By Brad Kemp (auth.), Patrick Peller, Rathan Subramaniam, Ali Guermazi (eds.)
Over the previous decade, PET-CT has accomplished nice luck as a result of its skill to at the same time snapshot constitution and serve as, and express how the 2 are comparable. extra lately, PET-MRI has additionally been constructed, and it represents a thrilling novel alternative that grants to have purposes in oncology in addition to neurology. the 1st a part of this e-book discusses the fundamentals of those dual-modality options, together with the scanners themselves, radiotracers, test functionality, quantitation, and experiment interpretation. for this reason, the reader will the right way to practice the options to greatest profit. the second one a part of the booklet then offers intimately the PET-CT and PET-MRI findings in cancers of the several physique platforms. the ultimate chapters deal with using PET/CT in radiotherapy making plans and think about components of controversy. The authors are world-renowned specialists from North the United States, Europe, and Australia, and the lucid textual content is complemented via a number of top quality illustrations.
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Head and Neck .......................................................... Chest .......................................................................... Abdomen/Gastrointestinal ......................................... Pelvis/Genitourinary .................................................. Extremities/Musculoskeletal...................................... 39 40 40 42 42 43 References.......................................................................... 44 PET/SPECT interpretation is a challenging task, which is aided by a systematic approach to image review.
2 Positron Emitting Radionuclides Of the more than 3,000 known neutron and proton configurations, approximately 250 are stable and more than 2,500 are radioactive. The majority of the radioactive nuclides are artificially produced in cyclotrons or reactors. Of these radioactive nuclides, ten are major positron emitters (Table 1). PET imaging makes use of these positron-emitting radionuclides for clinical and research applications (McCarthy and Welch 1998). There are three primary methods to produce radioactive atoms for nuclear imaging.
When optimally applied FDG PET/CT can detect, stage, and restage cancer patients with accuracy and can be reported with confidence. 3 PET/CT Image Evaluation Optimal interpretation requires supervision and attention to details throughout the entire process from scheduling the PET/CT scan, to patient preparation, to the actual imaging, and ultimately to PET/CT Interpretation 33 Fig. 2 The MIP images are useful to detect common artifacts such as patient motion. Patients most frequently move their head or hands.