Methodical Aspects of Using PET
One of the crucial conditions for a successful PET examination is precise knowledge of indications, counterindications, limitations and capacities of the method as well as correspondence between the approaches opted for and the goals and objectives of th
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Anatoliy Granov • Leonid Tiutin Thomas Schwarz Editors
Positron Emission Tomography
Editors Anatoliy Granov Russian Research Center for Radiology and Surgery St. Petersburg Russia
Leonid Tiutin Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine Russian Research Center for Radiology St. Petersburg Russia
Thomas Schwarz, M.D. Department of Nuclear Medicine Division of Radiology Medical University Graz Graz Austria
Original Russion edition published by Foliant, St. Petersburg in 2008.
ISBN 978-3-642-21119-5 ISBN 978-3-642-21120-1 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-21120-1 Springer Heidelberg Dordrecht London New York
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Preface
Recent years have witnessed continuing increases in the incidence of malignant neoplasms, cardiovascular disease, and neurological disorders in most developed countries. At the same time, in spite of significant progress in the development of various medical technologies, there has been substantial growth in cases with an unfavorable outcome (death or disability). It is well known that the efficient treatment of different diseases depends to a great extent on timely and precise diagnosis, and this is still especi
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