title: Molecular imaging of renal cell carcinoma.
abstract: The recent identification of agents that have significantly influenced the therapy of clear cell renal carcinoma and the decreasing size of renal masses, usually detected serendipitously, have led to a resurgence in imaging for this condition. Although structural methods continue to be used routinely for identification of renal masses, functional and molecular techniques are showing considerable promise in their ability to characterize unique features of the renal cancer phenotype. This article discusses the evolving role of molecular imaging in the evaluation of renal cancer, including current and future applications.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nuclear Medicine and Clinical Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19105, USA.
authors.forename: Rodolfo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Perini
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pryma
authors.forename: Chaitanya
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Divgi
mesh_terms: D000085:Acetates / Q000378:metabolism; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D002244:Carbon / Q000378:metabolism; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000235:genetics; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / Q000378:metabolism; D005819:Genetic Markers; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000235:genetics; D015336:Molecular Probe Techniques; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D011849:Radioactive Tracers
chemical_list: D000085:Acetates; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; C106533:G250 monoclonal antibody; D005819:Genetic Markers; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D011849:Radioactive Tracers; C438206:carbon-11 acetate; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D002244:Carbon