SPECT-CT and PET-CT of Tumors with an Unknown Primary
SPECT-CT and PET-CT of Tumors with an Unknown Primary Gerhard Goerres In patients with a metastasis from an unknown primary, the diagnostic workup is directed according to the site where…
PET-CT and SPECT-CT Body Scans: Artifacts, Normal Variants, Pitfalls, and Findings of Uncertain Pathologic Relevance
PET-CT and SPECT-CT Body Scans: Artifacts, Normal Variants, Pitfalls, and Findings of Uncertain Pathologic Relevance Gustav K. von Schulthess Identifying pathology on images requires knowledge of the normal. In nuclear…
Sentinel Node Imaging in Head and Neck Tumors
Sentinel Node Imaging in Head and Neck Tumors Sandro J. Stoeckli Christina M. Thuerl Sentinel node biopsy for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma seems to be able to accurately…
Integrated SPECT-CT and PET-CT in Cardiac Imaging
Integrated SPECT-CT and PET-CT in Cardiac Imaging Oliver Gaemperli Tiziano Schepis Gustav K. von Schulthess Philipp A. Kaufmann In cardiac imaging, integration of computed tomography (CT) with single-photon emission computed…
Introduction
Introduction This part of the book deals mainly with PET-CT and SPECT-CT imaging of tumors for staging and therapy control. Thus, with regard to PET, it is especially concerned with…
PET and SPECT in Other Cardiac Diseases
PET and SPECT in Other Cardiac Diseases Frank M. Bengel Markus Schwaiger In several noncoronary cardiac diseases, nuclear imaging has been used for the noninvasive assessment of myocardial metabolism, microvascular…
Coronary Artery Disease: Tissue Viability and Perfusion
Coronary Artery Disease: Tissue Viability and Perfusion Markus Schwaiger Stephan G. Nekolla Diagnosis of reversible left ventricular dysfunction in patients with heart failure remains an important clinical challenge. Single-photon emission…
Coronary Artery Disease: Perfusion with PET and SPECT
Coronary Artery Disease: Perfusion with PET and SPECT Philipp A. Kaufmann This chapter presents an overview of the impact of positron emission tomography (PET) and single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)…
The Normal Heart Scan: PET and SPECT
The Normal Heart Scan: PET and SPECT Philipp A. Kaufmann This chapter provides a short summary of the commonly used tracers and techniques for assessing viability and perfusion by positron…
PET Imaging in Cerebrovascular Disease
PET Imaging in Cerebrovascular Disease Alfred Buck Bernhard Schuknecht Yasuhiro Yonekawa Cerebrovascular disease can be chronic or acute. A typical example of the latter is stroke. The clinical value of…
