Table of contents
Part I: Basic Principles. Principles of PET Imaging. Production of Isotopes. Principles of PET/CT and Radiation Dose. Generator Products and Radiopharmaceuticals. Automated Synthesis of Radiopharmaceuticals. Economics of Clinical Operation. Protocols of PET and PET/CT. Normal and Variable Patterns. Artifacts in FDG-PET and PET/CT.- Part II: Clinical Applications. Epilepsy. Dementia and Cerebrovascular Disease. Cardiology. Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases. Brain Tumors. Head and Neck Tumors. Thoracic Cancer. Breast Cancer. Esophageal, Gastric, Pancreatic, and Colorectal Cancers. Hepatobiliary Tumors. Gynecologic Cancers. Urologic Cancer. Melanoma, Myeloma, and Sarcoma. Lymphoma. Endocrine Tumors. Utility of PET/CT.