Cancer Imaging vol 1 Lung & Breast Cracinomas

This two-volume reference book will present imaging technology currently used in clinics or at experimental stages for diagnosis and/or early detection of various cancers, including anticancer vaccines, surgical techniques, chemotherapy, radiation, and gene therapies. Cancers discussed will include breast, lung, liver, prostate, cervical, brain, gastrointestinal, ovarian, gallbladder, esophageal, head and neck, bronchial, bone, thyroid, pancreatic, lymphoma, melanoma, and multiple myeloma malignancies. Approximately 100 research scientists and clinicians from more than 20 countries will contribute chapters. This book concentrates on the application of imaging technology to the diagnosis and prognosis of lung and breast carcinomas, the two major world-wide malignancies; addresses relationship between radiation dose and image quality; and, discusses the role of molecular imaging in identifying changes for the emergence and progression of cancer at the cellular and/or molecular levels. "Professor Hayat has assembled a distinguished group of scientists and clinicians from around the world and has provided a very timely discussion of functional imaging for the diagnosis and treatment of solid organ cancers. Dr. Hayat's introduction and discussion of imaging techniques are comprehensive. He has clearly outlined the roles of functional imaging in defining the nature of primary organ cancers and their metastases." -- Akhouri A. Sinha, Professor of Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development, University of Minnesota; Senior Research Scientists, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN