The impact of molecular imaging on diagnostics, therapy, and follow-up in oncology is increasing steadily. This handbook addresses all aspects of molecular imaging in oncology, from basic research to clinical applications in the era of evidence-based medicine.

Considers in detail all aspects of molecular imaging in oncology, ranging from basic research to clinical applications in the era of evidence-based medicine Examines technological issues and probe design Discusses preclinical studies in detail, with particular attention to multimodality imaging Presents current clinical use of PET/CT, SPECT/CT, and optical imaging Written by acknowledged experts Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Technology and probe design.- Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging.- Single photon emission computed tomography tracers.- Non-peptidyl 18 F-labelled PET tracers as radioindicators for the noninvasive detection of cancer.- Optical and opto-acoustic imaging.- Multifunctional MRI probes.- Pre-clinical SPECTand SPECT-CT.- Optical imaging.- Applications of small animal PET.- Preclinical molecular imaging using PET and MRI.- Quantitative SPECT/CT.- Optical imaging of breast tumors and of gastrointestinal cancer by laser-induced fluorescence.- FDG PET and PET/CT.- Non-FDG PET/CT.- Future challenges of multimodality imaging.