Author	Oehr, Peter. author
Title	PET and PET-CT in Oncology [electronic resource] / by Peter Oehr, Hans-Jรผrgen Biersack, R. Edward Coleman
Imprint	Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2004
Connect to	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18803-9
Descript	XIV, 350 p. online resource

PET and PET-CT in Oncology describes the principles of positron emission tomography and is a useful resource for incorporating the technique in clinical practice. In a clear and straightforward fashion, the book offers instructive information and overviews of the basic principles of PET and PET-CT as well as the routine clinical PET scanning procedures for all important oncological indications. It is designed to serve as a reference work for specialists in nuclear medicine and radiology (including therapy planning) and for oncologists. It also provides student and physicians in other medical specialities with a general introduction to the effective integration of this modern technique into routine clinical diagnostics. Above all, this volume illustrates the importance of PET and PET-CT in comparison with other imaging techniques

I: Basics -- Physical Principles, Dedicated/ Coincidence-PET -- Dual-Modality PET/CT Acquisition Systems for Clinical Oncology -- Transport and Metabolism of Glucose and FDG -- Radiopharmaceutical Production and Safety of [18F]FDG -- Image Fusion -- PET Scanner Quality Control -- II: Experimental Oncology -- to Experimental PET in Oncology -- PET in Cell Cultures: Oncology, Genetics, and Therapy -- Small-Animal PET in Oncology -- Small-Animal PET in Neuro-oncology and Gene Therapy -- III: Clinical Applications -- PET/CT: Clinical Considerations -- Brain Tumors -- Head and Neck Tumors -- Thyroid Carcinomas -- Lung Cancer -- Breast Cancer -- Pancreatic Cancer -- Gastro-Esophageal Cancer -- Liver Cancer -- Colorectal Cancer -- Ovarian Cancer -- Cancer of the Uterus -- PET in Bladder, Renal, and Prostate Cancer -- Testicular Tumors -- Malignant Melanoma -- Malignant Lymphomas -- Musculoskeletal Tumors -- Skeletal imaging with F-18 -- PET in Surgery -- PET and Radiotherapy -- Cancer Screening with 18F FDG-PET -- Cost-Effectiveness Studies of PET in Oncology -- Reimbursement (EU and USA) -- PET Reimbursement: Europe -- PET Reimbursement: United States