PET Imaging of Infection and Inflammation, An Issue of PET Clinics

PET Imaging of Infection and Inflammation, An Issue of PET Clinics

Author: Abass Alavi

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2012-04-28

Total Pages: 125

ISBN-13: 1455744298

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PET/CT holds great promise for the management of many types of infection and inflammation. This issue discusses many of these uses, starting with arthroplasty-associated infection. FDG PET/CT also has utility in inflammatory bowel disease. This issue also discusses the utilization of FDG PET and PET/CT in the evaluation of diabetic foot, and in monitoring therapeutic effect in patients without malignancy. PET/CT is reviewed regarding its use in patients with sarcoidosis or IgG4 disease. Also covered is the application of FDG PET/CT in detecting the source of fever of unknown origin. Artherosclerosis and vasculitis can be assessed by PET/CT and FDG PET/CT can also be used in the management of severe infection in patients with malignancies. Finally, the issue discusses the use of PET and PET/CT in the evaluation of osteomyelitis.


PET/CT in Infection and Inflammation

PET/CT in Infection and Inflammation

Author: Thomas Wagner

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-08-01

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 3319904124

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This pocket book provides clinicians with the necessary information to understand the role of FDG PET/CT in infection and inflammation. It will help both in making appropriate imaging requests with adequate clinical information and in interpreting the report. The coverage encompasses a wide range of topics, including the role of PET/CT in pyrexia of unknown origin, vasculitis, autoimmune diseases, prosthetic joint infections, osteomyelitis and diabetic foot, immunodeficiency disease, and vascular graft surgery. The book will be a very useful guide to a great test that can provide significant assistance in patient management. It is published within the Springer series Clinicians’ Guides to Radionuclide Hybrid Imaging, in which leading professionals succinctly explain the importance of nuclear medicine in the diagnosis and management of oncological and non-oncological conditions.


PET/CT and Patient Outcomes, Part II, An Issue of PET Clinics

PET/CT and Patient Outcomes, Part II, An Issue of PET Clinics

Author: Rathan Subramaniam

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2015-10-23

Total Pages: 185

ISBN-13: 0323391125

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This two-part issue, edited by Dr. Rathan Subramaniam, reviews current clinical information in "PET/CT and Patient Outcomes." In Part II of this issue, articles will include: Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Cancer; Endometrial, Cervical & Ovarian Cancer; Renal, Bladder and Testicular Cancer; Musculoskeletal and Soft Tissue Tumors; Myocardial Perfusion / Viability; Unknown Primary Cancer; Gastric Cancer; Brain Tumors; Neuroendocrine Tumors, and more!


FDG-PET/CT Imaging in Infectious and Inflammatory Disorders,An Issue of PET Clinics

FDG-PET/CT Imaging in Infectious and Inflammatory Disorders,An Issue of PET Clinics

Author: Søren Hess

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2020-03-06

Total Pages: 129

ISBN-13: 0323710832

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This issue of PET Clinics focuses on FDG-PET/CT Imaging in Infectious and Inflammatory Disorders, and is edited by Drs. Soren Hess and Lars Gormsen. Articles will include: Patient preparation and patient related challenges in infectious/inflammatory disease; Systemic infections (Fever/bacteremia of unknown origin, immunocompromised patients); Infections in bone and prosthetic joints; The infected heart; Inflammatory bowel disease; Pulmonary inflammatory diseases (sarcoidosis including cardiac and COPD); Infection and inflammation imaging: Beyond FDG; Polymyalgia rheumatica; Low grade inflammation; Large vessel vasculitis; Tuberculosis; and more!


Basic Science of PET Imaging

Basic Science of PET Imaging

Author: Magdy M. Khalil

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-11-07

Total Pages: 621

ISBN-13: 3319400703

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This book offers a wide-ranging and up-to-date overview of the basic science underlying PET and its preclinical and clinical applications in modern medicine. In addition, it provides the reader with a sound understanding of the scientific principles and use of PET in routine practice and biomedical imaging research. The opening sections address the fundamental physics, radiation safety, CT scanning dosimetry, and dosimetry of PET radiotracers, chemistry and regulation of PET radiopharmaceuticals, with information on labeling strategies, tracer quality control, and regulation of radiopharmaceutical production in Europe and the United States. PET physics and instrumentation are then discussed, covering the basic principles of PET and PET scanning systems, hybrid PET/CT and PET/MR imaging, system calibration, acceptance testing, and quality control. Subsequent sections focus on image reconstruction, processing, and quantitation in PET and hybrid PET and on imaging artifacts and correction techniques, with particular attention to partial volume correction and motion artifacts. The book closes by examining clinical applications of PET and hybrid PET and their physiological and/or molecular basis in conjunction with technical foundations in the disciplines of oncology, cardiology and neurology, PET in pediatric malignancy and its role in radiotherapy treatment planning. Basic Science of PET Imaging will meet the needs of nuclear medicine practitioners, other radiology specialists, and trainees in these fields.


