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Breast Cancer

Nuclear Medicine in Diagnosis and Therapeutic Options

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Gebonden, 299 blz. | Engels
Springer Berlin Heidelberg | 2008e druk, 2007
ISBN13: 9783540367802
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Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2008e druk, 2007 9783540367802
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There can never be enough material in the public domain about cancers, and particularly breast cancer. This book adds much to the literature. It provides general information on breast cancer management and considers all new methods of diagnosis and therapy. It focuses on nuclear medicine modalities by comparing their results with other diagnostic and therapeutic approaches. The coverage provides readers with up-to-date knowledge on breast cancer as well as information on the advances in the field of diagnosis. It also details data on the development of some new modalities and provides a general overview of the available tools for breast cancer treatment.

Specificaties

ISBN13:9783540367802
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Aantal pagina's:299
Uitgever:Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Druk:2008

Inhoudsopgave

Histological Classification of Breast Cancer.- Biomarkers for Breast Cancer: Towards the Proposition of Clinically Relevant Tools.- Circulating Tumour Markers in Breast Cancer.- Axillary Lymph Node Status Evaluation in Breast Cancer Patients: Role of SPECT and Pinhole SPECT with Cationic Lipophilic Radiotracers.- Breast Imaging with Scintimammography.- 99mTc-MIBI in the Evaluation of Breast Cancer Biology.- Sentinel Node Detection in Pre-Operative Axillary Staging.- State of the Art of Current Modalities for the Diagnosis of Breast Lesions.- New Trends of MRI in Breast Cancer Diagnosis.- PET Imaging of Breast Cancer Molecular Biomarkers.- The Role of FDG-PET for Axillary Lymph Node Staging in Primary Breast Cancer.- Measuring Response to Chemotherapy in Locally Advanced Breast Cancer: Methodological Considerations.- FDG-PET in Monitoring Therapy of Breast Cancer.- FDG-PET and Tumour Marker Tests for the Diagnosis of Breast Cancer.- Advantages and Limitations of FDG PET 16 in the Follow-Up of Breast Cancer.- PET/CT and Breast Cancer.- Current Role of Bone Scan with Phosphonates in the Follow-Up of Breast Cancer.- Progress in the Treatment of Early and Advanced Breast Cancer.- 186Re-HEDP for Metastatic Bone Pain in Breast Cancer Patients.- 153Sm-EDTM for Bone Pain Treatment in Skeletal Metastases.- The Choice of the Correct Imaging Modality in Breast Cancer Management.

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