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Clinical PET and PET/CT

Principles and Applications

  • Presents a valuable overview of the basic principles and clinical applications of PET and PET/CT
  • Numerous full color images
  • Includes practical information about updated PET and PET/CT scanners, imaging processing, correlation, and quantification of PET and PET/CT measurements

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Table of contents (33 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
  2. Basic Principles

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Principles of Positron Emission Tomography Imaging

      • Hossain Baghaei, Wai-Hoi Gary Wong, Hongdi Li
      Pages 3-27
    3. Production of Isotopes

      • Carlos González Lepera, Wai-Hoi Wong
      Pages 29-39
    4. From PET to PET/CT

      • Osama Mawlawi, Richard Wendt III, Wai-Hoi Gary Wong
      Pages 41-57
    5. Radiopharmaceuticals

      • David J. Yang, Tomio Inoue, E. Edmund Kim
      Pages 59-77
    6. Automated Synthesis of Radiopharmaceuticals

      • David J. Yang, I. Hong Shih, E. Edmund Kim
      Pages 79-84
    7. Cost Analysis and Effectiveness of PET and PET/CT

      • E. Edmund Kim, Franklin C. L. Wong
      Pages 85-88
    8. Technical Principles, Radiation Safety, and Image Interpretation

      • E. Edmund Kim, Franklin C. L. Wong
      Pages 89-97
    9. Normal and Variable Patterns in PET

      • Ho-Young Lee, Myung-Chul Lee, E. Edmund Kim
      Pages 99-105
    10. Artifacts in FDG PET and PET/CT

      • Masashi Kawaguchi, Ukihide Tateishi, Tomio Inoue, E. Edmund Kim
      Pages 107-119
    11. Radiation Dosimetry in 18F-FDG PET/CT

      • Eunkyung Angela Park
      Pages 121-127
    12. Current Status of PET in the World

      • Seok-Ki Kim, Keon W. Kang, Myung-Chul Lee
      Pages 129-135
  3. Clinical Applications

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 137-137
    2. Epilepsy

      • Dong Soo Lee, So Won Oh, Myung-Chul Lee
      Pages 139-150
    3. Neurodegenerative Diseases

      • Sang Eun Kim, Jong Jin Lee, Yoo Sung Song
      Pages 151-173
    4. Cerebrovascular Disease and PET

      • Hidehiko Okazawa, Yu-Kyeong Kim
      Pages 175-185
    5. Brain Tumors

      • Franklin C. L. Wong, Xiaoyi Duan, E. Edmund Kim
      Pages 187-198
    6. Head and Neck Tumors

      • Franklin C. L. Wong, Xiaoyi Duan, E. Edmund Kim
      Pages 199-213
    7. Lung and Pleural Cancers

      • E. Edmund Kim, Franklin C. L. Wong
      Pages 215-226

About this book

Clinical PET and PET/CT, 2nd Edition presents a valuable overview of the basic principles and clinical applications of PET and PET/CT. Emphasis is placed on the familiarization of normal distribution, artifacts, and common imaging agents such as FDG in conjunction with CT, MRI, and US to establish the clinical effectiveness of PET and PET/CT. Practical information about updated PET and PET/CT scanners, imaging processing, correlation, and quantification of PET and PET/CT measurements is also presented. This book is divided into two sections, the first half dealing with the basic principles of PET and PET/CT for instrumentation, fusion, radiopharmaceuticals, radiosynthesis, safety, and cost analysis. The second part of this volume presents chapters on the clinical techniques and applications of PET and PET/CT for common oncologic, cardiologic, and neurologic diseases. Numerous full color images provide comprehensive coverage on essential clinical PET and PET/CT studies.

Reviews

From the reviews of the second edition:

“The main objective is to provide a valuable reference for clinicians and trainees in the use of PET and PET/CT in clinical practice. The book achieves its goals. It is written for practitioners in nuclear medicine, radiology, oncology, cardiology, and neurology. It also is intended as a reference for trainees in these fields, especially nuclear medicine and radiology. … Overall, this is a good reference on the subject and is a high quality book.” (Bennett S. Greenspan, Doody’s Book Reviews, May, 2013)

Editors and Affiliations

  • and Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas, Departments of Nuclear Medicine, Houston, USA

    E. Edmund Kim

  • Gachon University School of Medicine, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Namdong-Gu, Incheon, Korea, Republic of (South Korea)

    Myung-Chul Lee

  • Yokohama City University, Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

    Tomio Inoue

  • The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Dept. of Experimental Diagnostic Imaging, Houston, USA

    Wai-Hoi Wong

About the editors

E. Edmund Kim, MD, is Professor of Nuclear Medicine at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston.

Myung Chul-Lee, MD, is Professor of Nuclear Medicine at Gachon University School of Medicine, Incheon, South Korea.

Tomio Inoue, MD, is Professor of Radiology at Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan.

Wai-Hoi Wong, PhD, is Director of PET Instrumentation Development Lab Group at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Clinical PET and PET/CT

  • Book Subtitle: Principles and Applications

  • Editors: E. Edmund Kim, Myung-Chul Lee, Tomio Inoue, Wai-Hoi Wong

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0802-5

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-0801-8

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-3841-4

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4419-0802-5

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 398

  • Topics: Imaging / Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, Diagnostic Radiology

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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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