Evaluation of Myocardial Perfusion
Evaluation of Myocardial Perfusion Keiichiro Yoshinaga Nagara Tamaki Terrence D. Ruddy Robert A. deKemp Rob S. B. Beanlands Coronary artery disease (CAD) continues to be a major cause of death…
Psychiatric Disorders
Psychiatric Disorders Marc Laruelle Anissa Abi-Dargham Psychiatric conditions were once qualified as “functional” illnesses, that is, disorders in which no major abnormalities of brain integrity such as tumors, inflammation, or…
Fluorodeoxyglucose PET Imaging of Dementia: Principles and Clinical Applications
Fluorodeoxyglucose PET Imaging of Dementia: Principles and Clinical Applications Satoshi Minoshima Takahiro Sasaki Eric Petrie In many countries, life spans have lengthened considerably in the past several decades. The incidence…
Movement Disorders, Stroke, and Epilepsy
Movement Disorders, Stroke, and Epilepsy Nicolaas I. Bohnen Anatomic imaging, such as computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), has revolutionized the diagnosis and management of the neurological patient….
Newer Tracers for Cancer Imaging
Newer Tracers for Cancer Imaging Rodney J. Hicks Although positron emission tomography (PET) has been recognized to have unique capabilities for the evaluation of neurological and cardiac diseases, the recent…
Pediatrics
Pediatrics Hossein Jadvar Leonard P. Connolly Frederic H. Fahey Barry L. Shulkin The use of positron emission tomography (PET) and the more recent hybrid PET with computed tomography (PET/CT) systems…
Hypoxia Imaging
Hypoxia Imaging Morand Piert Definition of Hypoxia A continued source of molecular oxygen is essential for cellular respiration and energy supply. Hypoxia is defined as a metabolic state in which…
PET and PET/CT Imaging of Neuroendocrine Tumors
PET and PET/CT Imaging of Neuroendocrine Tumors Richard P. Baum Vikas Prasad Neuroendocrine tumors (NET) are a heterogeneous group of neoplasms that are characterized by their endocrine metabolism and histology…
Carcinoma of Unknown Primary: Including Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndromes
Carcinoma of Unknown Primary: Including Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndromes Jennifer Rodriguez-Ferrer Richard L. Wahl Carcinoma of unknown primary (CUP) accounts for 3% to 5% of all new cancer diagnoses. It is…
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors Annick D. Van den Abbeele Ertuk Mehmet Richard J. Tetrault In 1983, Mazur and Clark (1) described gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) as a distinctive subgroup of gastrointestinal…
