SPECT/CT in Sentinel Node Scintigraphy
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Clinical Applications of SPECT-CT
Hojjat Ahmadzadehfar Hans-Jürgen Biersack Editors
Clinical Applications of SPECT-CT
Editors Hojjat Ahmadzadehfar Department of Nuclear Medicine University Hospital Bonn Bonn Germany
Hans-Jürgen Biersack Department of Nuclear Medicine University Hospital Bonn Bonn Germany
ISBN 978-3-642-35282-9 ISBN 978-3-642-35283-6 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-35283-6 Springer Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London
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Preface
SPECT/CT cameras have considerably improved diagnostic accuracy in recent years based in large part on the better localization and definition of scintigraphic findings. This book covers the full spectrum of clinical applications of SPECT/CT in diagnosis and therapy planning of benign and malignant diseases. The opening chapters discuss the technology and physics of SPECT/CT and its use for dosimetry. The role of SPECT/CT in the imaging of a range of pathologic conditions is then addressed in detail. Applications covered include, among others, imaging of the thyroid, bone, and lungs, imaging of neuroendocrine tumors, cardiac scintigraphy, and sentinel node scintigraphy. Individual chapt
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