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  • Theranostics, An Issue of PET Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 21-3
    • Harshad Kulkarni + 1 more
    • English
    In this issue of PET Clinics, guest editors Drs. Harshad Kulkarni and Abass Alavi bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Theranostics. Tops experts cover key topics such as total-body PET in theranostics: transforming treatment planning and follow-up; FAP-targeted imaging and therapy; theranostics in neuroendocrine neoplasms: integrating imaging, therapy, and dosimetry; theranostics: when targeting imaging leads to a targeted therapy; and much more.

  • PET/MRI and PET/CT in Pediatric Patients, An Issue of PET Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 21-2
    • Hongming Zhuang + 1 more
    • English
    In this issue of PET Clinics, guest editors Drs. Hongming Zhuang and Abass Alavi bring their considerable expertise to the topic of PET/MRI for the Pediatric Patient. Tops experts cover key topics such as application of PET/MRI in the assessment of inflammatory and infection disease in pediatric patients; PET/MRI in the evaluation of lymphomas and post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder in pediatric patients; evaluation of congenital hyperinsulinism using 18F-FDOPA positron emission tomography; management of pediatric brain tumors with aid of PET/MRI; and much more.

  • Computational and AI Methods in Theranostics and Nuclear Oncology, An Issue of PET Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 21-1
    • Arman Rahmim + 2 more
    • English
    In this issue of PET Clinics, guest editors Drs. Arman Rahmim, Kuangyu Shi, and Babak Saboury bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Computational and AI Methods toward Successful Applications of Theranostics. The field of nuclear medicine is currenting undergoing a renaissance, directly related to theranostics applications, where we can “see what we treat and treat what we see” using radiopharmaceuticals that target important disease biomarkers with high sensitivity. This special issue focuses on computational and AI methods tools and techniques available and under development to enable optimal use of theranostic applications.

  • PET Image Quantification: Novel Methods, Challenges, and Opportunities, An Issue of PET Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 20-4
    • Nicolas A. Karakatsanis + 1 more
    • English
    In this issue of PET Clinics, guest editors Drs. Nicolas A. Karakatsanis and Abass Alavi bring their considerable expertise to the topic of PET Image Quantification: Novel Methods, Challenges, and Opportunities. Top experts present an overview of the latest developments and challenges in quantitative clinical PET data correction methods and how the latest advancements in multi-parametric imaging, dual-tracer protocols, artificial intelligence, and total-body scanners are paving the way to overcome current challenges and open new opportunities for improved quantitative accuracy.

  • Diagnostic Imaging: Nuclear Medicine

    • 4th Edition
    • Jennifer Schroeder + 1 more
    • English
    Covering the entire spectrum of this fast-changing field, Diagnostic Imaging: Nuclear Medicine, Fourth Edition, is an invaluable, everyday resource for nuclear medicine physicians, general radiologists, and trainees—anyone who requires an easily accessible, highly visual reference on today’s rapidly changing nuclear medicine therapies. Drs. Jennifer Schroeder, Joanna R. Fair, and a team of new and returning highly specialized authors provide up-to-date information in concise yet detailed chapters to help you make informed decisions at the point of care. They address the most appropriate nuclear medicine options available to answer specific clinical questions within the framework of all imaging modalities, making this edition a useful learning tool as well as a handy reference for daily practice.

  • PET Applications in Interventional Radiology, An Issue of PET Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 20-3
    • Charles B. Simone, II + 3 more
    • English
    In this issue of PET Clinics, guest editors Drs. Stephen Hunt, Steven Feigenberg, and Charles B. Simone bring their considerable expertise to the topic of PET Applications in Interventional Oncology. This PET Clinics issue is the first to be devoted to interventional oncology, and offers expert articles on multiple uses of PET/CT in oncology, applications of FAPI-PET, ablation, sarcoma, and techniques in assessing efficacy of IR interventions.

