Imaging and Metabolism

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Lewis, Jason S. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Keshari, Kayvan R. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Radiology.; Oncology .; Cardiology.; Neurology .; Diagnostic Radiology.; Oncology.; Neurology.

This book presents advanced molecular imaging techniques used to assess metabolic function. Covering state-of-the art modalities, it discusses the evaluation of a wide range of diseases that have a metabolic component, including cancer, inflammatory conditions, diabetes, neurodegeneration, and cardi...

Table of Contents:

• Part I: Basic Principles
• General Introduction to Molecular Imaging and Technologies
• What is Metabolism? - Part II: Metabolic Imaging Approaches
•  Positron Emission Tomography
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• Optical Imaging
• Part III: Metabolic Diseases
• Cancer
• Inflammation and Immune Metabolism
• Diabetes
• Brain Disorders
• Metabolic Diseases of Muscle
• Fatty Liver Disease
• Cardiac Disease
• Other Metabolic Syndromes
• Part IV: Future Perspectives
• Future of Metabolic Imaging.