Molecular Imaging in Oncology

Book Overview

Technology and probe design.- Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging.- Single photon emission computed tomography - tracers.- Non-peptidyl 18F-labelled PET tracers as radioindicators for the noninvasive detection of cancer.- Optical and opto-acoustic imaging.- Multifunctional MRI probes.- Pre-clinical SPECTand SPECT-CT.- Optical imaging.- Applications of small animal PET.- Preclinical molecular imaging using PET and MRI.- Quantitative SPECT/CT.- Optical imaging of breast tumors and of gastrointestinal cancer by laser-induced fluorescence.- FDG PET and PET/CT.- Non-FDG PET/CT.- Future challenges of multimodality imaging.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642442234
• ISBN13: 9783642442230
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"