  • PET Applications in Radiation Oncology, An Issue of PET Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 20-2
    • Steven J. Feigenberg + 3 more
    • English
    In this issue of PET Clinics, guest editors Drs. Stephen Hunt, Steven Feigenberg, and Charles B. Simone bring their considerable expertise to the topic of PET Applications in Radiation Oncology. PET imaging in radiation oncology provides valuable insights into tumor biology, treatment planning, and response assessment. As radiation therapy improves in precision and use, PET-based imaging modalities will become increasingly valuable in the design of radiation treatment fields. In this issue, top experts in the field discuss PET’s use in treatment planning, use in certain cancers, and use in reducing radiation-induced injuries.

  • PET Imaging in Central Nervous System Disorders, An Issue of PET Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 20-1
    • Eric Guedj + 3 more
    • English
    In this issue of PET Clinics, guest editors Drs. Abass Alavi, Andrew B. Newberg, Poul Flemming Høilund-Carlsen, and Eric Guedj bring their considerable expertise to the topic of PET-CT-MRI in Central Nervous System Disorders with Emphasis on Dementias. Top experts in the field provide an overview of PET imaging in the most common dementias and brain diseases, such as Alzheimer’s and epilepsy. Specific articles also investigate normal brain aging, long COVID, brain trauma, and human experience and consciousness.

  • Novel PET Imaging Techniques in the Management of Hematologic Malignancies, An Issue of PET Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 19-4
    • Cristina Nanni + 3 more
    • English
    In this issue of PET Clinics, guest editors Drs. Cristina Nanni, Paolo Castellucci, Stefano Fanti, and Neeta Pandit-Taskar bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Novel PET Imaging Techniques in the Management of Hematological Malignancies. Top experts in the field discuss the latest radiotracers for lymphoma and myeloma, novel quantitative imaging techniques, radioligand therapies, total body PET imaging; and more.

  • Theragnostics, An Issue of PET Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 19-3
    • Andrei Iagaru + 1 more
    • English
    Contains 12 relevant, practice-oriented topics including theragnostics trials; neuroendocrine tumors: diagnostics; prostate-specific membrane antigen: diagnostics; theragnostics: post-therapy imaging; fibroblast-activatio... inhibitors (FAPI) theragnostics; and more.Provides in-depth clinical reviews on theragnostics, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

  • Clinical PET/CT: Quarter-Century Transformation of Oncology, An Issue of PET Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 19-2
    • Rathan M. Subramaniam
    • English
    In this issue of PET Clinics, guest editor Dr. Rathan M. Subramaniam brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Clinical PET/CT: Quarter-Century Transformation of Oncology. The first PET-CT prototype for clinical evaluation was installed at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in 1998, and combined PET/CT scanners perform almost all PET scans today. These combined scans help pinpoint abnormal metabolic activity and may provide more accurate diagnoses than the two scans performed separately. In this issue, top experts discuss specific cancers where PET/CT is used and how it has transformed diagnosis in that area.

  • Advances in Organ-Specific PET Instrumentation and their Clinical and Research Applications, An Issue of PET Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 19-1
    • Abass Alavi + 2 more
    • English
    In this issue of PET Clinics, guest editors Drs. Abass Alavi, Habib Zaidi, and Suleman Surti bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Advances in Organ-specific PET Instrumentation and Their Clinical Applications. Top experts cover key topics such as the increasing use of silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) technology, advances in depth-of-interaction (DOI) and time-of-flight (TOF) PET detectors, the use of artificial intelligence technologies for detector development; and more.

  • Breast Cancer: Advances in Molecular Imaging, An Issue of PET Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 18-4
    • Gary A. Ulaner + 1 more
    • English
    In this issue, guest editors bring their considerable expertise to this important topic.

  • Fibroblast Activation Protein Imaging, An Issue of PET Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 18-3
    • Frederik L. Giesel + 2 more
    • English
    In this issue, guest editors bring their considerable expertise to this important topic.

