Full Description
Using SWOT analysis, this book examines in detail the strengths and weaknesses of the hybrid modalities PET-CT and PET-MRI for imaging of the central nervous system, comparing their merits and evaluating their advantages over the stand-alone modalities. The aim is to employ a truly systematic approach in order to define the potential clinical benefit of these modalities and to identify shortcomings, opportunities, and threats. Clinical application of the modalities is explored in a range of conditions, including dementia and related disorders, movement disorders, psychiatric disorders, cerebrovascular disease, infection/inflammation, brain tumors, and pediatric neurologic disorders. In addition, the basics of hybrid imaging are addressed, covering physics, instrumentation, data analysis and quantitation, radiopharmaceuticals, and contrast media. PET-CT and PET-MRI in Neurology, written by experts from Europe and the United States, will be essential reading for imaging specialists and of value for neurologists, psychiatrists, neurosurgeons, and pediatricians.
Contents
Preface.- Foreword.- Part 1-Basics.- Physics Of Hybrid Imaging.- Instrumentation.- Quantitation And Data Analysis In Hybrid PET/MRI Systems.- Radiopharmaceuticals.- Contrast Media.- Part 2-Most Frequent Clinical Applications.- FDG-PET in Dementia.- Amyloid imaging in dementia and related disorders.- Movement disorders: focus on Parkinson's disease and related disorders.- Psychiatric disorders.- PET/CT and PET/MRI in Neurology: Infection/Inflammation.- Brain Tumors.- Hybrid Imaging in Pediatric Central Nervous System Disorders.- Part 3-Most Frequent Clinical Applications.- Multimodality Imaging of Huntington's Disease.- Neuroimaging in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.- Hybrid imaging in vegetative state.- Hybrid imaging in cerebrovascular disease.- Hybrid imaging in Emergency Room.- Part 4-SWOT analysis.- SWOT Analysis and Stakeholder Engagement for Comparative Evaluation of Hybrid Molecular Imaging Modalities.- Worldwide Challenges and Opportunities of Hybrid Imaging: Perspective from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).- PET/CT vs PET/MRI.
