Molecular Imaging in Oncology

Advanced routine imaging techniques have made it possible to diagnose localized abnormalities often before they have produced irreversible damage. PET permits visualization of the metabolic or physiologic characteristics of tumors. MRI shows exclusive morphologic abnormalities, and functional MRI depicts the motor and sensory status in the vicinity of tumors. MRS offers biochemical information of tumors and surrounding normal tissues. Combining PET, MRI and MRS information we should be able to differentiate tumors from non-tumor lesions, to characterize types or grades of tumors, and to monitor tumor regression, recurrence or response to therapy. This book reports updated techniques, instrumentation and clinical application of PET, MRI and MRS in cancer management.

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Zusammenfassung

From the reviews:

"This handbook focuses on the growing impact of molecular imaging in oncology and addresses topics ranging from basic research to clinical applications in the era of evidence-based medicine. ... I highly recommend this book to nuclear physicians, radiologists, oncologists, chemists, physicists, mathematicians, and computer scientists." (E. Edmund Kim, The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, Vol. 54 (6), June, 2013)

Inhalt
Principles and Technology.- 1 Principles of Cancer Biology, Biochemistry, Immunology and Pathology.- 2 Imaging Strategies and Perspectives in Oncology.- 3 Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Physical Principles to Advanced Applications.- 4 Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy: Physical Principles and Applications.- 5 Principles and Instrumentation of Position Emission Tomography.- 6 Radiopharmaceuticals for Tumor Imaging and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Contrast Agents.- 7 Receptor Imaging.- 8 Practical Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Positron Emission Tomography Techniques and Their Artifacts.- Clinical Applications of MRI, MRS and PET.- 9 Lung Cancers.- 10 Breast Cancer.- 11 Gastrointestinal Carcinomas.- 12 Urologic Cancers.- 13 Gynecologic Cancers.- 14 Brain Tumors.- 15 Head and Neck Tumors.- 16 Musculoskeletal Tumors.- 17 Melanoma, Lymphoma and Myeloma.