Evidence-Based Positron Emission Tomography : Summary of Recent Meta-Analyses on PET.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Treglia, Giorgio.
Other Authors: Giovanella, Luca.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2020.
Edition:1st ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Part I: Introduction
  • 1: Introduction to Different PET Radiopharmaceuticals and Hybrid Modalities (PET/CT and PET/MRI)
  • 1.1 Physical Principles of Positron Emission Tomography and Hybrid Modalities
  • 1.2 Hybrid Scanners: PET/CT and PET/MRI
  • 1.3 Positron Emission Tomography Radiopharmaceuticals
  • References
  • 2: A Practical Guideline on Diagnostic and Prognostic Meta-Analyses
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 A Clear Topic for Systematic Review: Formulating the Question
  • 2.3 Which Articles Should Be Included? Search Strategy, Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria
  • 2.4 Quality Assessment of the Included Studies
  • 2.5 Data Extraction
  • 2.6 Pooling Diagnostic Indices Across Studies and Reporting Heterogeneity
  • 2.7 Discussion and Conclusion of Systematic Reviews
  • 2.8 Final Comment
  • References
  • Part II: Evidence-Based PET in Oncology
  • 3: Evidence-Based PET for Brain Tumours
  • 3.1 Background
  • 3.2 Evaluation of Suspicious Primary Brain Tumour
  • 3.2.1 18F-FDG
  • 3.2.2 11C-Methionine
  • 3.2.3 18F-FET
  • 3.2.4 18F-FDOPA
  • 3.3 Glioma Grading
  • 3.3.1 18F-FDG
  • 3.3.2 11C-Methionine
  • 3.3.3 18F-FET
  • 3.3.4 18F-FDOPA
  • 3.4 Delineation of Gliomas
  • 3.5 Diagnosis of Recurrent Brain Tumours
  • 3.5.1 18F-FDG
  • 3.5.2 11C-Methionine
  • 3.5.3 18F-FET
  • 3.5.4 18F-FDOPA
  • 3.5.5 18F-FLT
  • 3.5.6 18C-Choline
  • 3.6 Diagnosis of Brain Metastases
  • 3.7 Diagnosis of Recurrent Brain Metastases
  • 3.8 Diagnosis of Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma (PCNSL)
  • 3.9 Prognostic Value in Patients with Glioma
  • 3.10 Conclusions
  • References
  • 4: Evidence-Based PET for Head and Neck Tumours
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Staging
  • 4.2.1 T Staging
  • 4.2.2 Nodal and Distant Metastases Detection
  • 4.3 Prognostic Value
  • 4.4 Post-treatment Evaluation.
  • 4.5 Carcinoma of Unknown Origin and Incidental Findings
  • References
  • 5: Evidence-Based PET for Thoracic Tumours
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Evidence-Based Data on PET in Primary Lung Tumours
  • 5.2.1 Characterization of Solitary Pulmonary Nodules (SPNs)
  • 5.2.1.1 Single-Time-Point 18F-FDG PET or PET/CT
  • 5.2.1.2 Dual-Time-Point (DTP) PET
  • 5.2.1.3 18F-FLT PET for Evaluation of Pulmonary Lesions
  • 5.2.2 NSCLC Staging
  • 5.2.2.1 N Staging
  • 5.2.2.2 M Staging
  • 5.2.3 Restaging After Induction Therapy and Prediction of Treatment Response
  • 5.2.4 Radiation Therapy Pretreatment Planning in NSCLC
  • 5.2.5 Diagnosis of Lung Cancer Recurrence
  • 5.2.6 Prognostic Evaluation in NSCLC
  • 5.2.7 Management of SCLC
  • 5.3 Evidence-Based Data on PET in Pleural Tumours
  • 5.4 Evidence-Based Data on PET in Thymic Epithelial Tumours
  • 5.5 Evidence-Based Data on PET in Esophageal Tumours
  • 5.5.1 Staging
  • 5.5.2 Restaging
  • 5.5.3 Predictive and Prognostic Value
  • References
  • 6: Evidence-Based PET for Breast Cancer
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 Staging
  • 6.3 Restaging and Assessment of Response to Neoadjuvant Therapy
  • 6.4 Prognostic Value
  • 6.5 Incidental 18F-FDG Uptake
  • 6.6 18F-FDG Positron Emission Mammography
  • 6.7 PET/MRI
  • 6.8 Other PET Tracers Beyond 18F-FDG
  • References
  • 7: Evidence-Based PET for Abdominal and Pelvic Tumours
  • 7.1 Introduction
  • 7.2 PET in Gastrointestinal Tumours
  • 7.2.1 Colorectal Cancer
  • 7.2.2 Gastric Cancer
  • 7.2.3 Anal Cancer
  • 7.2.4 Stromal Tumours (GIST)
  • 7.2.5 Hepato-biliary Tumours
  • 7.2.6 Liver Metastases
  • 7.2.7 Pancreatic Cancer
  • 7.3 PET in Gynaecological Tumours
  • 7.3.1 Cervical Cancer
  • 7.3.2 Endometrial Cancer
  • 7.3.3 Ovarian Cancer
  • 7.3.4 Peritoneal Carcinomatosis
  • 7.3.5 PET/MRI
  • 7.4 PET in Uro-genital Tumours
  • 7.4.1 Prostate Cancer.