  • Neuroendocrine Neoplasms, An Issue of PET Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 18-2
    • Rathan M. Subramaniam
    • English
    In this issue, guest editors bring their considerable expertise to this important topic.

  • Critical Role of PET in Assessing Age Related Disorders, An Issue of PET Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 18-1
    • Abass Alavi
    • English
    In this issue, guest editors bring their considerable expertise to this important topic.

  • Prostate Cancer, An Issue of PET Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 17-4
    • Harshad R. Kulkarni + 1 more
    • English
    In this issue of PET Clinics, guest editors Drs. Harshad R. Kulkarni and Abass Alavi bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Prostate Cancer. PET imaging for prostate cancer continues to evolve as new radiotracers and imaging modalities are combined. This issue offers an up-to-date review of the most popular radiotracers and how PET imaging is combined with MR, CT, and ultrasound to provide the most accurate diagnosis of prostate cancer.

  • FDG-PET/CT vs. Non-FDG Tracers in Less Explored Domains, An Issue of PET Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 17-3
    • Sandip Basu + 2 more
    • English
    In this issue, guest editors bring their considerable expertise to this important topic.

  • Head and Neck Cancers, An Issue of PET Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 17-2
    • Rathan M. Subramaniam
    • English
    In this issue of PET Clinics, guest editor Dr. Rathan M. Subramaniam brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Head and Neck Cancers. Top experts in the field provide important updates on planning, treatment, and individual head and neck cancers, with articles such as PET/CT: laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancers; PET/CT: thyroid cancers; PET/CT: oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancers; and more.

  • Artificial Intelligence and PET Imaging, Part 2, An Issue of PET Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 17-1
    • Arman Rahmim + 2 more
    • English
    In this issue of PET Clinics, guest editors Arman Rahmim, Babak Saboury, and Eliot Siegel bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Artificial Intelligence and PET Imaging.

  • Artificial Intelligence and PET Imaging, Part 1, An Issue of PET Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 16-4
    • Babak Saboury + 1 more
    • English

  • Theranostics, An Issue of PET Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 16-3
    • Ali Gholamrezanezhad + 1 more
    • English
    This issue of PET Clinics focuses on Theranostics and is edited by Drs. Ali Gholamrezanezhad and Hojjat Ahmadzadehfar. Articles will include: Good Clinical Practice for Theranostics; Theranostics in Neuroendocrine Tumors; Neuroendocrine Tumors: Imaging Perspective; Prostate Cancer Theranostics: From Target Description to Imaging; Prostate Cancer Theranostics: PSMA-targeted Therapy; Theranostics in Brain Tumors; Theranostics in Neuroblastoma; Theranostics in Thyroid Cancer; and more!

  • PET-Based Novel Imaging Techniques with Recently Introduced Radiotracers, An Issue of PET Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 16-2
    • Mona-Elisabeth R. Revheim + 1 more
    • English
    This issue of PET Clinics focuses on PET-Based Novel Imaging Techniques with Recently Introduced Radiotracers and is edited by Drs. Mona-Elisabeth R. Revheim and Abass Alavi. Articles will include: Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen PET in Prostate Cancer: 68Ga/18F labelled; Critical Role of FDG in Hormonally Active Malignancies; Role of Amino-Acid Tracers and FDG in the Diagnosis of Brain Tumors; FACBC/Fluciclovine PET Imaging in Prostate Cancer; Somatostatin PET in NEN: DOTA-peptides + 68Ga/64Cu labelled; Imaging of Insulinoma with PET: DOTA-peptides, Exendin-4 PET/CT; Preclinical Evaluation of TSPO and MAO-B PET Radiotracers in an LPS Model of Neuroinflammation; Molecular Imaging of Movement Disorders; Imaging of Cardiac Amyloidosis; and more!

