This issue discusses the newest approaches to PET/CT Imaging. The roles of PET/CT in pulmonary masses, GI malignancies, head and neck cancer, lymphoma, soft tissue sarcoma, pancreatic and biliary tree malignancies, malignant melanoma, breast carcinoma, common pediatric malignancies, bone malignancies, and the role PET/CT plays in radiation oncology treatment planning are reviewed.

In this issue of Radiologic Clinics, Guest Editors Jonathan E. McConathy and Samuel J. Galgano bring their considerable expertise to the topic of PET Imaging. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as PET Imaging for lung cancer, breast cancer, melanoma, and more. - Provides in-depth, clinical reviews on PET Imaging, providing actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field; Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create these timely topic-based reviews. - Contains 13 relevant, practice-oriented topics including PET Imaging for hematologic malignancies, neuroendocrine tumors, prostate and genitourinary cancers, and more.

This issue of Radiologic Clinics will focus on the essentials of thoracic imaging. Topics include lung cancer screening and staging systems, radiation dose techniques, nodule characterization, PET/CT in the thorax, MDCT and MR evaluation of thoracic aorta, pulmonary emboli and perfusion imaging, interstital pneumonias, emphysema and airway imaging, post-operative chest, and thoracic infections in the immunocompromised host.

This issue gives the general radiologist a solid overview of lung cancer imaging techniques. CT screening for lung cancer is discussed, and the evaluation and management of indeterminate pulmonary nodules is reviewed. Revised TNM lung cancer staging, as well as the optimal imaging protocols for lung cancer staging (CT, MR and PET) are thoroughly examined. A multidisciplinary approach to tissue sampling and updated histopathologic classification of lung cancer are discussed. Image-guided ablative therapies for lung cancer are reviewed. Finally, future trends in lung cancer diagnosis and staging and genetics are reviewed, as well as novel biomarkers for lung cancer detection.

This issue of Radiologic Clinics of North America focuses on Endocrine Imaging and is edited by Dr. Mark E. Lockhart. Articles will include: Molecular imaging in the head and neck: Diagnosis and therapy; Endocrine imaging: The referring clinician perspective; Thyroid disease in the age of incidental findings; Normal thyroid: US with technical pearls and pitfalls; Thyroid diffuse and nodular disease ultrasound; CT and MRI of thyroid disease; Multimodality imaging of neuroendocrine tumors; Neck, thyroid, and parathyroid imaging procedures; Parathyroid imaging; Neuroimaging of pituitary disease; Adrenal imaging; Neuroendocrine tumors: Imaging of treatment and follow-up; and more!

In this issue of Radiologic Clinics, guest editors Drs. Nicola Schieda and Andrei Purysko bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Prostate Imaging. Worldwide, prostate cancer is the second most common cancer diagnosed in males, and MRI scans can give doctors a very clear picture of the prostate and nearby areas. In this issue, top experts discuss key topics such as a contemporary approach to prostate imaging and data reporting system score 3 lesions; the expanding role of MRI and use of PRECISE criteria in the active surveillance of prostate cancer; MRI-guided prostate cancer therapies; and more. - Contains 12 relevant, practice-oriented topics, including update on optimization of prostate MRI technique and image quality; prostate imaging and data reporting system (PI-RADS) Version 2.1 pitfalls in prostate MRI interpretation; prostate cancer staging with MRI; PSMA PET: pearls and pitfalls; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on prostate imaging, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

In this issue of Radiologic Clinics, guest editor Dr. Loren Ketai brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Imaging of Thoracic Infections. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as infections in lung and other solid organ transplants, endemic fungal infections, viral pneumonias, non-tuberculous mycobacteria, and more. - Contains 12 relevant, practice-oriented topics including coronavirus pneumonias; endemic thoracic infections in Central and South America; endemic thoracic infections in East Asia; endemic thoracic infections in sub-Saharan Africa; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on imaging of thoracic infections, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

This issue of Radiologic Clinics of North America focuses on Imaging of Lung Cancer, and is edited by Drs. Jeremy Erasmus and Mylene T. Truong. Articles will include: Lung Cancer Biopsies; Lung Nodule Incidental: Management; Lung Nodule Screening: Management; Missed Lung Cancer; Update in MRI of Evaluation of Lung Cancer; Staging Lung Cancer: Tumor; Staging Lung Cancer: Node; Staging Lung Cancer: Metastasis; Dilemmas in Lung Cancer Staging; Biomarkers in Lung Cancer; Radiation Therapy in Lung Cancer; Chemo and Immunotherapy in Lung Cancer; and more!

Head and neck imaging is covered extensively in this issue of Radiologic Clinics. Articles will include: Imaging of the skull base, Imaging of the temporal bone, Orbital imaging, Imaging of the oral cavity, Upper aerodigestive tract imaging (SCCa), Suprahyoid neck imaging, Infrahyoid neck imaging, Imaging of the head and neck lymph nodes, Pediatric head and neck imaging, Emergency head and neck imaging, Imaging of head and neck vascular lesions, Imaging of the paravertebral space, Sinonasal imaging, and more.

Imaging of the spine is given a thorough update in this issue, beginning with an article on spine segmentation, enumeration and normal variants. Imaging of degenerative disease of the spine is then reviewed, giving consideration to appropriate utilization of imaging, specificity and sensitivity shortcomings in evaluation of degenerative disease, risks and benefits of imaging of degenerative disease, and the prevalence of radicular and xial pain and underlying pain generators. Next, the validity and socioeconomic impact of spine imaging in evaluating “degenerative pain syndromes is reviewed. Pathophysiology and biomechanics of disc and posterior element of degenerative disease is reviewed, along with imaging of radiculopathy / radiculitis, imaging of central canal stenosis, and imaging of discogenic pain (using MRI and discography). Imaging of joint related axial pain, spine neoplasm, spine infection, and non-acute trauma is also covered.