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Springer Pet Ct In Clinical Practice 2007.pdf PET/CT in Clinical Practice PET/CT in Clinical Practice T.B. Lynch With Contributions by: James Clarke Gary Cook Simon Hughes Mark Love Chris Marshall Stephen Vallely Lorraine Wilson Sandra Woods T.B. Lynch, MB, BSc, MSc, MRCP, FRCR Senior Lecturer Department of Medicine Queen’s University Belfast and Lead Nuclear Medicine Physician and Consultant Radiologist Nuclear Medicine and Radiology Department The Northern Ireland Cancer Centre Belfast UK British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Lynch, T. B. PET/CT in clinical practice 1. Cancer—Tomography 2. Computerized axial tomography 3. Tomography, Emission I. Title 616.9′940757 ISBN-13: 9781846284304 ISBN-10: 1846284309 Library of Congress Control Number: 2006927787 ISBN-10: 1-84628-430-9 eISBN-10: 1-84628-504-6 ISBN-13: 978-1-84628-430-4 eISBN-13: 978-1-84628-504-2 Printed on acid-free paper. © Springer-Verlag London Limited 2007 Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criti- cism or review, as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, this publication may only be reproduced, stored or transmitted, in any form or by any means, with the prior permission in writing of the publishers, or in the case of reprographic reproduction in accordance with the terms of licences issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside those terms should be sent to the publishers. The use of registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Product liability: The publisher can give no guarantee for information about drug dosage and application thereof contained in this book. In every individual case the respective user must check its accuracy by consulting other pharmaceutical literature. 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Springer Science+Business Media springer.com Preface The combination of functional metabolic information and anatomical data has been available since 2001, when the com- bined PET/CT scanner was introduced. This technology has had a significant impact on many medical disciplines, including car- diology and neurology, but undoubtedly the greatest impact has been in the field of oncological imaging. It is the ability of PET/CT to accurately identify the anatomical location of abnor- mal metabolic activity that has revolutionized the detection and staging of many tumors. With this in mind, this small book has been written. The focus is on the role of PET/CT in cancers of the lung, esophagus, colon, and head and neck. The text also considers the impact of PET/CT on lymphoma, melanoma, and cancers of the reproductive system. Each chapter outlines the relevant staging system and illus- trates how PET/CT can best be deployed in tumor evaluation. A large number of PET and PET/CT images are included in each cancer type, with illustrative case studies used to aid teaching points. The presentation is basic, with many representative images of each cancer type, as well as a comprehensive review of normal PET/CT findings and commonly seen variants (Chapter 9). Chapter 1 provides a general introduction to cellular biology and Chapter 10 provides a brief overview of the physics involved in PET/CT. This book does not consider the whole range of positron emit- ters available but focuses only on the role of F-18 fluoro- deoxyglucose (FDG). The emphasis throughout has been to create an easy-to-read, accessible text, suitable for anyone inter- ested in an introduction to PET/CT. The author hopes this book will provide a useful introduction to this fascinating, rapidly evolving and hugely influential area of medical imaging. I would like to sincerely thank the Springer staff for its significant input in the preparation of this book, in particular ...