Technical principles, radiation safety, and image interpretation

E. Edmund Kim; Franklin C.L. Wong

doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-0802-5_7

Technical principles, radiation safety, and image interpretation

E. Edmund Kim, Franklin C.L. Wong

Nuclear Medicine

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

Abstract

The role of positron emission tomography (PET) in clinical practice is increasing. Clinical decisions based on PET studies are changing patient management by adding functional information to that obtained from conventional morphologic modalities. Focal areas of abnormally increased fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake are considered suspicious for malignant disease, as metabolic changes often precede the anatomic changes associated with disease. Disease management depends on the tumor type, extent and aggressiveness of the lesion, and on local and distant metastases. Whole-body FDG PET is becoming a standard procedure for the imaging of cancer, and FDG PET can play a significant role in establishing therapeutic response.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Clinical PET and PET/CT
Subtitle of host publication	Principles and Applications
Publisher	Springer New York
Pages	89-97
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Electronic)	9781441908025
ISBN (Print)	1441908013, 9781441908018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0802-5_7
State	Published - Oct 1 2013

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Medicine
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Access to Document

10.1007/978-1-4419-0802-5_7

Cite this

@inbook{fec7e37013034f1385299af047c08825,

title = "Technical principles, radiation safety, and image interpretation",

abstract = "The role of positron emission tomography (PET) in clinical practice is increasing. Clinical decisions based on PET studies are changing patient management by adding functional information to that obtained from conventional morphologic modalities. Focal areas of abnormally increased fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake are considered suspicious for malignant disease, as metabolic changes often precede the anatomic changes associated with disease. Disease management depends on the tumor type, extent and aggressiveness of the lesion, and on local and distant metastases. Whole-body FDG PET is becoming a standard procedure for the imaging of cancer, and FDG PET can play a significant role in establishing therapeutic response.",

author = "Kim, {E. Edmund} and Wong, {Franklin C.L.}",

note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2013 Springer Science+Business Media New York. All rights are reserved.",

year = "2013",

month = oct,

day = "1",

doi = "10.1007/978-1-4419-0802-5_7",

language = "English (US)",

isbn = "1441908013",

pages = "89--97",

booktitle = "Clinical PET and PET/CT",

publisher = "Springer New York",

}

TY - CHAP

T1 - Technical principles, radiation safety, and image interpretation

AU - Kim, E. Edmund

AU - Wong, Franklin C.L.

PY - 2013/10/1

Y1 - 2013/10/1

N2 - The role of positron emission tomography (PET) in clinical practice is increasing. Clinical decisions based on PET studies are changing patient management by adding functional information to that obtained from conventional morphologic modalities. Focal areas of abnormally increased fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake are considered suspicious for malignant disease, as metabolic changes often precede the anatomic changes associated with disease. Disease management depends on the tumor type, extent and aggressiveness of the lesion, and on local and distant metastases. Whole-body FDG PET is becoming a standard procedure for the imaging of cancer, and FDG PET can play a significant role in establishing therapeutic response.

AB - The role of positron emission tomography (PET) in clinical practice is increasing. Clinical decisions based on PET studies are changing patient management by adding functional information to that obtained from conventional morphologic modalities. Focal areas of abnormally increased fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake are considered suspicious for malignant disease, as metabolic changes often precede the anatomic changes associated with disease. Disease management depends on the tumor type, extent and aggressiveness of the lesion, and on local and distant metastases. Whole-body FDG PET is becoming a standard procedure for the imaging of cancer, and FDG PET can play a significant role in establishing therapeutic response.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84930340438&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=84930340438&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1007/978-1-4419-0802-5_7

DO - 10.1007/978-1-4419-0802-5_7

M3 - Chapter

AN - SCOPUS:84930340438

SN - 1441908013

SN - 9781441908018

SP - 89

EP - 97

BT - Clinical PET and PET/CT

PB - Springer New York

ER -

Technical principles, radiation safety, and image interpretation

Abstract

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this