PET Imaging of Lymphoma, An Issue of PET Clinics

PET Imaging of Lymphoma, An Issue of PET Clinics

Author: Rebecca Elstrom

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2012-01-28

Total Pages: 153

ISBN-13: 1455743054

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This issue provides a complete update on PET imaging of lymphoma, starting with a clinical assessment of lymphoma and the role of medical imaging. The role of structural imaging in lymphoma is then discussed. From a Nuclear Medicine perspective, FDG-PET in lymphoma is reviewed, as is the role of FDG-PET in pediatric lymphoma. Next, the role of non-FDG tracers in lymphoma is reviewed. Other articles cover the role of fMRI and optical imaging in lymphoma, the role of diffusion-weighted MRI in lymphoma, FDG-PET in personalization of therapy in patients with lymphoma, and PET and radiation oncology in lymphoma.


Instrumentation, an Issue of Pet Clinics

Instrumentation, an Issue of Pet Clinics

Author: Habib Zaidi

Publisher: Saunders

Published: 2008-03

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 9781416049883

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Currently there is no shortage of challenges and opportunities for PET instrumentation and quantitative imaging techniques. Molecular imaging technologies are leading to a revolutionary paradigm shift in health care and clinical practice. This issue reviews recent advances in PET instrumentation as well as volume correction strategies and strategies for motion tracking and correction, scatter compensation techniques, and attenuation correction techniques.


PET/MRI: Clinical Applications, An Issue of PET Clinics

PET/MRI: Clinical Applications, An Issue of PET Clinics

Author: Drew A. Torigian

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2016-09-10

Total Pages: 145

ISBN-13: 0323463282

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This issue of PET Clinics focuses on PET/MRI: Clinical Applications, and is edited by Drs. Drew Torigian and Andreas Kjaer. Articles will include: PET/MRI in Prostate Cancer; PET/MRI in Vascular Disease; PET/MRI in Lymphoma; PET/MRI in Head and Neck Cancer; PET/MRI in Brain Disease; PET/MR in Cancers of GI Tract; PET/MRI in Gynecologic Cancer; Clinical PET/MRI Systems and Patient Workflow; PET/MRI in Heart Disease; PET/MR in Breast Cancer and Lung Cancer; PET/MRI in Musculoskeletal Disorders; PET/MRI in Pediatric Oncology; Clinical PET/MRI: Future Perspectives; and more!


PET Imaging of the Head and Neck, An Issue of PET Clinics

PET Imaging of the Head and Neck, An Issue of PET Clinics

Author: Min Yao

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2012-10-28

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13: 1455747041

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PET/CT is an integral part of the evaluation of patients who have head and neck cancer. In this issue, the state of the art in PET/CT imaging is discussed. The issue starts with an overview of FDG-PET/CT, PET and MRI for normal anatomy, including pitfalls and artifacts. This topic is followed by a review of FDG-PET/CT for initial and subsequent therapy evaluation; progressing to PET and MRI. Other articles discuss SUV as a prognostic factor in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, PET in head and neck cancer radiotherapy treatment planning, PET in decision making for neck dissection after radiation treatment, and newer methods for improving yield from FDG-PET imaging for accurate staging, determining tumor biology, and assessing prognosis. The issue focuses on some of the most cutting-edge applications, such as new tracers PET in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (including FLT and hypoxia imaging). PET scans in thyroid cancer is also discussed.


PET Imaging in Pediatric Patients, An Issue of PET Clinics

PET Imaging in Pediatric Patients, An Issue of PET Clinics

Author: Hongming Zhuang

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2020-07-16

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 0323733808

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This issue of PET Clinics focuses on PET Imaging in Pediatric Patients and is edited by Drs. Hongming Zhuang and Abass Alavi. Articles will include: Promising New PET tracers in the evaluation of pediatric disease; F-DOPA PET/CT in the management of congenital hyperinsulinism; Emerging roles of PET/MRI in pediatric hospital; Roles of FDG PET/CT in the management of posttransplant lymphoproliferative disease in pediatric patient; FDG-PET/CT in the management of pediatric lymphoma; Preparation and logistic consideration in performing PET/CT and PET/MRI in pediatric patients; PET/CT in the evaluation of FUO and infectious/inflammatory disease in pediatric patients; Roles of PET/CT in the evaluation of neuroblastoma; Potential Roles of Total Body Imaging in Pediatric Diseases and Disorders; PET/CT in the Management of Pediatric Sarcomas; Pediatric Cardiac PET Imaging; Dosimetry between PET/CT and PET/MRI: Implications in Pediatric Imaging; Essential Role of Global Disease Assessment in Assessing Systemic Disorders, and more!