  • Total Body PET Imaging, An Issue of PET Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 16-1
    • Ramsey Badawi + 3 more
    • English
    This issue of PET Clinics focuses on Total Body PET Imaging, and is edited by Drs. Lorenzo Nardo, Ramsey Badawi, Joel S. Karp and Austin Pantel. Articles will include: UC Davis update on the uEXPLORER; Zhongshan update on the uEXPLORER; UPenn update on the PennPET Explorer; Total body imaging instrumentation design considerations; 3D/4D reconstruction and quantitative total body imaging; Analysis of 4D data for total body imaging; Total body imaging and cancer; Total body imaging and metabolic disease; Total body imaging and infection; Total body imaging and musculoskeletal disease; Total body imaging and cardiovascular disease; Total body imaging and cardiac applications; Total body imaging and neuroimaging; and more!

  • Recent Advances in Imaging with PET, CT, and MR Techniques, An Issue of PET Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 15-4
    • Habib Zaidi + 1 more
    • English
    This issue of PET Clinics focuses on Recent Advances in Imaging with PET, CT, and MR Techniques and is edited by Drs. Habib Zaidi, Abass Alavi and Drew A. Torigian. Articles will include: Total-body PET imaging: Developments in instrumentation; Prospects for total-body PET imaging using plastic scintillators; Total-body imaging: Potential clinical applications; New challenges for PET image reconstruction for total-body imaging; Advances in preclinical PET instrumentation; Applications of hybrid PET/MRI in CNS disorders; Applications of hybrid PET-MRI in MSK disorders; Assessment of total body atherosclerosis burden by PET-CT; Recent advances on CT and MR imaging in radiology; Potential impact of Total Body PET imaging in measuring global disease burden in systemic inflammatory disorders; Applications of PET-MRI in CV disorders; and more!

  • PET Imaging in Pediatric Patients, An Issue of PET Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 15-3
    • Hongming Zhuang + 1 more
    • English
    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/inflammat... 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!

  • Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging: The Requisites

    • 5th Edition
    • Janis P. O'Malley + 1 more
    • English
    Now in its 5th Edition, this outstanding volume in the popular Requisites series thoroughly covers the fast-changing field of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging. Ideal for residency, clinical rotations, and board review, this compact and authoritative volume by Drs. Janis O'Malley and Harvey Ziessman covers the conceptual, factual, and interpretive information you need to know for success on exams and in clinical practice.

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

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 15-2
    • Søren Hess + 1 more
    • English
    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/inflammat... 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!

  • Evolving Role of PET in Assessing the Efficacy of Immunotherapy and Radiation Therapy in Malignant Disorders, An Issue of PET Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 15-1
    • Abass Alavi + 2 more
    • English
    This issue of PET Clinics focuses on Evolving Role of PET in Assessing the Efficacy of Immunotherapy and Radiation Therapy in Malignant Disorders, and is edited by Drs. Charles B. Simone II, Nicolas Aide, and Abass Alavi (the Consulting Editor of PET Clinics). Articles will include: The Value of PET Imaging to Guide Target Delineation for Radiation Oncology; PET Imaging to Determine Radiation Dose, Adapt Radiation Plans, and Predict Patterns of Failure and Overall Survival for Non-small Cell Lung Cancer; The Utility of PET/CT for Radiation Oncology Planning, Surveillance, and Prognosis Prediction for Gastrointestinal Tumors; Evolving Role of PET Based Novel Quantitative Techniques to Detect Radiation-induced Complications; Current and Future PET Based Quantitative techniques to Assess Response to Radiation Therapy; Diagnosis, Staging, Radiation Treatment Response Assessment, and Prognostication; FDG PET/CT for Assessing Tumour Response to Immunotherapy and Detecting Immune-related Side Effects: A Checklist for the PET Reader; PET Imaging with Therapeutic Antibody-based PD-1/PD-L1 Checkpoint Tracers; FDG PET/CT for Assessing Tumour Response to Immunotherapy in Lymphomas; FDG PET/CT for Assessing Tumour Response to Immunotherapy in Solid Tumours: Melanoma and Beyond; and more!

