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Personalized Pathway-Activated Systems Imaging in Oncology

Principal and Instrumentation

  • Elucidates the benefits and pitfalls of current clinic FDG PET
  • Enriches understanding of moving radiopharmaceuticals from the workbench to the clinic
  • Provides translational research for clinical discussions about pathway directed systems imaging which correlates with genomic and proteomic expressions

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
  2. Chemical Biology Aspect

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. PET Radiotracers for Tumor Imaging

      • Ming-Rong Zhang
      Pages 3-15
    3. Theranostic Approaches for Pathway-Activated Systems in Oncology

      • Lan V. Pham, Jerry L. Bryant, David Yang, Richard J. Ford
      Pages 17-42
  3. Engineering and Instrumentation Aspect

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 53-53
    2. OpenPET Enabling PET Imaging During Radiotherapy

      • Taiga Yamaya, Hideaki Tashima
      Pages 55-84
    3. High-Resolution PET/CT Development

      • Wai-Hoi Wong, Yuxuan Zhang
      Pages 85-101
  4. Social Aspect

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 103-103
    2. Optical Imaging: How Far Can We Go

      • Wenbin Ma, Sara Herrera-Rodriguez, Hector Martinez-Valdez
      Pages 127-150
  5. Clinical Aspect

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 151-151
    2. Clinical Evaluation of Focused High-Resolution Breast PET

      • Kanae Kawai Miyake, Yuji Nakamoto
      Pages 171-184
    3. Recent Developments with Large-Bore PET/CT

      • Tomohiro Kaneta, Tomio Inoue
      Pages 185-194
    4. Copper-Labeled Radiopharmaceuticals in Oncology

      • Hiroaki Kurihara
      Pages 195-211
    5. PET Radiopharmaceuticals in Oncology Beyond FDG

      • Shao-Li Song, Pan-Li Li, Gang Huang
      Pages 213-222
    6. Visualization of Apoptosis: Annexin V Imaging

      • Skye Hsin-Hsien Yeh, Fan-Lin Kong, Ming-Hsien Lin
      Pages 233-243

About this book

This comprehensive volume covers radiopharmaceuticals developed for pathway-directed systems in imaging and theranostic applications. We now are at the cutting edge of providing personalized treatment with increased use in oncology of these new radiopharmaceuticals. Trends in high-resolution instrumentation development, quality assurance systems and regulatory compliance for radiopharmaceuticals, clinical evaluation of radiopharmaceuticals, and benefits and pitfalls of the current clinical FDG PET are discussed.

Radiopharmaceuticals are used for diagnosis of diseases of the central nervous and cardiovascular systems and for staging, restaging, and treatment planning for cancers. Nuclear biomarkers allow precise measurement of molecular pathways on a whole-body image upon administration of functional radiolabeled agents, and nuclear imaging agentshave potential use in patient selection, pharmacokinetic, dosage-finding, and proof-of-concept studies. Nuclear imaging agents and hybrid instrumentation also provide sensitive and specific answers for differential responsiveness in therapeutic outcome.

This book serves as a reference for moving the discovery and development of radiopharmaceuticals from the workbench to clinical applications. It thus benefits not only clinicians but also translational research scientists—molecular biologists, chemists, imaging scientists, pharmaceutical developers, physicists, and support staff.

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Medicine, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan

    Tomio Inoue

  • Vyripharm Biopharmaceuticals, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, USA

    David Yang

  • Renji Hospital / Department of Nuclear Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China

    Gang Huang

About the editors

Dr. Tomio Inoue

President, Yokohama City University Medical Center


Dr. David J. Yang

Professor and Section Chief, Radiotheranostic Section,

Department of Cancer System Imaging,

Division of Diagnostic Imaging,

MD Anderson Cancer Center,

Consultant and Professor at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center,

Vice-president for Vyripharm Biopharmaceuticals


Dr. Gang Huang

Chairman, Institute of Nuclear Medicine,

Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Personalized Pathway-Activated Systems Imaging in Oncology

  • Book Subtitle: Principal and Instrumentation

  • Editors: Tomio Inoue, David Yang, Gang Huang

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3349-0

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-3348-3Published: 10 March 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-10-9850-5Published: 08 August 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-3349-0Published: 01 March 2017

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 243

  • Number of Illustrations: 41 b/w illustrations, 71 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Nuclear Medicine, Oncology

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Softcover Book USD 119.99
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Hardcover Book USD 169.99
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