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Bücher für Medizin, Wissenschaft und Studium

Bildgebende Verfahren in der Onkologie
PET | PET-CT | PET-MRI

Over the past decade, PET-CT has achieved great success owing to its ability to simultaneously image structure and function, and show how the two are related. More recently, PET-MRI has also been developed, and it represents an exciting novel option that promises to have applications in oncology as well as neurology.

Part 1 - Basics: 1 PET/CT and PET/MRI Scanners.- 2 PET Radiochemistry and Radiopharmacy.- 3 Practical PET/CT Operation.- 4 PET/CT Quantitation.- 5 PET/CT Interpretation.- Part 2 - Oncologic applications: 6 Central Nervous System.- 7 Head and Neck.- 8 Chest.- 9 Breast.- 10 Gastro-Intestinal.- 11 Genito-Urinary.- 12 Musculoskeletal and Soft Tissue Sarcoma.- 13 Hematologic.- 14 Dermatologic.- 15. Pediatric.- 16 Assessing Therapy.- 17 Metastatic Disease.- 18 Radiotherapy Planning.- 19 PET/CT Controversies.

The first part of this book discusses the basics of these dual-modality techniques, including the scanners themselves, radiotracers, scan performance, quantitation, and scan interpretation. As a result, the reader will learn how to perform the techniques to maximum benefit. The second part of the book then presents in detail the PET-CT and PET-MRI findings in cancers of the different body systems. The final two chapters address the use of PET/CT in radiotherapy planning and examine areas of controversy. The authors are world-renowned experts from North America, Europe, and Australia, and the lucid text is complemented by numerous high-quality illustrations.