Preface -- Foreword -- Part 1-Basics -- Physics Of Hybrid Imaging -- Instrumentation -- Quantitation And Data Analysis In Hybrid PET/MRI Systems -- Radiopharmaceuticals -- Contrast Media -- Part 2-Most Frequent Clinical Applications -- FDG-PET in Dementia -- Amyloid imaging in dementia and related disorders -- Movement disorders: focus on Parkinsonś disease and related disorders -- Psychiatric disorders -- PET/CT and PET/MRI in Neurology: Infection/Inflammation -- Brain Tumors -- Hybrid Imaging in Pediatric Central Nervous System Disorders -- Part 3-Most Frequent Clinical Applications -- Multimodality Imaging of Huntington's Disease -- Neuroimaging in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis -- Hybrid imaging in vegetative state -- Hybrid imaging in cerebrovascular disease -- Hybrid imaging in Emergency Room -- Part 4-SWOT analysis -- SWOT Analysis and Stakeholder Engagement for Comparative Evaluation of Hybrid Molecular Imaging Modalities -- Worldwide Challenges and Opportunities of Hybrid Imaging: Perspective from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) -- PET/CT vs PET/MRI.

Using SWOT analysis, this book examines in detail the strengths and weaknesses of the hybrid modalities PET-CT and PET-MRI for imaging of the central nervous system, comparing their merits and evaluating their advantages over the stand-alone modalities. The aim is to employ a truly systematic approach in order to define the potential clinical benefit of these modalities and to identify shortcomings, opportunities, and threats. Clinical application of the modalities is explored in a range of conditions, including dementia and related disorders, movement disorders, psychiatric disorders, cerebrovascular disease, infection/inflammation, brain tumors, and pediatric neurologic disorders. In addition, the basics of hybrid imaging are addressed, covering physics, instrumentation, data analysis and quantitation, radiopharmaceuticals, and contrast media. PET-CT and PET-MRI in Neurology, written by experts from Europe and the United States, will be essential reading for imaging specialists and of value for neurologists, psychiatrists, neurosurgeons, and pediatricians.