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Book SynopsisTop-selling, concise guide to PET and PET/CT imaging from distinguished radiologists, now in a new edition!PET and PET/CT have been increasingly used as effective imaging modalities in the management of patients with cancer, neurologic disease, musculoskeletal disease, and cardiac disease. PET and PET/CT: A Clinical Guide, Third Edition by world renowned molecular imaging pioneer Abass Alavi and esteemed diagnostic and nuclear radiologist Eugene Lin features the latest advances in PET technology in an easy-to-read format. The book lays a solid foundation with opening chapters on scanner physics, radionuclide basics, study interpretation, patient preparation, quantitative whole-body PET/CT imaging, normal variants, benign findings, and clinical applications. Key HighlightsOncology-related chapters include the use of PET for rare and common cancers from brain neoplasms and musculoskeletal tumors to breast and colorectal cancersUpdated with the latest scientific literature and guide
