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Description for PET/CT in Melanoma
Paperback. Editor(s): Hofman, Michael S.; Hicks, Rodney J. Series: Clinicians' Guides to Radionuclide Hybrid Imaging. Num Pages: 96 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MJCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
This pocket book provides up-to-date guidance on the use of PET/CT in patients with melanoma, which is of rapidly growing importance due to the emergence of immunotherapy. The role of PET/CT in diagnostic workup, staging, treatment selection, prognostication, and follow-up is clearly explained. Imaging features are described and illustrated with the aid of a series of teaching cases, and attention is drawn to normal variants, artifacts, and pitfalls. Readers will also find explanation of the relation of the clinical and pathological background to imaging and the value of PET/CT compared with conventional radiological imaging. The book is published within the ... Read more
This pocket book provides up-to-date guidance on the use of PET/CT in patients with melanoma, which is of rapidly growing importance due to the emergence of immunotherapy. The role of PET/CT in diagnostic workup, staging, treatment selection, prognostication, and follow-up is clearly explained. Imaging features are described and illustrated with the aid of a series of teaching cases, and attention is drawn to normal variants, artifacts, and pitfalls. Readers will also find explanation of the relation of the clinical and pathological background to imaging and the value of PET/CT compared with conventional radiological imaging. The book is published within the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Clinicians' Guides to Radionuclide Hybrid Imaging
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
66
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319547404
SKU
V9783319547404
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-3
About Hofman
Michael S. Hofman is a nuclear medicine physician and Associate Professor at the Centre for Cancer Imaging at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne, Australia's only public hospital dedicated to cancer treatment, research, and education. He previously completed a PET/CT and research fellowship at Guy's & St Thomas' in London. He has a broad interest in positron emission tomography ... Read more
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