Summary
A practical manual covering the full spectrum of PET and PET/CT imaging, now in common clinical practice, this book includes images of normal variants, artifacts, and pathologic conditions. Indications for and the relative clinical value of PET in the armamentarium of diagnostic medical imaging are reviewed. The information in the book is organized to be brief, concise, easy-to-understand and readily accessed. This book is intended for all health practitioners who need a concise reference and review of PET imaging indications, protocols and clinical applications. It will be useful to radiologists, nuclear medicine physicians, and clinicians who refer their patients to PET Centers for diagnostic imaging, including neurologists, neurosurgeons, psychiatrists, cardiologists, internists, and oncologists. Radiologic and nuclear medicine technologists, and physicians in training will also benefit from this work.
Contents
PET Physics and Instrumentation
PET Radiotracers
Cardiology
Neurology and Psychiatry
Oncology—Brain
Oncology—Head, Neck, and Thyroid
Oncology—Lungs
Oncology—Digestive Tract
Oncology—Pancreas and Hepatobiliary System
Oncology—Breast and Female Reproductive System
Oncology—Male Reproductive System
Oncology—Urology
Oncology—Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors
Oncology—Lymphoma
Oncology—Melanoma
Infection and Inflammation
Pediatrics
Variants and Pitfalls.