Head and Neck Cancer Imaging

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Hermans, Robert (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006.
• Έκδοση: 2.
• Σειρά: Medical Radiology,
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Radiology.; Nuclear medicine.; Radiotherapy.; Oncology.; Otolaryngologic surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Imaging / Radiology.; Diagnostic Radiology.; Head and Neck Surgery.; Nuclear Medicine.

This book provides a comprehensive review of state-of-the-art imaging in head and neck cancer. Precise determination of tumor extent is of the utmost importance in these neoplasms, as it has important consequences for staging of disease, prediction of outcome and choice of treatment. Only the radiol...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Pathology, and Natural History of Head and Neck Neoplasms
• Clinical and Endoscopic Examination of the Head and Neck
• Imaging Techniques
• Laryngeal Neoplasms
• Neoplasms of the Hypopharynx and Proximal Esophagus
• Neoplasms of the Oral Cavity
• Neoplasms of the Oropharynx
• Neoplasms of the Nasopharynx
• Parapharyngeal Space Neoplasms
• Masticator Space Neoplasms
• Neoplasms of the Sinonasal Cavities
• Parotid Gland and Other Salivary Gland Tumors
• Malignant Lesions of the Central and Posterior Skull Base
• Thyroid and Parathyroid Neoplasms
• Neck Nodal Disease
• Neck Lymphoma
• Positron Emission Tomography in Head and Neck Cancer
• Use of Imaging Data in Radiotherapy Planning of Head and Neck Cancer: Improved Tumour Characterization, Delineation and Treatment Verification.