The role of magnetic resonance imaging in oncology
Clin. transl. oncol. (Print)
; 12(9): 606-613, sept. 2010. ilus, tab
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Conventional diagnostic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques have focused on improving the spatial resolution and image acquisition speed (whole-body MRI) or on new contrast agents. Most advances in MRI go beyond morphologic study to obtain functional and structural information in vivo about different physiological processes of tumor microenvironment, such as oxygenation levels, cellular proliferation, or tumor vascularization through MRI analysis of some characteristics angiogenesis (perfusion MRI), metabolism (MRI spectroscopy), cellularity (diffusion-weighted MRI), lymph node function, or hypoxia [blood-oxygen-level-dependent (BOLD) MRI]. We discuss the contributions of different MRI techniques than must be integrated in oncologic patients to substantially advance tumor detection and characterization risk stratification, prognosis, predicting and monitoring response to treatment, and development of new drugs (AU)
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Collection:
National databases
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Spain
Database:
IBECS
Main subject:
Whole-Body Counting
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Magnetic Resonance Angiography
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Neoplasms
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Clin. transl. oncol. (Print)
Year:
2010
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro/Spain