Recent Advances in Imaging with PET, CT, and MR Techniques, An Issue of PET Clinics

1st Edition, Volume 15-4 - September 9, 2020
Editors: Habib Zaidi, Abass Alavi
Language: English
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This issue of PET Clinics focuses on Recent Advances in Imaging with PET, CT, and MR Techniques and is edited by Drs. Habib Zaidi, Abass Alavi and Drew A. Torigian. Articles will… Read more

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This issue of PET Clinics focuses on Recent Advances in Imaging with PET, CT, and MR Techniques and is edited by Drs. Habib Zaidi, Abass Alavi and Drew A. Torigian. Articles will include: Total-body PET imaging: Developments in instrumentation; Prospects for total-body PET imaging using plastic scintillators; Total-body imaging: Potential clinical applications; New challenges for PET image reconstruction for total-body imaging; Advances in preclinical PET instrumentation; Applications of hybrid PET/MRI in CNS disorders; Applications of hybrid PET-MRI in MSK disorders; Assessment of total body atherosclerosis burden by PET-CT; Recent advances on CT and MR imaging in radiology; Potential impact of Total Body PET imaging in measuring global disease burden in systemic inflammatory disorders; Applications of PET-MRI in CV disorders; and more!

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Contributors
Pet Clinics
CME Accreditation Page
Preface
Recent Advances in Computed Tomography and MR Imaging
Key points
Body imaging
Innovations in cardiothoracic imaging
Neuroradiology
Summary
Advances in Preclinical PET Instrumentation
Key points
Introduction
Brief history of preclinical PET scanners
State-of-the-art preclinical PET scanners
Design considerations and performance characterization of preclinical PET scanners
Summary and future trends
Reinventing Molecular Imaging with Total-Body PET, Part I: Technical Revolution in Evolution
Key points
Introduction
Technical advantages
Summary
Prospects and Clinical Perspectives of Total-Body PET Imaging Using Plastic Scintillators
Key points
Introduction
Prospects for total-body PET imaging with plastic scintillators
Summary and prospects
New Challenges for PET Image Reconstruction for Total-Body Imaging
Key points
Introduction
Quantitative image reconstruction and corrections
Motion correction
Image reconstruction algorithms
Dynamic imaging
Total body PET scanners and parametric imaging
Data processing
Gaps and cost management
Reinventing Molecular Imaging with Total-Body PET, Part II: Clinical Applications
Key points
Introduction
Practical clinical applications
Summary
An Update on the Role of Total-Body PET Imaging in the Evaluation of Atherosclerosis
Key points
Introduction
Limitations of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose–PET in the assessment of atherosclerosis
Total-BODY18F-sodium fluoride–PET in the assessment of atherosclerosis
Other tracers for total-body PET imaging
Global disease assessment
Summary
Diagnosis and Monitoring of Osteoporosis with Total-Body 18F-Sodium Fluoride-PET/CT
Key points
Introduction
Application
Total-Body NaF-PET/CT
Global disease assessment
Summary
Applications of Hybrid PET/Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Central Nervous System Disorders
Key points
Introduction
Conventional magnetic resonance imaging/structural imaging versus fused PET/magnetic resonance imaging
Alzheimer disease and global disease assessment
Cerebrovascular disease
Seizure disorders
Brain tumors
Radiolabeled neurotransmitters
Traumatic brain injury
Summary
Applications of PET-MR Imaging in Cardiovascular Disorders
Key points
Introduction
Technical aspects
Myocardial perfusion imaging
Myocardial viability
Inflammation
Imaging of atherosclerotic plaque
Sarcoidosis
Amyloidosis
Myocarditis
Cardiac masses
Summary
PET/MR Imaging in Musculoskeletal Precision Imaging - Third wave after X-Ray and MR
Key points
Introduction
Bone marrow
Bone metastases
Inflammation
Osteoarthritis
Infection
Soft tissue cancers
Cartilage
Cortical bone
Potential for sodium fluoride (18F-NaF) Pet/ mr imaging
Summary
PET/Computed Tomography Scans and PET/MR Imaging in the Diagnosis and Management of Musculoskeletal Diseases
Key points
Introduction
PET/computed tomography scans versus PET/MR imaging
Role of hybrid imaging in common musculoskeletal processes
Role of hybrid imaging in primary musculoskeletal malignancies
Role of hybrid imaging for benign primary spinal tumors: another perspective
Summary
Potential Applications of PET/CT/MR Imaging in Inflammatory Diseases: Part I: Musculoskeletal and Gastrointestinal Systems
Key points
Introduction
Musculoskeletal disorders
Gastrointestinal inflammation
Summary
Potential Applications of PET Scans, CT Scans, and MR Imaging in Inflammatory Diseases: Part II: Cardiopulmonary and Vascular Inflammation
Key points
Introduction
Bridging the gap: PET with fludeoxyglucose F 18/MR Imaging as the modality of choice for imaging vasculitides
Cardiopulmonary inflammation
Summary