ISBN-13: 9783030235765 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 97 str.
This pocket book is the first of its kind on sodium fluoride ( 18 F-NaF)-PET and addresses skeletal as well as cardiovascular applications. In malignant metastatic diseases 18 F-NaF-PET has already demonstrated its benefits in cancer staging, re-staging, follow-up and response evaluation. It also has an emerging diagnostic role in the calcified soft-tissue metastases of primary bone tumours, and can be applied to evaluate cardiovascular diseases, such as calcifications in heart valves and peripheral vascular disease.The book is divided into 11 chapters: five on oncology, four addressing the general aspects of skeletal conditions, and two on cardiovascular diseases. It offers a valuable guide for referring colleagues, nuclear medicine physicians/radiologists and aid clinicians, and highlights the main applications and limitations of 18 F-NaF-PET hybrid imaging (PET/CT).