Book Description
A practical manual covering the full spectrum of PET and PET/CT
imaging, now in common clinical practice, this book includes images
of normal variants, artifacts, and pathologic conditions. Indications
for and the relative clinical value of PET in the armamentarium of
diagnostic medical imaging are reviewed. The information in the book
is organized to be brief, concise, easy-to-understand and readily
accessed. This book is intended for all health practitioners who need
a concise reference and review of PET imaging indications, protocols
and clinical applications. It will be useful to radiologists, nuclear
medicine physicians, and clinicians who refer their patients to PET
Centers for diagnostic imaging, including neurologists,
neurosurgeons, psychiatrists, cardiologists, internists, and
oncologists. Radiologic and nuclear medicine technologists, and
physicians in training will also benefit from this work.