Main description:

This practical guide is a reference source of cases for images obtained on state-of-the-art integrated PET/CT and SPECT/CT imaging systems. It covers the full spectrum of clinical applications, including head and neck tumors, breast cancer, colorectal cancer, pancreatic cancer, and genitourinary tumors. In addition a wealth of illustrations reinforce the key teaching points discussed throughout the book.

Contents:

General.- History and Principles of Hybrid Imaging.- Normal Distribution, Variants, Pitfalls, and Artifacts.- Clinical Applications in Oncology.- Tumors of the Central Nervous System.- Hybrid Imaging of Head and Neck Malignancies.- Lung Cancer.- Breast Cancer.- Colorectal Cancer.- 18F-FDG PET/CT in Tumors of the Gastrointestinal Tract: Esophageal and Gastric Cancer and Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GIST).- Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Malignancies.- Gynecological Tumors.- Hybrid Imaging in Malignancies of the Urinary Tract, Prostate, and Testicular Cancers.- Thyroid Cancer.- Endocrine Tumors.- Lymphoma.- Melanoma.- Malignancy of the Bone: Primary Tumors, Lymphoma, and Skeletal Metastases.- Pediatric Applications for PET/CT and SPECT/CT.- Other Clinical Applications.- Cardiac Hybrid Imaging (PET/CT and SPECT/CT): Assessment of CAD.- Hybrid Imaging of Benign Skeletal Diseases.- Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases.