PET/CT and Conventional Imaging in Cancers
A special issue of Cancers (ISSN 2072-6694). This special issue belongs to the section "Methods and Technologies Development".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2024 | Viewed by 5778
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Interests: PET/CT; oncology
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Interests: magnetic resonance; computed tomography; diagnostic radiology; ultrasonography; musculoskeletal sonography; musculoskeletal imaging; imaging; diffusion magnetic resonance imaging
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Dear Colleagues,
The role of imaging in the diagnosis, assessment of response to treatment, and follow-up of neoplastic diseases is clear and has been established. Moreover, imaging is also able to give fundamental information about the prognosis of patients and can therefore guide their therapy. In this scenario, conventional imaging (such as CT or MR) has played a central role for many years, given its ability to give precise anatomical information. However, in the last year, the role of PET/CT for the evaluation of a high number of diseases has emerged, in particular for neoplastic conditions. The unique feature of this hybrid imaging modality to combine both anatomical and functional information is fundamental for the assessment of neoplasm. Moreover, the use of different positron emitters tracers can provide knowledge about different metabolic pathways, extending in this setting the field of application of PET/CT. Lastly, the rising use of radiomics in both conventional and hybrid imaging is constantly giving new diagnostic perspectives.
The aim of this Special Issue is therefore to analyze the difference between conventional imaging and PET/CT for the assessment of neoplastic disease, also putting attention on the pros and cons of each technique and making a comparison between them.
Dr. Francesco Dondi
Dr. Domenico Albano
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- PET/CT
- CT
- MR
- conventional imaging
- positron emission tomography
- neoplasm
- cancer