Download or read book PET Imaging of Thoracic Disease, An Issue of PET Clinics written by Drew A. Torigian and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2011-07-28 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PET imaging has been used for the assessment of lung cancer for several years for diagnosis, staging, and post-treatment follow up. Expanded applications are now being used and explored in the imaging of the heart, thoracic vascular disease, and chest wall disorders. This issue provides an up-to-date review of the uses of PET for oncologic and nononcologic diseases of the thorax.