Clinical PET/CT atlas : a casebook of imaging in oncology / International Atomic Energy Agency.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

International Atomic Energy Agency.

Series:

IAEA human health series ; Number 32.

IAEA Human Health Series, 2075-3772 ; Number 32

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tomography, Emission.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (220 pages) : color illustrations, photographs.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Vienna, [Austria] : International Atomic Energy Agency, 2015.

Summary:

Integrated positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) has evolved since its introduction into the commercial market more than a decade ago. It is now a key procedure, particularly in oncological imaging. Over the last years in routine clinical service, PET/CT has had a significant impact on diagnosis, treatment planning, staging, therapy, and monitoring of treatment response and has therefore played an important role in the care of cancer patients. The high sensitivity from the PET component and the specificity of the CT component give this hybrid imaging modality the unique characteristics that make PET/CT, even after over 10 years of clinical use, one of the fastest growing imaging modalities worldwide. This publication combines over 90 comprehensive cases covering all major indications of fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG)-PET/CT as well as some cases of clinically relevant special tracers. The cases provide an overview of what the specific disease can look like in PET/CT, the typical pattern of the disease's spread as well as likely pitfalls and teaching points. This PET/CT Atlas will allow professionals interested in PET/CT imaging to embrace the variety of oncological imaging by providing clinically relevant teaching files on the effectiveness and diagnostic quality of FDG-PET/CT imaging in routine applications.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 5, 2017).

ISBN:

92-0-117719-4

OCLC:

987087860