  • PET in the Management of Hematologic Malignancies, An Issue of PET Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 14-3
    • Abass Alavi + 3 more
    • English
    This issue of PET Clinics focuses on PET in the Management of Hematologic Malignancies and is edited by Drs. Abass Alavi (the Consulting Editor of PET Clinics), Gary Ulaner, Jakub Svoboda, and Lale Kostakoglu. Articles will include: PET-CR as a surrogate to replace PFS in assessment of efficacy of DLBCL treatments; PET-Derived Quantitative Metrics for Response and Prognosis; Evolving Role of PET Based Novel Quantitative Techniques in the Management of Hematological Malignancies; Critical Role of FDG/NaF imaging in Assessment of Skeletal Involvement in Patients with Multiple Myeloma; Response adapted treatment strategies in Hodgkin lymphoma using PET scans; FDG PET/CT as a staging tool in multiple myeloma; FDG PET/CT as a predictor of prognosis in multiple myeloma; PET/CT as a response evaluation tool in multiple myeloma; PET imaging in CLL and Richter’s transformation; Current Overview and Future Directions of PET for Hematologic Malignancies; and more!

  • Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging: Case Review Series

    • 3rd Edition
    • Lilja B Solnes + 1 more
    • English
    Stay on top of recent, significant changes in the areas of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging with this updated and expanded volume in the popular Case Review Series. Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, 3rd Edition offers highly illustrated, case-based preparation for board review to help residents and recertifying radiologists succeed on exams and provide state-of-the-art patient care.

  • Strahlentherapie kompakt

    Praxisnah und interdisziplinär
    • 3rd Edition
    • Frank Giordano + 1 more
    • German
    Das Buch bietet Ihnen eine knapp formulierte, interdisziplinäre Übersicht über die jeweilige Rationale für die Therapie der verschiedenen Tumorentitäten unter ausführlicher Berücksichtigung der Chirurgie sowie der Hormon- und Chemotherapie. Darüber hinaus werden Ihnen spezifisch strahlentherapeutisc... Aspekte mit praxisrelevanten Angaben vorgestellt. Neu in der 3. Auflage: Alle Kapitel umfassend aktualisiert Darstellung der Bestrahlungsplanung auf aktuellstem Level: von der 2-D zur 3-D-Bestrahlungsplan... von der reellen zur virtuellen Simulation, von der 3-D-konformalen zur intensitätsmoduliert... Bestrahlung Berücksichtigung der jeweiligen Leitlinie sowie bei neuerer Datenlage Hinweis auf Unterschiede zur gültigen Fassung

  • Essentials of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

    • 7th Edition
    • Fred A. Mettler + 1 more
    • English
    **Selected for 2026 Doody's Core Titles in Diagnostic Radiology**Covering both the fundamentals and recent developments in this fast-changing field, Essentials of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, 7th Edition, is a must-have resource for radiology residents, nuclear medicine residents and fellows, nuclear medicine specialists, and nuclear medicine technicians. Known for its clear and easily understood writing style, superb illustrations, and self-assessment features, this updated classic is an ideal reference for all diagnostic imaging and therapeutic patient care related to nuclear medicine, as well as an excellent review tool for certification or MOC preparation.

  • Fundamentals of Oncologic PET/CT

    • 1st Edition
    • Gary A. Ulaner
    • English
    In the fast-changing age of precision medicine, PET/CT is increasingly important for accurate cancer staging and evaluation of treatment response. Fundamentals of Oncologic PET/CT, by Dr. Gary A. Ulaner, offers an organized, systematic introduction to reading and interpreting PET/CT studies, ideal for radiology and nuclear medicine residents, practicing radiologists, medical oncologists, and radiation oncologists. Synthesizing eight years’ worth of cases and lectures from one of the largest cancer centers in the world, this title provides a real-world, practical approach, taking you through the body organ by organ as it explains how to integrate both the FDG PET and CT findings to best interpret each lesion.

