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.

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.