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The impact of molecular imaging on diagnostics, therapy, and follow-up in oncology is increasing significantly. The process of molecular imaging includes key biotarget identification, design of specific molecular imaging probes, and their preclinical evaluation, e.g., in vivo using small animal stud...
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Springer,
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| Publisher Address: | Berlin ; London : |
| Publication Dates: | 2013. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Recent results in cancer research ;
v.187 |
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| Online Access: |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-10853-2 |
| Summary: |
The impact of molecular imaging on diagnostics, therapy, and follow-up in oncology is increasing significantly. The process of molecular imaging includes key biotarget identification, design of specific molecular imaging probes, and their preclinical evaluation, e.g., in vivo using small animal studies. A multitude of such innovative molecular imaging probes have already entered clinical diagnostics in oncology. There is no doubt that in future the emphasis will be on multimodality imaging in which morphological, functional, and molecular imaging techniques are combined in a single clinical investigation that will optimize diagnostic processes.This handbook addresses all aspects of molecular imaging in oncology, ranging from basic research to clinical applications in the era of evidence-based medicine. The first section is devoted to technology and probe design, and examines a variety of PET and SPECT tracers as well as multimodality probes. Preclinical studies are then discussed in detail, with particular attention to multimodality imaging. In the third section, diverse clinical applications are presented, and the book closes by looking at future challenges. This handbook will be of value to all who are interested in the revolution in diagnostic oncology that is being brought about by molecular imaging. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: |
9783642108532 (electronic bk.) 3642108539 (electronic bk.) |
| Index Number: | RC270 |
| CLC: | R730.4 |
| Contents: |
Basic Science -- The Cancer Biology of Molecular Imaging / Radiopharmaceuticals for Single-Photon Emission Imaging and for Therapy / Radiopharmaceuticals for Imaging in Oncology with Special Emphasis on Positron-Emitting Agents / Physics of Nuclear Oncology / Instrumentation / Radiobiology and Radiation Dosimetry in Nuclear Medicine: Therapy, Diagnosis, and Considerations for Sensitive Populations / Clinical Applications -- Lymphomas / Multiple Myeloma / Brain Tumors / Head and Neck Cancer / Thyroid and Parathyroid Tumors / Breast Cancer / Lung and Mediastinal Tumors / Gastric Cancers / Cancers of the Esophagus and Small Bowel, Precancerous States of the Large Bowel, and Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / Tumors of the Liver and Biliary Tract / Pancreatic Cancer / Neuroendocrine Tumors / Colorectal Cancer / Kidney and Bladder Cancer / Cancer of the Prostate, Testicles and Penis / Gynecologic Cancers / Sarcoma / Malignant Melanoma / Pediatric Cancers / Radionuclide Therapy -- 131I-MIBG Therapy / Targeted Therapy for Bone Metastasis / Radioguided Surgery -- Radioguided Surgery / Heart Disease in the Cancer Patient -- Imaging the Heart in the Cancer Patient / Adverse Effects of Cancer Therapy -- Nuclear Medicine in the Assessment of Adverse Effects of Cancer Therapy in the Lung, Kidney, and Gastrointestinal Tract / Teaching Cases -- Nuclear Oncology Teaching Cases / |