Urologic Tumors
23Urologic TumorsEugene C. Lin and Abass Alavi Renal Cell Carcinoma:1 Renal Masses Clinical Indication: C The role of positron emission tomography (PET) in the evaluation of renal masses is somewhat…
GENERAL RADIOLOGY
Thoracic Neoplasms
15Thoracic NeoplasmsEugene C. Lin and Abass Alavi Solitary Pulmonary Nodule Clinical Indication: A Positron emission tomography (PET) is a well-established modality for evaluating indeterminate solitary pulmonary nodules. It is most…
FDG PET in the Evaluation of Infection and Inflammation
28FDG PET in the Evaluation ofInfection and InflammationSandip Basu, Abass Alavi, and Eugene C. Lin Although several molecular mechanisms have been proposed as the basis for fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake in…
Pancreatic Cancer
21Pancreatic CancerEugene C. Lin and Abass Alavi Pancreatic Masses and Adenocarcinoma Clinical Indication: B Positron emission tomography (PET) can be useful in differentiating benign pancreatic masses from adenocarcinoma. Accuracy and…
Pediatric PET/CT
IVNononcologic Applications 26Pediatric PET/CTM. Beth McCarville The use of positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) in children requires consideration of several unique technical and logistic issues. Young children often require sedation…
Gastric, Esophageal, and Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
17Gastric, Esophageal, andGastrointestinal Stromal TumorsEugene C. Lin and Abass Alavi Gastric Cancer Clinical Indication: C Potential uses of positron emission tomography (PET) in patients with gastric cancer are staging, detecting…
Cardiac PET and PET/CT
30Cardiac PET and PET/CTAmol Takalkar, Eugene C. Lin, Elias Botvinick, Adam M. Alessio, and Luis Araujo Myocardial Perfusion Assessment Clinical Indication: A Myocardial perfusion assessment at rest and with stress…
The Value of PET/CT
8The Value of PET/CTEugene C. Lin, Paul E. Kinahan, and Abass Alavi Positron emission tomography combined with computed tomography (PET/CT) has tremendous potential, as it combines the most sensitive imaging…
Head and Neck Cancer
13Head and Neck CancerEugene C. Lin and Abass Alavi Cervical Metastasis, Unknown Primary Clinical Indication: B Although reported sensitivities vary, positron emission tomography (PET) can be useful for identifying the…
Musculoskeletal Tumors
25Musculoskeletal TumorsEugene C. Lin and Abass Alavi Distinguishing Benign from Malignant Musculoskeletal Tumors In a known bone or soft tissue lesion, positron emission tomography (PET) is of some value in…
