Radiologic imaging in cancer.
Radiologic procedures are extremely valuable in the diagnostic work-up of many cancers but are limited for screening purposes to a few diseases. Radiologists have developed an extensive armamentarium of tools, from plain radiographs and nuclear-medicine scans to ultrasound, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, positron emission tomography, and single-photon emission computed tomography. This article includes suggested protocols for working up the most common cancers.
Ballinger
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Department of Radiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA.
D000465:Algorithms; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003663:Decision Trees; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011859:Radiography; D012307:Risk Factors; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity