Therapy Response
11Therapy ResponseEugene C. Lin and Abass Alavi This is a general overview of positron emission tomography (PET) for therapy response. Information about the role of PET in relation to specific…
Patient Preparation
IIClinical Basics 4Patient PreparationEugene C. Lin and Abass Alavi Proper patient preparation prior to and during the positron emission tomography (PET) study is important to ensure maximum diagnostic yield. The…
Levels of Evidence for Clinical Indications of FDG PET
9Levels of Evidence for Clinical Indications of FDG PETEugene C. Lin Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG PET) has a wide range of clinical applications in oncology and to a lesser…
Standardized Uptake Value
5Standardized Uptake ValueEugene C. Lin, Abass Alavi, and Paul E. Kinahan The standard uptake value (SUV) is also known as SUR (standardized uptake ratio) DUR (differential uptake value, dose uptake…
Histopathology
Nonneoplastic Lesion of the Ovary Cysts of Follicular Origin During prepuberal and reproductive years, the functional follicle cysts and corpus luteum cysts measuring 3–10 cm in diameter are, by definition,…
Cord-Stromal Tumors: Clinical Setting and Ultrasound Findings
Fig. 1 Origin of all different types of ovarian tumors Most consist of ovarian cell types, but testicular (Sertoli cell) and mixed ovarian and testicular (gynandroblastoma) cell types can occur….
Ovarian Tumors (Clinical Setting and US)
Fig. 1 Direct local tumor extension from adjacent sites (the fallopian tube, uterus, urinary bladder, colon) to the ovaries. Green arrows indicate infiltrated visceral lymph nodes surrounding the primary tumor…
Tumor Characterization Using 3D Ultrasound
Fig. 1 Ultrasound images of the ovary: (B1–B4) benign conditions (M1–M4) malignant tumor Methods Figure 2 depicts the general block diagram of the proposed CAD technique for ovarian cancer detection….
Tomographic and Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Borderline and Serous Tumors
Fig. 1 (a) A 49-year-old woman with benign serous cystadenoma. Contrast-enhanced computed tomographic scan shows a unilocular cystic mass in the pelvic space. There are no solid components. (b) Sagittal…
Algorithm-Based Classifier Parameter Tuning for Automatic Ovarian Cancer Tissue Characterization and Classification
Fig. 1 Typical ultrasound images of (a) benign tumors (b) malignant tumors Methods Our proposed system for ovarian tumor classification is presented in Fig. 2. It consists of an online…
