Advances in oncologic imaging: Update on 5 common cancers - Abstract

Imaging has become a pivotal component throughout a patient's encounter with cancer, from initial disease detection and characterization through treatment response assessment and posttreatment follow-up.

Recent progress in imaging technology has presented new opportunities for improving clinical care. This article provides updates on the latest approaches to imaging of 5 common cancers: breast, lung, prostate, and colorectal cancers, and lymphoma.

Written by:
Akin O, Brennan SB, Dershaw DD, Ginsberg MS, Gollub MJ, Schöder H, Panicek DM, Hricak H.   Are you the author?
Associate Professor of Radiology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, and Associate Attending Radiologist, Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases, New York, NY.

Reference: CA Cancer J Clin. 2012 Oct 15. Epub ahead of print.
doi: 10.3322/caac.21156


PubMed Abstract
PMID: 23070605

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