Functional Molecular Imaging in Hepatology is a well-written, informative, and useful e-book
by knowledgeable, dedicated authors. The first chapter gives a good overview of the hepatic …

1091 Learning Objectives 1. To review the established and emerging uses of PET/CT in
primary and secondary hepatic tumors, cholangiocarcinoma and gallbladder carcinoma. 2 …

Improved understanding of liver physiology and pathophysiology is urgently needed to
assist the choice of new and upcoming therapeutic modalities for patients with liver …

PET is recognized as a powerful imaging research tool. Based on pathophysiological and
biochemical principles, functional PET imaging allows to assess parameters of tumor …

Although PET has been used for several decades in the research setting, its clinical use has
grown substantially in the past decade. PET is a quantitative physiologic imaging modality …

352 Objectives: Primary hepatocellular carcinoma generally displays low 18 F-FDG uptake,
which is not considered useful for imaging this diseases. Here, we evaluated a combination …

Several physiologic features make interpretation of PET studies of liver physiology an
exciting challenge. As with other organs, hepatic tracer kinetics using PET is quantified by …

Morphology-based imaging modalities have replaced classical conventional nuclear
medicine modalities for detection of liver or pancreatic lesions. With positron emission …

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide. HCC a
heterogeneous disease occurring on the background of cirrhosis. The presence of cirrhosis …

BACKGROUND Tumours of the hepatobiliary system comprise a heterogeneous group of
malignant lesions including primary and secondary liver tumours, cholangiocarcinoma and …