One of the main reasons for publishing this second edition of T- roid Cancer is the fact that the first edition has sold out. Furth- more, during the 4 years following the publication of the first edition in 2001, some progress, mainly in the basic sciences (molecular biology), has been made. The most prominent change in the clinical sciences has been the new classification of thyroid cancer, especially with relation to T1 T3 tumors. Now, tumors with a diameter of up to 2 cm are still classified T1. This new UICC classification (6th edition) follows the classification of the American Society...

Das Buch gibt einen Uberblick uber die physiologischen und pathophysiologischen Grundlagen der diagnostisch genutzten Radioaktivitatsanreicherungen in den einzelnen Organen. Behandelt werden Perfusion, organspezifischer Metabolismus, Inhalation, selektive Organteilfunktion, Motilitat, Rezeptoren, Ionentrapping, Glukosestoffwechsel sowie Messung des Blutvolumens, des O2-Metabolismus und der Resorption. In einem weiteren Grundlagenkapitel werden kurz die gebrauchlichen Szintigraphiemodalitaten inkl. SPECT und PET abgehandelt. Anschliessend werden die wichtigsten diagnostischen Verfahren bei den...

PET in Oncology describes the principles of positron emission tomography and is a useful resource for incorporating the technique in clinical practice. In clear and straightforward fashion, this book offers instructive information and overviews of the physical, biochemical and clinical principles of PET scanning and its routine clinical use. It serves as a reference work for specialists in nuclear medicine and for oncologists, and also provides students and physicians in other medical specialties with a general introduction to the effective integration of this modern technique in...

Clinical studies during the past 10 years have shown that PET is more sensitive than CT and MRI for the detection of many tumors. In many cases, however, for example in head and neck tumors, combination with radiological procedures is necessary. It may be speculated that PET should be the first study in a malignant tumor when metastatic spread is suspected. MRI and CT may then be restricted to those body areas which evince sites of increased glucose metabolism. Thus, a combination of metabolic and morphologic procedures will enhance tumor detection and change the therapeutic strategy. In this...

One of the main reasons for publishing this second edition of T- roid Cancer is the fact that the first edition has sold out. Furth- more, during the 4 years following the publication of the first edition in 2001, some progress, mainly in the basic sciences (molecular biology), has been made. The most prominent change in the clinical sciences has been the new classification of thyroid cancer, especially with relation to T1 T3 tumors. Now, tumors with a diameter of up to 2 cm are still classified T1. This new UICC classification (6th edition) follows the classification of the American Society...