Atlas of PET-CT Imaging in Oncology: A Case-Based Guide to Image Interpretation

479 Pages·2015·83.057 MB·English

by  Tamer Özülker, Filiz Özülker (auth.)

Tamer Özülker
Filiz Özülker
Atlas of
PET-CT Imaging
in Oncology
A Case-Based Guide to
Image Interpretation
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Atlas of PET-CT Imaging in Oncology

Tamer Özülker (cid:129) Filiz Özülker
Atlas of PET-CT Imaging
in Oncology
A Case-Based Guide to Image Interpretation
Tamer Özülker Filiz Özülker
Nuclear Medicine Nuclear Medicine
Okmeydani Training and Research Hospital Okmeydani Training and Research Hospital
Istanbul Istanbul
Turkey Turkey
ISBN 978-3-319-18993-2 ISBN 978-3-319-18994-9 (eBook)
DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-18994-9
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To our son C. Güney

Foreword
I ntroduction of combined PET/CT scanner at the beginning of the millennium, which means
combination of functional metabolic information and anatomical data, ushered in a new epoch
in the fi eld of medicine, particularly oncology. Shortly after its emerging from academic
research centers, it became an indispensable tool in oncologic imaging. As practicing nuclear
medicine physicians, we realized that both radiology and nuclear medicine students and physi-
cians facing the practice of PET/CT require a book that can help them to overcome the diag-
nostic dilemmas. Our book, A tlas of PET-Imaging in Oncology-A Case-Based Guide to Image
Interpretation , presents a variety of clinical examples of studies done with 1 8 F-FDG PET/CT
for the diagnosis and management of patients with malignancies. This book does not cover the
whole range of positron emitters available but focuses only on the role of 1 8 F-FDG. Today,
95 % of FDG PET applications are in the fi eld of oncology. This technology is also increas-
ingly being utilized for clinical applications in the cardiovascular system, the central nervous
system, and infection imaging, but these are outside the scope of our book. All of the cases
included in this atlas have been collected from studies performed since year 2007. Part I covers
the fundamentals of PET-CT imaging with FDG including physiologic distribution of
1 8 F- FDG, normal variants, benign fi ndings, and technical artifacts. Since the main problematic
of oncologic 1 8 F-FDG PET/CT studies is to distinguish benign and malignant lesions, it is of
particular importance to be familiar with the normal signs and variants. For this purpose, a
wide variety of normal and benign fi ndings that an interpreter would confront while reporting
PET studies, is presented in this part. Part II covers a variety of clinical applications in oncol-
ogy including common indications and rare fi ndings. Each case presentation has an identical
organization including a brief history, description of fi ndings at images, interpretation of these
fi ndings, and fi nally a teaching point which is often supported by relevant literature. All of the
diagnosis are histopathologically verifi ed and some of them are notifi ed under the heading of
“result.”
Residents and practitioners in nuclear medicine, radiology, oncology, radiation oncology,
and nuclear medicine technology will benefi t a lot from this book.
Filiz Özülker
İstanbul, Turkey Tamer Özülker
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List of Editors and Contributors
Tamer Özülker, M.D.
Assoc. Prof. of Nuclear Medicine
Department of Nuclear Medicine
Okmeydani Training & Research Hospital, Darülaceze Street 25,
34384 Istanbul, Turkey
E-Mail: [email protected]
Filiz Özülker, M.D.
Nuclear Medicine Specialist
Department of Nuclear Medicine
Okmeydani Training & Research Hospital, Darülaceze Street 25,
34384 Istanbul, Turkey
E-Mail: [email protected]
Mehmet Tarık Tatoğlu, M.D. ,
Nuclear Medicine Specialist
Department of Nuclear Medicine
Istanbul Medeniyet University, Goztepe Training and Research Hospital
Merdivenkoy Polyclinics, Ressam Salih Ermez Street,
34722 Kadikoy, İstanbul, Turkey
E-Mail: [email protected]
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