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Imaging is an integral part of the multidisciplinary management of cancer. Radiographic techniques are indispensible for proper staging of cancers and evaluation of the response of tumors to treatment. A wide variety of imaging modalities is available to clinicians. This chapter in the Cancer Concepts textbook will introduce the role of radiology in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
Publication Date
1-2012
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Medical School
City
Worcester, Mass.
Keywords
Functional imaging, Staging, Imaging modalities
Disciplines
Cancer Biology | Neoplasms | Oncology | Radiology
Recommended Citation
Shim, John. (2012). "Oncologic Imaging." In Cancer Concepts Textbook, ed. by James Liebmann and Richard S. Pieters. http://escholarship.umassmed.edu/cancer_concepts/1
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