Clinical PET and PET/CT

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Author: H. Jadvar, MD, PhD, FACNM, J. Parker
Affiliation: Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California
Publisher: Springer Nature
Publication Date: 2005
ISBN 10: 1852338385
ISBN 13: 9781852338381
eISBN: 9781846281006
Edition: 1st
Description:
A practical manual covering the full spectrum of PET and PET/CT imaging, now in common clinical practice, this book includes images of normal variants, artifacts, and pathologic conditions. Indications for and the relative clinical value of PET in the armamentarium of diagnostic medical imaging are reviewed. The information in the book is organized to be brief, concise, easy-to-understand and readily accessed. This book is intended for all health practitioners who need a concise reference and review of PET imaging indications, protocols and clinical applications. It will be useful to radiologists, nuclear medicine physicians, and clinicians who refer their patients to PET Centers for diagnostic imaging, including neurologists, neurosurgeons, psychiatrists, cardiologists, internists, and oncologists. Radiologic and nuclear medicine technologists, and physicians in training will also benefit from this work.
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