PET-CT in Cancer An Interdisciplinary Approach to Individualized Imaging

Title page......Page 2
Table of Contents......Page 4
Copyright......Page 10
Contributors......Page 13
Preface......Page 16
Abbreviations......Page 18
Chapter 1. Head and Neck Cancers......Page 24
Background......Page 25
Tumor Characteristics and Typical Behavior......Page 26
Evidence-based Viewpoints......Page 27
Cost-effectiveness......Page 29
Pitfalls......Page 30
Discussion......Page 31
Teaching Cases......Page 34
Background......Page 70
TNM Classification......Page 73
Evidence-based Viewpoints......Page 75
Cost-effectiveness......Page 76
Clinical Point of View......Page 77
Pitfalls......Page 78
Discussion......Page 79
Teaching Cases......Page 85
Background......Page 118
Tumor Characteristics and Typical Behavior......Page 121
TNM Classification......Page 122
Cost-Effectiveness......Page 124
Clinical Point of View......Page 125
Discussion......Page 127
Teaching Cases......Page 132
Chapter 4. Gastroesophageal Cancer......Page 163
Gastric Cancer......Page 164
Esophageal Cancer......Page 173
Chapter 5. Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms......Page 211
Background......Page 212
Tumor Characteristics and Typical Behavior......Page 215
TNM Classification for P-NENs......Page 217
TNM Classification for GI-NENs......Page 218
Evidence-Based Viewpoints......Page 219
Clinical Point of View......Page 220
Pitfalls......Page 222
Discussion......Page 223
Teaching Cases......Page 232
Background......Page 271
Common Pattern of Spread......Page 273
Evidence-Based Viewpoints......Page 274
Clinical Point of View......Page 275
Pitfalls......Page 277
Discussion......Page 278
Teaching Cases......Page 281
Chapter 7. Hepatobiliary Cancer......Page 306
Hepatocellular Carcinoma......Page 307
Cholangiocarcinoma......Page 315
Gallbladder Cancer......Page 321
Background......Page 358
Tumor Characteristics and Typical Behavior......Page 361
Guidelines......Page 362
Pitfalls......Page 365
Discussion......Page 366
Teaching Cases......Page 368
Chapter 9. Gynecologic Cancers......Page 404
Cervical Cancer......Page 405
Endometrial Cancer......Page 412
Ovarian Cancer......Page 419
Teaching Cases......Page 427
Chapter 10. Prostate Cancer......Page 475
Background......Page 476
Tumor Characteristics and Typical Behavior......Page 477
Clinical Guidelines for Using PET/CT......Page 478
Evidence-Based Viewpoints......Page 479
Clinical Point of View......Page 480
Pitfalls......Page 481
Discussion......Page 482
Teaching Cases......Page 488
Background......Page 522
TNM Classification......Page 525
Evidence-Based Viewpoints......Page 526
Clinical Point of View......Page 527
Discussion......Page 529
Teaching Cases......Page 532
Chapter 12. Brain Tumors......Page 550
Background......Page 551
Clinical Point of View......Page 555
Discussion......Page 556
Teaching Cases......Page 566
Conclusion......Page 581
Index......Page 600