Image-guided diagnosis and treatment of cancer
By: edited by Anthony V. D'Amico, Jay S. Loeffler, Jay R. Harris.
Contributors: D'Amico, Anthony V.; Loeffler, Jay S.; Harris, Jay R.
Publisher: Humana Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Totowa, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 273
Subjects: Neoplasms -- diagnosis; Diagnostic Imaging; Neoplasms -- therapy
Description: This book features image-guided detection, staging, and treatment of prostate, breast and CNS cancer; use of transrectal ultrasound and MRI to diagnose and treat prostate cancer; imaging technology used to assess response to chemotherapy and map temperature profiles; MRI guided resection of neoplasms and sites of functional disorders; first comprehensive review of minimally invasive image-guided surgery for cancer; and molecular imaging to visualize gene expression in vivo.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.