Musculoskeletal PET Imaging, An Issue of PET Clinics

This issue reviews the uses of positron emission tomography (PET) for imaging the musculoskeletal system.� Because PET imaging has been particularly effective with regard to imaging of tumors, this issue includes several issues on detecting primary as well as metastatic bone tumors.� PET's use in imaging soft tissue malignancies and musculoskeletal malignancies are also reviewed.� This issue also explores the uses of PET for osteoporosis and inflammatory and infectious diseases.� The development and applications for alternative radionuclide tracers is also included.