Top-selling, concise guide to PET and PET/CT imaging from distinguished radiologists, now in a new edition!

PET and PET/CT have been increasingly used as effective imaging modalities in the management of patients with cancer, neurologic disease, musculoskeletal disease, and cardiac disease. PET and PET/CT: A Clinical Guide, Third Edition by world renowned molecular imaging pioneer Abass Alavi and esteemed diagnostic and nuclear radiologist Eugene Lin features the latest advances in PET technology in an easy-to-read format.

The book lays a solid foundation with opening chapters on scanner physics, radionuclide basics, study interpretation, patient preparation, quantitative whole-body PET/CT imaging, normal variants, benign findings, and clinical applications.

Key Highlights

• Oncology-related chapters include the use of PET for rare and common cancers - from brain neoplasms and musculoskeletal tumors - to breast and colorectal cancers
• Updated with the latest scientific literature and guidelines
• Specialized topics include Gadolinium-68 imaging techniques, pediatric PET/CT, utilization for radiation therapy planning and infection and inflammation evaluations, and neurological and cardiac applications
• A state-of-the-chapter on PET/MRI
• More than 500 high-quality images, including many in full color

Succinct yet comprehensive, this state-of-the-art book will enable clinicians to master a highly complex imaging discipline at an accelerated pace. Residents and veteran practitioners in the fields of nuclear medicine, radiology, oncology, radiation oncology, and nuclear medicine technology will benefit from reading this resource.

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PET and PET/CT have been increasingly used as effective imaging modalities in the management of patients with cancer, neurologic disease, musculoskeletal disease, and cardiac disease. PET and PET/CT: A Clinical Guide, Third Edition by world renowned molecular imaging pioneer Abass Alavi and esteemed diagnostic and nuclear radiologist Eugene Lin features the latest advances in PET technology in an easy-to-read format. The book lays a solid foundation with opening chapters on scanner physics, radionuclide basics, study interpretation, patient preparation, quantitative whole-body PET/CT imaging, normal variants, benign findings, and clinical applications. Key Highlights -Oncology-related chapters include the use of PET for rare and common cancers - from brain neoplasms and musculoskeletal tumors - to breast and colorectal cancers -Updated with the latest scientific literature and guidelines -Specialized topics include Gadolinium-68 imaging techniques, pediatric PET/CT, utilization for radiation therapy planning and infection and -inflammation evaluations, and neurological and cardiac applications -A state-of-the-chapter on PET/MRI -More than 500 high-quality images, including many in full color Succinct yet comprehensive, this state-of-the-art book will enable clinicians to master a highly complex imaging discipline at an accelerated pace. Residents and veteran practitioners in the fields of nuclear medicine, radiology, oncology, radiation oncology, and nuclear medicine technology will benefit from reading this resource.

Part I Basic Science 1 The Physics of PET/CT Scanners 2 The Basics of 2-[F-18]Fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose Radiochemistry and Biology 3 The Role of Glucose and FDG Metabolism in the Interpretation of PET Studies Part II Clinical Basics 4 Patient Preparation 5 Standardized Uptake Value 6 Quantitative Whole-Body PET/CT Imaging 7 Normal Variants and Benign Findings 8 Interpretation of FDG PET Studies 9 PET/CT 10 PET/MRI: Introduction to Clinical Applications Part III Oncologic Applications 11 Oncological PET by Anatomic Region 12 Therapy Response 13 Brain Neoplasms 14 Head and Neck Cancer 15 Thyroid Cancer 16 Thoracic Neoplasms 17 Breast Cancer 18 Gastric, Esophageal, and Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors 19 Lymphoma 20 Melanoma 21 Hepatobiliary Tumors 22 Pancreatic Cancer 23 Gynecological Tumors 24 Urological Tumors 25 Colorectal Cancer 26 Musculoskeletal Tumors 27 18F Sodium Fluoride PET/CT in Bone 28 68Ga-Based Imaging Techniques Part IV Nononcologic Applications 29 Pediatric PET/CT 30 PET/CT in Radiation Therapy Planning 31 FDG-PET/CT in the Evaluation of Infection and Inflammation 32 Neurological Applications of Fluorodeoxyglucose PET 33 Neurological Applications of Nonfluorodeoxyglucose Tracers 34 Cardiac PET and PET/CT