  • Specialty Imaging: PET

    • 1st Edition
    • Paige Bennett + 4 more
    • English
    The first text to offer complete, diagnosis-centered guidance on the effective use of emerging PET technology, Specialty Imaging: PET is a one-stop resource, expertly tailored to your decision support needs at the point of care. This accessible reference covers everything you need to know about the key role of PET in the complex field of precision medicine in areas including oncology, cardiac, infection and inflammation, vascular, breast, neurological, musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal, neuroendocrine, and many other specialties. With a practical, clinically oriented focus, it brings you fully up-to-date with research-based information on PET and how PET has resulted in radically new treatment approaches based on an immediate and molecular response to therapy.

  • Imaging of the Postoperative Spine, An Issue of Neuroimaging Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 24-2
    • Orlando Ortiz
    • English
    Editor Orlando Ortiz and authors review important areas in Imaging of the Postoperative Spine. Articles will include: Post-operative spine imaging in cancer patients; Minimally invasive spine intervention; Post-vertebral augmentation spine imaging; Imaging of lumbar spine fusion; Motion sparing spine instrumentation; Imaging of spine surgery complications; Post-operative fluid collections; Emerging techniques of post-operative spine imaging, What the spine surgeon needs to know about post-operative spine; Post-operative spine infection evaluation; and more!

  • Secondary Headache, An Issue of Neurologic Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 32-2
    • Randolph W. Evans
    • English
    Secondary headaches account for about 10% of headaches and require meticulous diagnosis because of their life-threatening potential. The secondary headaches include a diverse and fascinating array of etiologies which can mimic primary headache disorders ranging from the rare to the mundane and from the well established to the highly controversial. This issue of Neurologic Clinics is devoted entirely to secondary headaches with topics that include: Headaches due to nasal and paranasal sinus disease; Headaches due to vascular disorders; Headaches and brain tumors; Low cerebrospinal fluid pressure syndromes; Painful ophthalmologic disorders and eye pain; Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (pseudotumor cerebri); Cough, exertional, and sex headaches; The neck and headaches; Drug-induced headaches; Trigeminal neuralgia and glossopharyngeal neuralgia; Headaches and vasculitis; Tonsilar ectopia and headaches; Post-traumatic headaches; Metabolic headaches; Temporomandibular joint disorders, bruxism, and headaches.

  • FDG PET/CT Imaging: Normal Variations and Benign Findings – Translation to PET/MRI, An Issue of PET Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Mohsen Beheshti
    • English
    This issue of PET Clinics examines normal variations and benign findings in FDG PET/CT Imaging. Topics include Standardization and quantification in FDG PET /CT imaging for staging and restaging of disease, dynamic changes in FDG update in normal tissues, as well as normal variations in the brain, head and neck, thorax, abdomen, pelvis, and in pediatrics.

  • Pet Imaging of Brain Tumors, An Issue of PET Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 8-2
    • Sandip Basu + 1 more
    • English
    This issue discusses the clinical application of PET Imaging in assessing brain tumors, Including what a neuro-oncologist’s expectations should be. One article discusses how PET can help in developing reliable response evaluation criteria in brain tumors; another reviews modern tracers for brain tumors. The evolving role of PET-MRI in brain tumors is examined. Parametric mapping of multiple PET tracers with MRI response evaluation is reviewed. Another article discusses the role of early and delayed PET imaging and novel quantitative techniques in hybrid imaging for brain tumors. The perspective of pediatric imaging is also given.

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

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 7-4
    • Min Yao + 1 more
    • English
    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.

  • Clinical Utility of 18NaF PET/CT in Benign and Malignant Disorders, An Issue of PET Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 7-3
    • Mohsen Beheshti
    • English
    The use of F-18 NaF PET/CT versus conventional bone scanning in the assessment of benign and malignant disorders has many advantages, which are discussed at length in this issue. Imaging of a variety of benign and malignant bone diseases is discussed, including the assessment of disease and the monitoring of patient response to therapy. Imaging in pediatric patients is also discussed.

