importance of Radiotracers Other than FDG in Oncology
  • Considerations About PET Isotopes
  • Choline PET-CT
  • Methionine PET-CT
  • Fluoride PET-CT
  • Tyrosine PET-CT
  • Somatostatin Receptor PET-CT
  • Acetate PET-CT
  • Thymidine PET-CT
  • Dopa PET-CT
  • Imaging of Hypoxia with PET-CT
  • Angiogenesis PET Using Radiolabeled RGD Peptides
  • Hormonal Receptors PET-CT
  • HTP PET-CT.