Imaging of Soft Tissue Tumors /

This richly illustrated book provides a comprehensive survey of the growing role of medical imaging studies in the detection, staging, grading, tissue characterization, and post-treatment follow-up of soft tissue tumors. For each tumor group, imaging findings are correlated with clinical, epidemiolo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schepper, Arthur M.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Parizel, Paul M., Beuckeleer, Luc, Vanhoenacker, Filip
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2001.
Edition:Second Edition.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Imaging Modalities: Ultrasonography. Color Doppler Ultrasonography. Plain Radiography, Angiography and Computed Tomography. Nuclear Medicine Imaging. MR Imaging. Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MR Imaging
  • Staging, Characterization and Grading: Staging. Grading and Characterization of Soft Tissue Tumors. General Imaging Strategy
  • Imaging of Soft Tissue Tumors: Tumors of Fibrous Tissue. Fibrohistiocytic Tumors. Lipomatous Tumors. Tumors and Tumorlike Lesions of Blood Vessels. Lymphatic Tumors. Tumors of Muscular Origin. Synovial Tumors. Tumors of Peripheral Nerves. Extraskeletal Cartilaginous and Osseous Tumors. Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors and Related Lesions. Lesions of Uncertain Origin. Pseudotumoral Lesions. Soft Tissue Metastasis. Soft Tissue Lymphoma. Soft Tissue Tumors in the Pediatric Patient. Biopsy of Soft Tissue Tumors
  • Imaging after Treatment: Posttreatment Assessment of Soft Tissue Tumors.