Positron Emission Tomography

Oncological imaging has thoroughly changed in the past decade, especially due to the introduction of PET and ¹⁸FDG. In Positron Emission Tomography, expert referring specialists and professional imagers seek to help bridge some of the knowledge gaps in several oncological domains.  The book’s goal is to aid in the improvement of communicative competences: to communicate scan findings so that the referring specialist receives proper advice from the imager, and that, alternatively, the referring one provides the imager with appropriate clinical details to allow for a proper interpretation, and that the referring specialist is aware of the possibilities and limitations of the requested technology. While it focuses on FDG PET, other radiopharmaceuticals are covered as well, where appropriate. Written for the highly respected Methods in Molecular Biology™ series, this volume provides the kind of detailed description and implementation advice that is crucial for getting optimal results.

1. FDG-PET/CT in Lymphoma

            Malik E. Juweid

2. FDG PET Imaging of Head and Neck Cancers

            Yusuf Menda and Michael M. Graham

3. PET and PET-CT of Lung Cancer

            Hans C. Steinert

4. PET-CT in Radiotherapy for Lung Cancer

            Dirk De Ruysscher

5. PET and PET-CT in Esophageal and Gastric Cancer

            Hinrich A. Wieder, Bernd J. Krause, and Ken Herrmann

6. FDG PET and PET/CT for Colorectal Cancer

            Dominique Delbeke and William H. Martin

7. Functional Imaging of Neuroendocrine Tumors

            Sofie Van Binnebeek, Wolfram Karges, and Felix M. Mottaghy

8. Melanoma

            Esther Bastiaannet, Harald J. Hoekstra, and Otto S. Hoekstra

9. Breast Cancer

            Johannes Czernin, Matthias R. Benz, and Martin S. Allen-Auerbach

10. Gynecological Cancers

            Norbert Avril, Sofia Gourtsoyianni, and Rodney Reznek

11. Sarcoma

            Sarah Ceyssens and Sigrid Stroobants

12. PET and PET/CT in the Management of Thyroid Cancer

            Sandip Basu, Muammer Urhan, Joshua Rosenbaum, and Abass Alavi

13. PET in Testicular Cancer

            Alexander Becherer

14. Pancreatic and Hepatobiliary Cancers

            Andreas K. Buck, Ken Herrmann, Florian Eckel, and Ambros J. Beer

15. Prostate Cancer

            Hossein Jadvar

16. Brain Tumors

            Serge Goldman and Benoit J.M. Pirotte

17. PET and PET/CT for Unknown Primary Tumors

            Thomas C. Kwee, Sandip Basu, and Abass Alavi

18. Methodological Aspects of Multi-Centre Studies with Quantitative PET

            Ronald Boellaard