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PET/CT in Brain Disorders

  • Covers both clinical and research applications of PET/CT
  • Presents numerous images of help in daily clinical practice
  • Written by leading experts in the field

Part of the book series: Clinicians’ Guides to Radionuclide Hybrid Imaging (CGRHI)

Part of the book sub series: PET/CT (PET/CT)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
  2. Introduction to Brain Disorders

    • Jamshed Bomanji, Francesco Fraioli
    Pages 1-2
  3. Radiological Imaging in Brain Disorders: An Overview

    • Valentina Ferrazzoli, Kshitij Mankad
    Pages 3-13
  4. PET Tracers for Brain Imaging

    • Christine Tang, Vincenzo Militano
    Pages 15-21
  5. 18F-FDG PET/CT: Brain Imaging

    • April-Louise Smith, Anna Barnes
    Pages 23-36
  6. 18F-FDG-PET/CT (FDG-PET) in Neurodegenerative Disease

    • Selene Capitanio, Matteo Bauckneht, Dario Arnaldi, Federico Massa, Riccardo Meli, Valentina Ceriani et al.
    Pages 37-48
  7. [18F]FDG-PET/CT in Movement Disorders

    • Patrik Fazio, Andrea Varrone
    Pages 49-64
  8. 18F-FDG PET in Epilepsy

    • Ismini C. Mainta, Fabienne Picard, Valentina Garibotto
    Pages 65-76
  9. PET in Neuro-Oncology

    • Francesco Fraioli
    Pages 77-89
  10. 18F-FDG PET/CT Indications, Pitfalls and Limitations in Brain Imaging

    • Stefan Vöö, Jamshed Bomanji
    Pages 91-101
  11. Clinical Applications of Non-18F-FDG PET/CT Tracers in Brain Imaging

    • Vincenzo Militano, Christine Tang, Demetrio Arico’, Claudio Giardina
    Pages 103-117
  12. Amyloid-β PET Imaging in Aging and Dementia

    • Nelleke Tolboom, Rik Ossenkoppele, Bart N. van Berckel
    Pages 119-129
  13. The Use of PET/CT in Radiotherapy Planning for Brain Tumours

    • Francesca Soldá, Naomi Fersht
    Pages 131-143
  14. Clinical Applications of PET/MRI in Brain Imaging

    • Francesco Fraioli, Karar Obeed Almansory
    Pages 145-154
  15. Clinical Atlas of Brain PET/CT

    • Khulood Al Riyami, Francesco Fraioli
    Pages 155-174
  16. Back Matter

    Pages 175-178

About this book

This well-illustrated pocket book offers up-to-date guidance on the clinical and research applications of PET/CT in the most common neurological and neuro-oncological disorders. The opening chapters cover the pros and cons of widely used radiological imaging techniques, scanners, and radiopharmaceuticals, with emphasis on the state of the art hybrid modalities, primarily PET/CT but also PET/MRI. Helpful information is provided on the clinical and research tracers used in neurodegenerative diseases, movement disorders, epilepsy and brain tumours. These four killers are then discussed in detail, highlighting the role of PET/CT and targeted tracers in their assessment and in radiotherapy planning. In addition, the clinical applications of PET/MRI are considered. Throughout, many images are included to better explain the diseases and the role of hybrid imaging, and the final chapter presents a large sample of teaching cases and files that will assist in daily clinical practice. The book has been compiled under the auspices of the British Nuclear Medicine Society. It will be an excellent asset for nuclear medicine physicians, radiologists, radiographers, neurologists and neurosurgeons. 

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Nuclear Medicine, University College London, London, UK

    Francesco Fraioli

About the editor

Francesco Fraioli is a dual-trained radiologist and nuclear medicine physician with a special interest in oncology and neuroimaging.  He is Associate Professor t in Metabolism & Experimental Therapeutics at the Faculty of Medical Sciences, University College London (UCL) and a medical consultant and radiologist at the UCL Hospital. Since his appointment at UCL he has focused on several brain domains, including dementia, brain tumours, PET/MRI and new tracers. With the aid of recognized colleagues, and under the auspices of the British Nuclear Medicine Society, Dr. Fraioli has developed this pocket guide to brain imaging, the main aim of which is to assist radiologists and nuclear medicine physicians in dealing with the most common brain disorders during daily clinical practice. A wide range of images have been collected with the intention of providing a reference atlas for all who work in neuro-imaging.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: PET/CT in Brain Disorders

  • Editors: Francesco Fraioli

  • Series Title: Clinicians’ Guides to Radionuclide Hybrid Imaging

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01523-7

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-01522-0Published: 13 March 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-01523-7Published: 05 March 2019

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 178

  • Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations, 72 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Nuclear Medicine, Neurology, Neuroradiology

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Buying options

eBook USD 59.99
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  • Available as EPUB and PDF
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Softcover Book USD 79.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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