PET/CT in Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Malignancies

Nilendu Purandare is an Associate Professor and Consultant Radiologist in the Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging at the Tata Memorial Cancer Centre, which is a tertiary referral cancer centre in Mumbai affiliated to the Homi Bhabha National University. Dr. Purandare received his degree in Medicine from Mumbai University and subsequently completed residency training in Radiology at Tata Memorial Hospital. He has been working in PET/CT since 2004 and is interested in hybrid imaging techniques combining diagnostic CT protocols with FDG PET. He has published on PET/CT in peer-reviewed national and international journals.  Sneha Shah is an Associate Professor in Nuclear Medicine in the Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India, which is a tertiary oncology institute. She completed her nuclear medicine residency at the Radiation Medicine Centre, Mumbai and PD Hinduja National Hospital, Mumbai and subsequently received training in the use of PET/CT in oncology at Tata Memorial Hospital. She has expertise in the performance of PET/CT using FDG and several other non-FDG PET tracers and has a keen interest in radionuclide therapy.

• Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Malignancies: Epidemiology, Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis, Staging.- Pathology of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Cancer.- Management of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Malignancies.-  Radiological Imaging in Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Malignancies.-  18F-FDG PET/CT: Normal Variants, Artifacts and Pitfalls in Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Malignancies.- PET/CT in Hepatic Malignancies.- PET/CT in Pancreatic Malignancies.-  PET/CT in Gall Bladder and Biliary Tract Malignancies.

“This volume provides a succinct summary of hepato-pancreaticobiliary (HPB) tumour management, with a particular focus on PETCT imaging techniques. … This handbook is likely to be of most interest to clinicians involved in the management of HPB tumours including oncologists, surgeons, as well as imaging specialists.” (Andy Scarsbrook, RAD Magazine , June, 2018)“This short book discusses clinical and pathological findings of hepatobiliary neoplasms, as well as their imaging and management. … This book is most suitable for clinicians dealing with the management of patients with hepatobiliary malignancy.” (Tara M. Catanzano, Doody's Book Reviews, January, 2018)