Clinical management of malignancies of the chest Lung cancer Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in men and women worldwide with a 5-year survival of only around 20% ( ). Cigarette smoking is the single most common…
Acknowledgments This work was in part supported by a grant from the National Cancer Institute, grant number R01CA269231, and the Sarcoma Foundation of America. We thank Mehdi Khalighi, Dawn Holley, and Kim Halbert from the PET/MRI Metabolic Service Center for…
Acknowledgments We would like to thank Sabine Frank, Susan Notohamiprodjo and Alberto Villagran for their assistance preparing this chapter. Introduction In recent years, numerous imaging modalities have been developed to diagnose cardiac disease noninvasively and to measure structural, functional, and…
Acknowledgments VG has received funding from the Swiss National Science Foundation (project n. 185028, 188355 and 169876), the Velux Foundation, the Schmidheiny Foundation and research/teaching support through her institution from Siemens Healthineers, GE Healthcare, Roche, Merck, Cerveau Technologies and Life…
Introduction The region of the head and neck involves complex anatomic structures, including the skull base, temporal bone, orbit, oral cavity, paranasal sinuses, and aerodigestive tract. Various kinds of pathology, including trauma, infection, congenital disease, and benign and malignant tumors…
Introduction to PET radiopharmaceuticals and radionuclides PET radiopharmaceuticals are radioactive tracers used for diagnostic purposes in PET imaging. They consist of two main components, a positron-emitting radionuclide and a tracer/carrier molecule that delivers the radioactive label to the target (…
Introduction Multimodal information is often required for diagnostic or research purposes as each imaging technique provides complementary data, for example about anatomy, physiology, or metabolism. Positron emission tomography (PET) measures the distribution and concentration of certain molecules in the body,…
In addition to the basic choice of transducer type and frequency for the examination in hand, there are many other factors on a Doppler ultrasound system which need to be adjusted. Despite the efforts of the manufacturers to automate and…
Background In the past 15–20 years, the practice of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) has moved from a technique used in a few centres to a widely employed imaging modality that is used worldwide. This change in practice has been facilitated by…
Introduction Ultrasound is the preferred modality for performing imaging-guided interventional procedures. Advantages over other modalities such as CT include real-time guidance allowing precise needle placement, portability, relatively low cost, and lack of ionising radiation. , The addition of colour Doppler…