PET-CT

The Fundamentals.- Normal Physiology and Variants: A Primer.- Clinical Cases.- Adrenal Cancer.- Germ Cell Tumors: Choricocarcinoma and Testicular Cancer.- Brain.- Breast Cancer.- Gynecologic Malignancies: Cervical, Uterine, and Vulvar Cancer.- Colorectal Cancers.- Cholangiocarcinoma.- Esophageal Carcinoma.- Gastric Cancer.- Gastrointestinal Tumors.- Head and Neck Cancers.- Heart Viability.- Inflammatory Disease and Infection.- Unknown Primary Tumors.- Liver Cancer.- Lung Tumors.- Hematologic Malignancies: Lymphoma, Leukemia, Multiple Myeloma.- Melanoma.- Thyroid Carcinoma.- Muscular Skeletal Tumors.- Urinary Malignancies: Renal Cell Carcinoma and Bladder Cancer.- Nerve Tumors.- Ovarian Cancer.- Pancreatic Cancer.- Prostate Cancer.- 18F Fluoride Bone Scintigraphy.

The University of Southern California PET Center is recognized as one of the leading PET centers in the world. The director of the USC PET Center, Dr. Peter Conti, is a distinguished leader in the nuclear medicine community. He and one of his top nuclear medicine fellows, Dr. Daniel Cham, will publish the first PET-CT case based book available in the marketplace. The text is heavily illustrated with original detailed PET-CT images of both common and uncommon cancer cases. Each of the clinical applications discussed is accompanied by a comprehensive description of the history, imaging techniques, and the interpretation and impression of the PET-CT case. Additionally, a section on "pearls and pitfalls" and clinical follow-up will help physicians gain a better understanding of the pathology and its changes during growth.

From the reviews:

"The editors of this timely volume have got together a group of contributors and produced a highly educational resource for the practising radiologist. All types of cancer are covered, including excellent sections on the brain, gynaecological malignancies, oesophageal cancer, lung tumours etc. The production of the book is excellent with excellent layout and beautiful, high quality images throughout. The pearls and pitfalls sections in each case are particularly useful, as is the discussion. I have found reading this book an invaluable introduction to this new clinical tool. It should be required reading for all who are embarking on clinical practice in this area and also for others who are interested in its application in oncology. The textbook deserves to be a success and a standard introductory textbook in this field." (RAD Magazine, September, 2005)



"This book ... is extremely timely, given the great success and rapid diffusion of PET-CT. ... The authors, supported by numerous qualified co-workers, have used their considerable experience in the performance and interpretation of PET-CT ... . The entire field of application, from the brain to gynaecological pathology, is considered clearly and comprehensively. ... this book will be of value not only to beginners and/or residents but also to experts ... ." (U. P. Guerra and L. Mansi, European Journal for Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Vol. 33, 2006)

"This is an up to the minute text demonstrating state of the art dedicated PET-CT studies. ... The book is extremely well presented. ... There are 472 illustrations ... . these figures are of an excellent standard and make this an enjoyable and valuable text. ... The book is well indexed and easy to navigate. ... The case study formula is well designed and makes this textbook a pleasurable book to 'dip' into ... . this is a delightful book of PET-CT case studies." (Kevin Bradley, Neuroradiology, Vol.