In the fast-changing age of precision medicine, PET/CT is increasingly
important for accurate cancer staging and evaluation of treatment
response. Fundamentals of Oncologic PET/CT, by Dr. Gary A. Ulaner,
offers an organized, systematic introduction to reading and
interpreting PET/CT studies, ideal for radiology and nuclear medicine
residents, practicing radiologists, medical oncologists, and radiation
oncologists. Synthesizing eight years' worth of cases and lectures
from one of the largest cancer centers in the world, this title
provides a real-world, practical approach, taking you through the body
organ by organ as it explains how to integrate both the FDG PET and CT
findings to best interpret each lesion.
Based on the Annual Oncologic PET/CT Continuing Education Course founded
and directed by Dr. Ulaner.
Provides step-by-step guidance on how to interpret PET/CT images for
patients with cancer.
Uses a unique, highly practical format, presenting common and
uncommon findings for each organ system, and then explaining how to best
arrive at a diagnosis for those findings.
Describes how to integrate PET findings with CT, MR, ultrasound, and
radiography, to increase specificity of PET findings.
Features more than 1,000 high-quality PET, CT, and correlative
radiographic images, with over 600 in full color.
Discusses how to avoid common interpretive pitfalls.
Demonstrates how to organize an FDG PET/CT report efficiently and
concisely.
Includes a separate chapter on novel radiotracers - including Sodium
Fluoride, DOTATATE, Choline, Fluciclovine, and PSMA targeting agents.
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