Breast Cancer
16Breast CancerEugene C. Lin, Marie E. Lee, and Abass Alavi Detection of Breast Masses Clinical Indication: B Positron emission tomography (PET) is sensitive for detecting breast lesions that are >…
Neurologic Applications
29Neurologic ApplicationsEugene C. Lin and Abass Alavi Seizure Localization1 Clinical Indication: B Positron emission tomography (PET) is useful in lateralizing epileptogenic foci in patients with equivocal clinical, electroencephalographic (EEG), and…
PET and PET/CT in Radiation Therapy Planning
27PET and PET/CT in Radiation Therapy PlanningSandip Basu, Guobin Song, Abass Alavi, and Eugene C. Lin The introduction of metabolic imaging into the radiation therapy planning (RTP) process is a…
Hepatobiliary Tumors
20Hepatobiliary TumorsEugene C. Lin and Abass Alavi Hepatocellular Carcinoma1,2 Clinical Indication: C The primary value of positron emission tomography (PET) is in detection of extrahepatic disease and monitoring treatment. Primary…
The Role of Glucose and FDG Metabolism in the Interpretation of PET Studies
3The Role of Glucose and FDGMetabolism in the Interpretationof PET StudiesRonald L. Korn, Alison Coates, and John Millstine Ask most physicians to recall the enzymatic pathways of glucose metabolism, and…
Brain Neoplasms
12Brain NeoplasmsEugene C. Lin and Abass Alavi Primary Brain Tumors1 Clinical Indication: C Although positron emission tomography (PET) imaging may not be indicated in the majority of newly diagnosed brain…
Thyroid Cancer
14Thyroid CancerEugene C. Lin and Abass Alavi Thyroid Nodules Clinical Indication: C Positron emission tomography (PET) has a limited role in primary evaluation of thyroid nodules. However, uptake in thyroid…
Basics of Fluorodeoxyglucose Radiochemistry and Biology
2Basics of FluorodeoxyglucoseRadiochemistry and BiologyNeale S. Mason and Eugene C. Lin Without question, [fluorine 18]fluorodeoxyglucose ([18F]FDG) is the most commonly used positron emission tomography (PET) radiotracer and has demonstrated utility…
