6Normal Variants andBenign FindingsEugene C. Lin and Abass Alavi General Principles As a rule, most inflammatory or infectious processes are visualized by positron emission tomography (PET) because activated white cells…
IIIOncologic Applications 10Oncologic PET byAnatomical RegionEugene C. Lin and Abass Alavi General Principles The primary attribute of positron emission tomography (PET) imaging is its great contrast resolution compared with anatomical…
IBasic Science 1The Physics of PET/CT ScannersRuth E. Schmitz, Adam M. Alessio, and Paul E. Kinahan What Makes PET Useful? Positron emission tomography (PET) offers several unique advantages compared with…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
