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Fundamentals in Oncologic Ultrasound Sonographic Imaging and Intervention in the Cancer Patient /

This essential volume provides detailed information on all key aspects of tumor imaging with diverse sonographic techniques. In the first part, the reader will find aspects on the main issues in clinical oncology, including screening, detection, characterization and staging of malignant neoplasms, a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Catalano, Orlando (Autor), Nunziata, Antonio (Autor), Siani, Alfredo (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Milano : Springer Milan : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
Edición:1st ed. 2009.
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • General Considerations: Pros of tumour ultrasound. Cons of tumour ultrasound. Ultrasound and tumour screening. Ultrasound and neoangiogenesis. Tumour staging. General Considerations: Pros of tumor ultrasound. Cons of tumor ultrasound. Ultrasound and tumor screening. Ultrasound and neoangiogenesis. Tumor staging. Ultrasound and response to treatment. Ultrasound, follow-up, and recurrence. Gray-scale Ultrasound - Methodology. Gray-scale Ultrasound - Applications. Spectral Doppler - Methodology and applications. Color and power Doppler - Methodology. Color and power Doppler - Applications. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound - Methodology. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound - Applications
  • Superficial Soft Tissues: Skin tumours. Superficial lymphadenopaties. Palpable superficial masses. Soft-tissue sarcomas
  • The Neck: Neck masses. Salivary tumours. Thyroid nodule. Staging and follow-up of thyroid cancer
  • The Breast: Breast nodule. Locally-advanced breast cancer. Lymph node metastasis. Loco-regional recurrence of breast cancer
  • The Abdomen: Abdominal masses. Focal lesions in patients without chronic liver disease. Focal lesions in patients with chronic liver disease. Gallbladder wall lesions. Malignant jaundice. Pancreatic tumors. Focal splenic lesions. Abdominal lymphadenopaties. Peritoneal carcinomatosis. Gastrointestinal tract tumours
  • The Urogenital Tract: Adrenal masses. Small renal tumors. Renal masses. Atypical renal cyst. Ovarian masses. Endometrial thickening. Bladder wall lesions. Prostate nodule. Testis tumors
  • US-Guided Intervention : US guidance for interventional procedures. Needle aspiration - Superficial structures. Needle aspiration - Internal structures. Core Biopsy - Superficial structures. Core Biopsy - Internal structures. Vacuum-assisted biopsy. Placement of presurgical markers. Drainages. Percutaneous ethanol injection. Radiofrequency ablation and other ablation therapies. Assessment of liver lesions treated with ablation therapies
  • References.