PET Imaging of Lymphoma, An Issue of PET Clinics

This issue provides a complete update on PET imaging of lymphoma, starting with a clinical assessment of lymphoma and the role of medical imaging. The role of structural imaging in lymphoma is then discussed. From a Nuclear Medicine perspective, FDG-PET in lymphoma is reviewed, as is the role of FDG-PET in pediatric lymphoma. Next, the role of non-FDG tracers in lymphoma is reviewed. Other articles cover the role of fMRI and optical imaging in lymphoma, the role of diffusion-weighted MRI in lymphoma, FDG-PET in personalization of therapy in patients with lymphoma, and PET and radiation oncology in lymphoma.

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Cornell University Medical Center, New York, NYHospital of the University of Pennsylavnia, Philadelphia, PA

Product details

• Authors: Rebecca Elstrom, Elstrom Rebecca, Stephen Schuster
• Publisher: Elsevier Health Science
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.04.2012
• EAN: 9781455739158
• ISBN: 978-1-4557-3915-8
• Dimensions: 177 mm x 254 mm x 246 mm
• Weight: 490 g
• Series: The Clinics: Radiology
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; Radiology, MEDICAL / Radiology, Radiotherapy & Nuclear Medicine, Medical imaging: radiology