Overview
- A resource book on the current applications of PET in oncology
- Illustrates the importance of PET and PET-CT in comparison with other imaging techniques
- Includes 3 chapters on research PET for small animals
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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PET and PET-CT in Oncology describes the principles of positron emission tomography and is a useful resource for incorporating the technique in clinical practice. In a clear and straightforward fashion, the book offers instructive information and overviews of the basic principles of PET and PET-CT as well as the routine clinical PET scanning procedures for all important oncological indications. It is designed to serve as a reference work for specialists in nuclear medicine and radiology (including therapy planning) and for oncologists. It also provides student and physicians in other medical specialities with a general introduction to the effective integration of this modern technique into routine clinical diagnostics. Above all, this volume illustrates the importance of PET and PET-CT in comparison with other imaging techniques.
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Table of contents (34 chapters)
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Clinical Applications
Reviews
From the reviews:
"This PET-CT volume has appeared at a fortuitous time when many are seeking both basic and clinical information on this technique … . This is a book that will appeal to those in training as well as established nuclear medicine physicians and radiologists." (Professor V R McCready, RAD Magazine, September, 2004)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: PET and PET-CT in Oncology
Authors: Peter Oehr, Hans-Jürgen Biersack, R. Edward Coleman
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18803-9
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2004
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-43125-1Published: 13 November 2003
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-62298-4Published: 06 November 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-18803-9Published: 06 December 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 350
Topics: Nuclear Medicine, Imaging / Radiology, Oncology, Surgical Oncology