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PET-Based Interventions, An Issue of PET Clinics, E-Book

PET-Based Interventions, An Issue of PET Clinics, E-Book

Rakesh Kumar

(2016)

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Abstract

This issue, edited by Dr. Rakesh Kumar, reviews current clinical information in "PET Based Interventions." Articles will include: PET/CT in Radiofrequency Ablation; PET/CT Guided FNAC/Biopsy; PET/CT in Radiotherapy Planning; Dual Time Point Imaging; The Role of PET in Radiation Oncology; PET/CT in Individualization of Treatment (Personalized  medicine); Ga68-DOTA-TOC PET/CT in targeted radionuclide therapy (Lu188 therapy for NET); Role of FDG PET/CT in Targeted Radionuclide Therapy of Endocrine Malignancies; Overview of Conventional Imaging Based Intervention in Clinical Practice; Special Techniques in PET/CT in Evaluating Genito-urinary Malignancies; and more!

Table of Contents

Section Title Page Action Price
Front Cover Cover
Contributors iii
CONSULTING EDITOR iii
EDITOR iii
AUTHORS iii
Contents v
Preface: PET/Computed Tomography-based Interventionxi v
Role of Fluorodeoxyglucose PET/Computed Tomography in Targeted Radionuclide Therapy for Endocrine Malignancies461 v
Application and Dosimetric Requirements for Gallium-68–labeled Somatostatin Analogues in Targeted Radionuclide Therapy for ... v
PET/Computed Tomography in the Individualization of Treatment of Prostate Cancer487 v
PET/Computed Tomography Using New Radiopharmaceuticals in Targeted Therapy495 vi
PET/Computed Tomography in Evaluation of Transarterial Chemoembolization507 vi
PET/Computed Tomography and Thermoablation (Radiofrequency, Microwave, Cryotherapy, Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy)519 vi
Utility of PET for Radiotherapy Treatment Planning541 vi
Applications of Fluorodeoxyglucose PET/Computed Tomography in the Assessment and Prediction of Radiation Therapy–related Co ... vi
PET/Computed Tomography-based Intervention xi
Role of Fluorodeoxyglucose PET/Computed Tomography in Targeted Radionuclide Therapy for Endocrine Malignancies 461
Key points 461
INTRODUCTION 461
MECHANISM OF FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE UPTAKE IN ENDOCRINE MALIGNANCY 462
ROLE OF FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE PET/COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF GASTROENTEROPANCREATIC NEUROENDOCRINE TUMORS 463
FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE VERSUS SOMATOSTATIN RECEPTOR PET/CT 464
ROLE OF FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE PET/COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF DIFFERENTIATED THYROID CANCER 468
ROLE OF FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE PET/CT IN THE MANAGEMENT OF MEDULLARY THYROID CANCER 470
ROLE OF FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE PET/COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA AND PARAGANGLIOMA 471
ROLE OF FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE PET/COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF ADRENOCORTICAL CARCINOMA 474
SUMMARY 474
REFERENCES 474
Application and Dosimetric Requirements for Gallium-68–labeled Somatostatin Analogues in Targeted Radionuclide Therapy for ... 477
Key points 477
CURRENT VIEWS ON THE MOLECULAR ORIGINS OF GASTROENTEROPANCREATIC NEUROENDOCRINE TUMORS 477
CURRENT MANAGEMENT OF METASTATIC GASTROENTEROPANCREATIC NEUROENDOCRINE TUMORS 478
SOMATOSTATIN PET/COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY USING GALLIUM-68–LABELED SOMATOSTATIN ANALOGUES 478
GALLIUM-68–LABELED SOMATOSTATIN ANALOGUES AS THERANOSTICS FOR GASTROENTEROPANCREATIC NEUROENDOCRINE TUMORS 479
PROGNOSTIC VALUE AND TUMOR RESPONSE ASSESSMENT TO PEPTIDE RECEPTOR RADIONUCLIDE THERAPY 482
INTERNAL DOSIMETRY 483
SUMMARY 484
REFERENCES 485
PET/Computed Tomography in the Individualization of Treatment of Prostate Cancer 487
Key points 487
INTRODUCTION 487
CHOLINE PET/COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY TO GUIDE SALVAGE RADIOTHERAPY 488
CHOLINE PET/COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY TO GUIDE SALVAGE LYMPH NODE DISSECTION 491
IMPACT OF PET-GUIDED THERAPIES ON TREATMENT STRATEGY 491
SUMMARY 492
REFERENCES 492
PET/Computed Tomography Using New Radiopharmaceuticals in Targeted Therapy 495
Key points 495
TARGETED THERAPY AND PET/COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IMAGING 495
PET/COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IMAGING OF CELL SURFACE RECEPTORS 496
PET/COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IMAGING OF HORMONAL RECEPTOR 500
PET/COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IMAGING OF RECEPTOR TYROSINE KINASE 500
PET/COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IMAGING OF ANGIOGENESIS 501
REFERENCES 501
PET/Computed Tomography in Evaluation of Transarterial Chemoembolization 507
Key points 507
INTRODUCTION 507
TRANSARTERIAL CHEMOEMBOLIZATION DEFINITION AND TYPES 508
RADIOEMBOLIZATION 510
PRETREATMENT IMAGING 510
ASSESSMENT OF TREATMENT RESPONSE 510
REFERENCES 515
PET/Computed Tomography and Thermoablation (Radiofrequency, Microwave, Cryotherapy, Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy) 519
Key points 519
INTRODUCTION 519
DIFFERENT THERMOABLATION TECHNIQUES 520
GOALS OF THE PET/COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY 520
INTERPRETATION AND IMAGE PATTERNS 521
RESULTS IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS 521
REAL-TIME GUIDING THERMAL ABLATION 531
LIMITS OF 18F-FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE PET/COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY 532
SUMMARY 533
REFERENCES 535
Utility of PET for Radiotherapy Treatment Planning 541
Key points 541
OVERVIEW OF 18F-2-FLUORO-2-DEOXY-D-GLUCOSE PET 541
PET/COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SIMULATION TECHNIQUE 542
TREATMENT PLANNING AND CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS 542
SUMMARY 549
REFERENCES 549
Applications of Fluorodeoxyglucose PET/Computed Tomography in the Assessment and Prediction of Radiation Therapy–related Co ... 555
Key points 555
INTRODUCTION 555
RADIATION-INDUCED LUNG INFLAMMATION 556
CARDIAC COMPLICATIONS 562
EFFECT OF RADIATION ON THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM 564
RADIATION-INDUCED ESOPHAGITIS 565
PET/COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY FOR EVALUATION OF INSUFFICIENCY FRACTURES 565
SALIVARY GLAND INJURY AFTER RADIATION THERAPY 566
PET/COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY AS A PREDICTOR OF HEMATOLOGICAL TOXICITY AFTER RADIATION THERAPY 566
SUMMARY 566
REFERENCES 567