Main description:

This book is specifically designed to meet the needs of practicing radiologists by offering a practical, unified approach to PET-CT. It details how to effectively apply PET-CT in patient management. Written by radiologists who fully appreciate and understand both PET and CT, the book details an integrated understanding of PET-CT as a combined modality. Clinical topics include PET-CT of thoracic malignancies, melanoma, and breast cancer. In addition, the book reinforces fundamental concepts, such as the role of imaging diagnosis in disease management.

Contents:

Introduction.- PET-CT Physics.- PET-CT Scanning Protocols.- Patient Preparation and Practical Issues in PET-CT Scanning and Interpretation.- Principals of the Imaging Diagnosis and Staging of Cancer.- Principals of the Imaging Diagnosis of Cancer Response to Therapy.- PET-CT of Head and Neck Cancer.- PET-CT of Thoracic Malignancies.- PET-CT of Gastrointestinal Malignancies.- PET-CT of Genitourinary Malignancies.- PET-CT of Lymphoproliferative Disorders.- PET-CT of Melanoma.- PET-CT of Connective Tissue Malignancies and Osseous Metastatic Disease.- PET-CT of Breast Cancer.