Clinical molecular anatomic imaging PET, PET/CT, & SPECT/CT

Fusion imaging tomography (FIT, also called "functional anatomic mapping") describes an imaging study that combines radiology (form) and nuclear medicine (function). This is the first book on the subject and includes information on lesion detection, diagnosis, staging, and treatment. The book features experienced contributors from multiple international imaging centers, and four-color images throughout.

Part. Part 1: Basic Aspects of PET. PET/CT and SPECT/CT Imaging. Introduction. Radiation Sources for Emission Scanning: Positron and Gamma Emission. Basics of PET Scanning. Design Criteria For PET Scanners -- What Is Important and Why. Basics of SPECT Scanning: Emission and Transmission. CT Scanning: New Developments Relevant to Integrated Imaging. CT-Based Attenuation Correction for PET/CT Scanners. SPECT/CT: SPECT Attenuation Correction with CT. Contrast Enhanced CT Scanning in PET/CT. Radiation Doses and Radiation Protection. Image Co-Registration and Co-Registered Image Rendering. Quantifying PET. Quantifying SPECT. A Primer in Compartment Modeling Part. Part 2: Making PET. PET/CT and SPECT/CT a Clinical Reality. Radiopharmaceuticals for Clinical PET-, PET/CT- and SPECT/CT Imaging. PET-Radiopharmaceuticals: Fluorinated Compunds. PET-Radiopharmaceuticals: Perfusion Compounds: [13N]-Ammonia, [15 O]-Water and [82 Rb]-Rubidium. PET-Radiopharmaceuticals: C-11 Compounds of Clinical Value. SPECT Radiopharmaceuticals for Perfusion, Tumor & Inflammation Localization. Financial Considerations: Fixed Site PET and PET/CT Installations. Making PET and PET/CT a Clinical Reality Through Mobile PET Services. Financial Considerations: PET Radiopharmaceutical Production. Generator Products for PET Imaging. PET Imaging Protocols. PET/CT Imaging Protocols. SPECT/CT Imaging Protocols Part. Part 3: Clinical PET. and Integrated Modality Imaging of the Brain. The Normal Brain Scan. Brain Tumors: Astrocytomas, Oligodendrogliomas and Glioblastomas. Brain Metastases, Intracranial Lymphomas, and Non-Gliomatous Tumors. Infections of the Central Nervous System. PET Imaging in Epilepsy. PET Imaging in Dementias and Extrapyramidal Disorders. PET Imaging in Cerebrovascular Disease Part. Part 4: Clinical PET and Integrated Modality Imaging of the Heart .4. The Normal Heart Scan. Coronary Artery Disease: Perfusion. Coronary Artery Disease: Tissue Viability. PET in Other Cardiac Diseases. Integrated SPECT and PET/CT in Cardiac Imaging Part. Part 5: Clinical PET. and PET/CT Imaging in Body Oncology. Normal PET, PET/CT and SPECT/CT Body Scans: Imaging Pitfalls and Artifacts. PET and PET/CT of Head and Neck Tumors. PET and PET/CT of Cancers of the Thyroid. PET and PET/CT of Tumors with an Unknown Primary. PET and PET/CT Tumors of the Chest. PET and PET/CT of Breast Cancer. PET and PET/CT of Cancers of the Oesophagus, Stomach, and Large Intestine. PET and PET/CT of the Liver and Pancreas. PET and PET/CT of Tumors of the Genito-Urinary System. PET and PET/CT of Lymphoma. PET and PET/CT of Malignant Melanoma. PET and PET/CT of Bone- and Soft-Tissue Tumors. PET and PET/CT in Radiation Therapy. Gamma Camera Based PET: Basic Principles and Performance Part. Part 6: Clinical PET and PET.CT Imaging of Inflammation in the Body. Physiological Basis of Inflammation Imaging. PET and PET/CT of Soft Tissue Infections. Infections of the Musculoskeletal System. Infections in Patients with Metallic Implants. Sterile Inflammatory Disease Part. Part 7: Clinical Applications of SPECT.CT. Normal SPECT/CT Scans: Artifacts and Pitfalls in Iodine-, Iodine-MIBG and Indium Octreotide Imaging. SPECT/CT in Tumor Imaging. SPECT/CT in Non-Malignant Disease. Special Conditions in Pediatric PET Scanning. PET in Pediatric Tumors and Infections