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

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 7-2
    • Abass Alavi + 1 more
    • English
    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-associa... 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.

  • Cardiac PET Imaging, An Issue of PET Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 6-4
    • Wengen Chen + 1 more
    • English
    Nuclear medicine has played a significant role in imaging cardiovascular diseases. With developments in PET imaging, that role has expanded. This issue reviews the latest uses for PET in the imaging of cardiac sarcoidosis, cardiac and arterial calcifications, coronary vascular disease, vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque, and myocardial viability.

  • Congenital Anomalies of the Brain, Spine, and Neck, An Issue of Neuroimaging Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 21-3
    • Hermant Parmar + 1 more
    • English
    Congenital spine and spinal cord malformations; Congenital brain malformations (except cortical malformations); Malformations of cortical development; Congenital cystic neck lesions; A simplified approach to pediatric vascular malformations of the head and neck; Congenital face, maxillofacial anomalies; Congenital arterial and venous anomalies of brain, spine and neck; Fetal neuroimaging; Temporal bone malformations; Pediatric orbit; Neurosurgeon’s perspective to congenital brain and spine malformations

  • Radiation Therapy Planning with PET, An Issue of PET Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 6-2
    • Sushil Beriwal
    • English
    PET imaging has become an essential part of radiation therapy for cancer patients. Leading off the issue are articles on clinical applications and technical aspects. Following those are reviews of the use of PET in the treatment for lung cancer, gynecologic malignancies, GI and pancreatic tumors, and brain tumors, lymphoma, and head and neck malignancies. The final article addresses advances in hybrid imaging in planning of radiation therapy.

  • Gynecologic Malignancies, An Issue of PET Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 5-4
    • Ora Israel
    • English
    Positron emission tomography (PET) has been approved for the diagnosis and staging of gynecologic malignancies for several years now. This issue reviews the imaging of cervical, uterine, and endometrial cancers. There is also an articles on the uses of PET/CT for imaging normal and abnormal anatomy, as well as gynecologic imaging using other modalities. Lastly this issue contains a review of newer radionuclide tracers currently in development.

  • Musculoskeletal PET Imaging, An Issue of PET Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 5-3
    • Roland Hustinx
    • English
    This issue reviews the uses of positron emission tomography (PET) for imaging the musculoskeletal system. Because PET imaging has been particularly effective with regard to imaging of tumors, this issue includes several issues on detecting primary as well as metastatic bone tumors. PET’s use in imaging soft tissue malignancies and musculoskeletal malignancies are also reviewed. This issue also explores the uses of PET for osteoporosis and inflammatory and infectious diseases. The development and applications for alternative radionuclide tracers is also included.

  • PET in the Aging Brain, An Issue of PET Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 5-1
    • Andrew B. Newberg + 1 more
    • English
    PET imaging has shown its value in diagnosing diseases affecting older people. Most significantly this has been with regard to the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. Parkinson’s disease is another condition in which PET has proved valuable. This issue also included articles on the uses of PET for diagnosing cerebrovascular disease and for assessing neuroplasticity.

  • Breast Cancer Imaging II, An Issue of PET Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 4-4
    • Sandip Basu + 3 more
    • English
    This two part issue of PET Clinics provides a comprehensive review to the important topic of Breast Cancer. Although the focus of this issue is the use of PET and PET/CT in the diagnosis, staging, treatment planning, and follow up for patients with breast cancer, there are also articles providing correlates from other imaging modalities.

  • Pediatric PET Imaging, An Issue of PET Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 3-4
    • Hongming Zhuang + 1 more
    • English
    Now that the applications of positron emission tomography (PET) are becoming more clearly understood, PET is now being used in pediatric population. Important considerations in its use on children are patient preparation and radiation exposure. This issue reviews the use of PET to image children with Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma, brain tumors, and inflammatory bowel disease, among other conditions. Also included is the use of PET to assess response to therapy.