PET-CT and PET-MRI in Oncology: A Practical Guide (Medical Radiology)

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. 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. 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. As a consequence, it has increasingly replaced stand-alone PET for most oncologic indications. 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. The first part of this book discusses the basics of these dual-modality techniques, including the scanners, 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. Applications in pediatric patients, assessment of therapy response, and patients with metastatic disease are discussed separately. 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. Front Matter....Pages i-xvii PET Physics and Instrumentation....Pages 3-17 PET Radiochemistry and Radiopharmacy....Pages 19-30 PET/CT Interpretation....Pages 31-44 Central Nervous System....Pages 47-61 Head and Neck....Pages 63-76 Chest....Pages 77-100 Breast Cancer....Pages 101-134 Gastrointestinal....Pages 135-159 Genitourinary....Pages 161-179 Gynecologic....Pages 181-193 Musculoskeletal....Pages 195-210 Hematology....Pages 211-227 Dermatological....Pages 229-251 Pediatric....Pages 253-277 Assessment of Response to Therapy....Pages 279-322 Metastatic Disease....Pages 323-336 Radiotherapy Planning....Pages 337-377 Patients with HIV....Pages 379-398 Pitfalls and Artifacts....Pages 399-432 Back Matter....Pages 433-435 Patrick Peller, Rathan Subramaniam, Ali Guermazi, Editors. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.