POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY WITH COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (PET/CT)

POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY WITH COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (PET/CT)

Editorial:
SPRINGER
Año de edición:
Materia
Diagnostico por Imágenes
ISBN:
978-3-319-05517-6
Páginas:
249
N. de edición:
1
Idioma:
Inglés
Disponibilidad:
Disponible en 2-3 semanas

Descuento:

-5%

Antes:

93,59 €

Despues:

88,91 €

- Includes the author’s personal insights on particular and interesting cases and past reading experiences are included in every case
- Cases are varied and encompass other fields, such as infectious/ inflammatory, immunology, anatomic variants, technical aspect
- Teaching points are written in easy to read form and well cited for more comprehensive reading
Positron Emission Tomography with Computed Tomography (PET/CT) is an accessible case book presenting interesting cases encountered by the author over the last ten years’ experience as the chairman and director of the only PET Center in the Philippines. It aims to guide physicians in the accurate interpretation of the PET scans of uncommon diseases, and sometimes common cases but in extraordinary situations or conditions.
Encompassing a wide and varied range of fields such as oncology, inflammatory, immunology, anatomic variants etc., Positron Emission Tomography with Computed Tomography (PET/CT) will help those beginning their practice, and may even be useful to veterans of the field whose scope of practice has been limited to more common indications of an FDG-PET scan.
Content Level » Professional/practitioner
Keywords » Nuclear Medicine - Oncology - PET-CT - Radiology
Related subjects » Nuclear Medicine - Oncology & Hematology - Radiology

AUTHORS & EDITORS
Jonas Francisco Ynares Santiago, M.D. Former (2002-2013) Director of the Positron Emission Tomography Center and Former (2007-2013) Department Chairman of Nuclear Medicine, St. Luke’s Medical Center, E. Rodriguez, Quezon City. Chairman, Nuclear Medicine and PET Center, St. Luke’s Medical Center, Global City National Project Coordinator of the IAEA Project RAS 6/049 “Strengthening Clinical Applications of PET in RCA Member States” Regular Lecturer of the Radioisotopes Technique and Training Course, Philippine Nuclear Research Institute.

Table of contents (10 chapters)
1.Introduction
2.Brain
3.Diagnosed by PET
4.Tuberculosis
5.Inflammation
6.Rare or Unusual Primary Malignancies
7.Unusual Metastatic Sites
8.Missed in PET
9.Anatomical and Physiological Variants
10.Unconventional Imaging Techniques