Fundamentals of oncologic PET/CT /

• Main Author: Ulaner, Gary A. (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia, PA Elsevier 2019
• Series: Fundamentals of radiology
• Subjects: Neoplasms > diagnostic imaging; Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography > methods
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"In the fast-changing age of precision medicine, PET/CT is increasingly important for accurate cancer staging and evaluation of treatment response. Fundamentals of Oncologic PET/CT, by Dr. Gary A. Ulaner, offers an organized, systematic introduction to reading and interpreting PET/CT studies, i...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction to FDG PET/CT
• FDG PET/CT performance and reporting
• Skeleton on FDG PET/CT
• Muscle and nerve on FDG PET/CT
• Skin and breast on FDG PET/CT
• Brain on FDG PET/CT
• Head and neck on FDG PET/CT
• Lung on FDG PET/CT
• Pleura on FDG PET/CT
• Heart on FDG PET/CT
• Thymus masses on FDG PET/CT
• Hepatobiliary FDG PET/CT
• Spleen on FDG PET/CT
• Pancreas on FDG PET/CT
• Adrenal glands on FDG PET/CT
• Gastrointestinal tract on FDG PET/CT
• Peritoneum on FDG PET/CT
• Urinary tract on FDG PET/CT (kidneys, ureters, bladder)
• Female pelvis on FDG PET/CT
• Male pelvis on FDG PET/CT
• Lymph nodes on FDG PET/CT
• Measuring treatment response on FDG PET/CT
• Artifacts on FDG PET/CT
• Radiotracers other than FDG for oncologic PET/CT.