PET/CT in Clinical Practice

By T.B. Lynch

Emphasizing practical technique over the underlying physics, this book provides guidelines for appropriate use of PET/CT. The concentration is on the use of PET/CT in lung, lymphoma, esophageal, colorectal, head/neck and melanoma imaging, with coverage extending to tumors of the reproductive system. Each chapter offers a summary of the appropriate staging system. A full chapter is devoted to the range of normal PET/CT appearances. While the primary focus of the book is on FDG-PET/CT, Chapter 10 is devoted to a review of the future application of other positron emitters, and includes a beginners guide to the physics of PET/CT. Everyone from medical student to consultant oncologist will encounter this modality in a clinical setting, and all will need to understand its strengths and weaknesses. Concise, relevant and illustrated with many detailed PET/CT images, the book is essential reading for all consultants and medical students in radiology, nuclear medicine and oncology.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1846284309
• ISBN13: 9781846284304
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 241 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 8.2"