- Comprehensive guide to FDG PET/CT imaging in tuberculosis
- Describes scientific principles and radiopharmaceuticals
- Presents findings in pulmonary and extrapulmonary disease
- Aids diagnosis and treatment response assessment
This book covers both the science of PET/CT imaging in tuberculosis and the impact that this technique can have on disease management through the provision of high-quality evidence regarding function and structure.
The scientific principles of PET/CT, the radiopharmaceuticals used in the context of tuberculosis (FDG and non-FDG tracers), patient preparation, and imaging protocols are fully explained. Imaging findings obtained in different settings, including pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis, tuberculosis and HIV co-infection, and evaluation of response to antituberculous therapy, are described with the aid of many high-quality illustrations. Attention is drawn to mimics of tuberculosis, pitfalls, and limitations.
The book will be an excellent asset for referring clinicians, nuclear medicine/radiology physicians, radiographers/technologists, and nurses who routinely work in nuclear medicine and participate in multidisciplinary meetings.
Table of Contents- 1. Tuberculosis: General overview Epidemiology/global burden, clinical presentation etc
- 2. Diagnosis of Tuberculosis
- 3. Radiological imaging in Tuberculosis
- 4. Management of Tuberculosis
- 5. FDG PET/CT Imaging in TB: patient preparation and imaging
- 6. F DG PET/CT in pulmonary TB: Current evidence
- 7. FDG PET/CT in extra pulmonary TB: Current evidence
- 8. FDG PET/CT in TB and HIV
- 9. FDG PET/CT in TB: mimics, pitfalls and limitations
- 10. FDG PET/CT In treatment response assessment of TB
- 11. Non FDG PET tracers in imaging TB