  • 7.4.1.1 Radiolabelled Choline PET for Prostate Cancer
  • 7.4.1.2 Radiolabelled PSMA PET in Prostate Cancer
  • 7.4.1.3 Fluciclovine PET in Prostate Cancer
  • 7.4.1.4 Incidental 18F-FDG Uptake in the Prostate
  • 7.4.2 Bladder Cancer
  • 7.4.3 Renal Cell Carcinoma
  • 7.4.4 Testicular and Penile Cancer
  • References
  • 8: Evidence-Based PET for Cutaneous, Musculoskeletal and Unknown Primary Tumours
  • 8.1 Introduction
  • 8.2 PET in Malignant Melanoma
  • 8.2.1 Introduction
  • 8.2.2 Staging
  • 8.2.3 Restaging and Treatment Monitoring
  • 8.3 PET in Sarcomas
  • 8.3.1 Introduction
  • 8.3.2 Staging
  • 8.3.3 Restaging and Treatment Monitoring
  • 8.4 PET for Bone Metastases
  • 8.4.1 Introduction
  • 8.4.2 Detection of Bone Metastases
  • 8.5 PET for Cancer of Unknown Primary (CUP) and Paraneoplastic Syndromes
  • 8.5.1 Introduction
  • 8.5.2 Impact of PET in Patients with CUP
  • 8.5.3 Impact of PET in Patients with Paraneoplastic Syndromes
  • References
  • 9: Evidence-Based PET for Haematological Tumours
  • 9.1 Introduction
  • 9.2 18F-FDG PET or PET/CT in Staging or Detection
  • 9.2.1 Post-transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder
  • 9.2.2 Follicular Lymphoma
  • 9.2.3 Marginal Zone Lymphoma of the Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue
  • 9.2.4 Bone Marrow Involvement in Lymphoma
  • 9.2.5 Natural Killer/T-Cell Lymphoma
  • 9.2.6 Multiple Myeloma
  • 9.3 18F-FDG PET or PET/CT in Treatment Response Evaluation (Interim and/or End of Therapy)
  • 9.3.1 Post-transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder
  • 9.3.2 Hodgkin and Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas
  • 9.4 18F-FDG PET or PET/CT in Prognosis/Outcome Evaluation
  • 9.4.1 Hodgkin and Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas
  • 9.4.2 Multiple Myeloma
  • 9.5 Prognostic Role of Semi-quantitative PET Parameters
  • 9.6 18F-FDG PET or PET/CT in Comparison with Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • 9.7 Conclusions
  • References.
  • 10: Evidence-Based PET for Endocrine Tumours and Disorders
  • 10.1 Introduction
  • 10.2 Adrenal Tumours and Paragangliomas
  • 10.2.1 Characterization of Adrenal Masses
  • 10.2.2 Paragangliomas
  • 10.3 Neuroblastoma
  • 10.4 Merkel Cell Carcinoma
  • 10.5 Gastroenteropancreatic and Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Tumours
  • 10.6 Congenital Hyperinsulinism
  • 10.7 Thyroid Diseases
  • 10.7.1 Thyroid Incidentalomas
  • 10.7.2 Indeterminate Thyroid Nodules
  • 10.7.3 Recurrence of Differentiated Thyroid Cancer
  • 10.7.4 Recurrence of Medullary Thyroid Cancer
  • 10.8 Parathyroid Diseases
  • References
  • Part III: Evidence-Based PET in Cardiology
  • 11: Evidence-Based PET for Cardiac Diseases
  • 11.1 Introduction
  • 11.2 Myocardial Blood Flow Perfusion
  • 11.2.1 Performance of PET/CT in the Assessment of Myocardial Perfusion in Comparison to Other Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Modalities
  • 11.2.2 Prognostic Value of Myocardial PET
  • 11.3 Assessment of Myocardial Viability
  • 11.4 Microvascular Disease
  • 11.5 Cardiac Hybrid Imaging
  • 11.6 Cardiac Amyloidosis
  • References
  • Part IV: Evidence-Based PET in Infection and Inflammation
  • 12: Evidence-Based PET for Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases
  • 12.1 Introduction
  • 12.2 Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO)
  • 12.3 Large Vessel Vasculitis (LVV)
  • 12.4 Infectious Endocarditis and Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Infections
  • 12.5 Vascular Graft Infections
  • 12.6 Sarcoidosis
  • 12.7 Musculoskeletal Infections
  • 12.8 Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases
  • 12.9 Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
  • References
  • Part V: Evidence-Based PET in Neurology
  • 13: Evidence-Based PET for Neurological Diseases
  • 13.1 Introduction
  • 13.2 Evidence-Based PET in Neurodegenerative Dementia
  • 13.3 Evidence-Based PET for Movement Disorders
  • 13.4 Evidence-Based PET for Psychiatric Disorders.
  • 13.5 Conclusions
  • References
  • Part VI: Miscellaneous
  • 14: Meta-Analyses on Technical Aspects of PET
  • 14.1 Introduction
  • 14.2 Factors Affecting 18F-FDG Uptake
  • 14.3 Repeatability of the Quantitative Measurements
  • 14.4 Dual-Time-Point Imaging
  • 14.5 Correlation Between Proliferation Markers (Ki-67) and Tracer Uptake in Tumours
  • 14.6 Correlation Between 18F-FDG SUVmax and ADC Values in Tumour Tissues
  • 14.7 Diagnostic Performance of Hybrid Imaging in Oncology
  • 14.8 Varia
  • References.