This fifth volume of the series, Methods of Cancer Diagnosis, Therapy, and Prognosis, discusses in detail the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of Liver Cancer. Both standard and emerging therapies for this cancer, written by expert oncologists/pathologists in this field, are included. This fully illustratedvolume: Is divided into 7 sections: Applications of Imaging, Resectable LiverCancer, Unresectable Liver Cancer, Hepatocellular Cancer, Liver Colorectal Metastasis, Biliary Cancer, and Splenic Cancer. Discusses imaging modalities fordiagnosis, treatment assessment, and prognosis. Includes descriptions of radial magnetic resonance imaging, helical computed tomography, magnetic resonanceimaging, FDG-PET, contrast-enhanced sonography, multidetector-row computed tomography, and single photon emission computed tomography. Only book that discusses cancer diagnosis, therapy, and prognosis together in one volume Discussesthe molecular processes that lead to the development and proliferation of cancer cells Includes recent major advances in cancer diagnosis and therapy assessment Text is supported throughout with illustrations Information in the book identifies patients with high likelihood of clinical benefits from a specific treatment
- ISBN: 978-1-4020-9803-1
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 502
- Fecha Publicación: 01/05/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés