Fundamentals of Oncologic PET/CT

<p>In the fast-changing age of precision medicine, PET/CT is increasingly important for accurate cancer staging and evaluation of treatment response. <i>Fundamentals of Oncologic PET/CT</i>, by Dr. Gary A. Ulaner, offers an <b>organized, systematic introduction to reading and interpreting PET/CT studies</b>, ideal for radiology and nuclear medicine residents, practicing radiologists, medical oncologists, and radiation oncologists. <b>Synthesizing eight years' worth of cases and lectures from one of the largest cancer centers in the world, </b> 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.</p><ul> <li>Based on the Annual Oncologic PET/CT Continuing Education Course founded and directed by Dr. Ulaner.</li> <p> <li>Provides <b>step-by-step guidance</b> on how to interpret PET/CT images for patients with cancer.</li> <p> <li>Uses a <b>unique, highly practical format</b>, presenting common and uncommon findings for each organ system, and then explaining how to best arrive at a diagnosis for those findings.</li> <p> <li>Describes <b>how to integrate PET findings with CT, MR, ultrasound, and radiography, </b> to increase specificity of PET findings.</li> <p> <li>Features <b>more than 1,000 high-quality PET, CT, and correlative radiographic images</b>, with over 600 in full color. </li> <p> <li>Discusses <b>how to avoid common interpretive pitfalls.</b> </li> <p> <li>Demonstrates <b>how to organize an FDG PET/CT report</b> efficiently and concisely.</li> <p> <li>Includes a separate chapter on<b> novel radiotracers</b> - including Sodium Fluoride, DOTATATE, Choline, Fluciclovine, and PSMA targeting agents.</li> <b> <li>Expert ConsultT eBook version included with purchase.</b> This <b>enhanced eBook experience</b> allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.</li></ul>