Atlas of SPECT-CT

• Main Authors: Fanti, Stefano (Author), Farsad, Mohsen (Author), Mansi, Luigi (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Radiology.; Nuclear medicine.; Oncology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Nuclear Medicine.; Imaging / Radiology.

The field of nuclear medicine has evolved rapidly in recent years, and one very important aspect of this progress has been the introduction of hybrid imaging systems. PET-CT has already gained widespread acceptance in many clinical settings, especially within oncology, and now SPECT-CT promises to e...

Table of Contents:

• The importance of SPECT-CT for clinical practice
• Technology and physics
• SPECT-CT for tumor imaging: Octreoscan SPECT-CT. Hynic SPECT-CT. MIBG SPECT-CT. Prostascint SPECT-CT. Iodine SPECT-CT
• Other tracers
• Bone SPECT-CT
• Brain SPECT-CT
• Cardiac SPECT-CT
• Parathyroid SPECT-CT
• Sentinel node SPECT-CT
• White blood cell SPECT-CT
• Red blood cell SPECT-CT
• Ventilation/perfusion SPECT-CT
• Targets in radiotherapy
• Dosimetry using SPECT-CT.