With PET-CT increasingly deployed to diagnose both oncological and non-oncological patients, this, the first atlas of its kind, documents cases that will help practitioners identify rare conditions and results they are nevertheless likely to encounter.
From the contents: Part 1: FDG: Rare Diseases: Giant cell tumor (GCT).- Pulmonary amylodosis.- Pneumoconiosis.- Pulmonary aspergillosis.- Pulmonary scar cancer.- HIV-related pneumonia.- Pulmonary sarcoidosis.- Varicella pneumonia.- Castleman disease.- Perivalvular abscess.- Hepatic abscess.- Pediatric hepatic hilar abscess.- Basal-cell carcinoma.- Graves-Basedow disease.- Erysipelas.- Initial stage discitis.- Erdheim-Chester disease.- Necrotizing fasciitis.- Vaquez disease.- Peritoneal catheter infection .- Implantable cardiac device infection .- Thoracic aortic graft infection.- Rheumatoid arthritis.- Idiopathic mediastinal fibrosis.- Spinal disc herniation.- Mesenteritis.- Osteomyelitis of the foot.- Peritoneal mesothelioma.- Lymphoma of the brain.- Osteomyelitis of the sternum.- Paget’s disease.- Post surgical bone infection.- Pigmented villonodular synovitis.