Requirements for clinical PET: comparisons within Europe.

The aim was to assess the requirements for a positron emission tomography (PET) cancer imaging service. The UK was used as an example to create a mathematical model for calculating the number of dedicated PET scanners and cyclotron/radiochemistry production facilities required to support the demand for PET studies in lung cancer. This was then extended to all oncological indications for PET and comparison was made with present infrastructure in the UK and Europe.

The role of FDG-PET in the management of non-small cell lung carcinoma.

Introduction: Positron emission tomography (PET) using 18F-2-fluoro-2 deoxy-D-glucose (FDG) has been widely investigated and used in the non-invasive imaging of malignancy. Non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) is one of the most common and best validated indications for an FDG-PET scan. This review examines the roles of FDG-PET in the management of NSCLC and attempts to identify emerging uses and possible future developments.

Patterns of papillary muscle ischemia in myocardial PET.

Purpose: Conventional nuclear medicine equipment lacks sufficient spatial resolution to reliably visualize the papillary muscles (PM). Positron emission tomography (PET), however, can adequately visualize these structures using various positron emitters.

Methods And Patients: We present various patterns of PM observed on myocardial PET imaging in 4 patients.

Radionuclide renography: a review.

Purpose Of Review: Radionuclide renography has become standard practice but with controversial areas and variations in technique. This review looks at some recent studies to improve usefulness and to assess the current clinical indications for the use of dynamic radionuclide renography and considers some of the recent publications that have contributed to the subject during the past year.

Recent Findings: Two important papers attempting to standardize the diuretic renogram and provide normal values for the MAG3 renogram are reviewed together with exercise renography in hypertension and used for the Captopril test.