Positron Emission Tomography -

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Résumé :
This book provides a contemporary reference to the science, technology and clinical applications of PET and PET/CT. The book is designed to be used by residents and fellows training in medical imaging specialties as well as imaging experts in private or academic practice who need to become familiar with this technology and its applications. It is also for use by those whose specialties carry over to PET and PET/CT, referring physicians such as oncologists, cardiologists, neurologists and surgeons. Developed as an offshoot/update of the clinical practice portion of the main book, edited by PE Valk et al, published in 2003 (Positron Emission Tomography: basic science and clinical practice), this offshoot covers the second half of the main book only, dealing with mainly the clinical research and practice. Most of the book comprises chapters updated from the Clinical practice portion of the main Valk book. It contains 6 brand new chapters and 22 completely revised and updated chapters from the main Valk book.

Sommaire:
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.