PET and PET-CT in Oncology

Front Matter....Pages I-XIV
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Physical Principles, Dedicated/Coincidence PET....Pages 3-7
Dual-Modality PET/CT Acquisition Systems for Clinical Oncology....Pages 9-28
Transport and Metabolism of Glucose and FDG....Pages 29-42
Radiopharmaceutical Production and Safety of [ 18 F]FDG....Pages 43-48
Image Fusion....Pages 49-58
PET Scanner Quality Control....Pages 59-64
Front Matter....Pages 65-65
Introduction to Experimental PET in Oncology....Pages 67-72
PET in Cell Cultures: Oncology, Genetics, and Therapy....Pages 73-76
Small-Animal PET in Oncology....Pages 77-85
Small-Animal PET in Neuro-oncology and Gene Therapy....Pages 87-97
Front Matter....Pages 99-99
PET/CT: Clinical Considerations....Pages 101-112
Brain Tumors....Pages 113-125
Head and Neck Tumors....Pages 127-136
Thyroid Carcinomas....Pages 137-148
Lung Cancer....Pages 149-165
Breast Cancer....Pages 167-178
Pancreatic Cancer....Pages 179-185
Gastro-Esophageal Cancer....Pages 187-202
Liver Cancer....Pages 203-211
Colorectal Cancer....Pages 213-226
Front Matter....Pages 99-99
Ovarian Cancer....Pages 227-235
Cancer of the Uterus....Pages 237-241
PET in Bladder, Renal, and Prostate Cancer....Pages 243-249
Testicular Tumors....Pages 251-257
Malignant Melanoma....Pages 259-265
Malignant Lymphomas....Pages 267-274
Musculoskeletal Tumors....Pages 275-284
Skeletal Imaging with F-18....Pages 285-290
PET in Surgery....Pages 291-301
PET and Radiotherapy....Pages 303-308
Cancer Screening with 18F FDG-PET....Pages 309-320
Cost-Effectiveness Studies of PET in Oncology....Pages 321-330
PET Reimbursement: Europe....Pages 331-333
PET Reimbursement: United States....Pages 335-337
Back Matter....Pages 339-350