Medical imaging

Die Beurteilung der Krankheitsverläufe von Tumorpatienten und deren Prognose bedarf - ebenso wie die onkologische Qualitätskontrolle - einer systematischen Dokumentation.

In the United States in 1993 the American Cancer Society estimated that there were about 1,300,000 new cases of invasive cancer diagnosed.

The use of hyperthermia in radiation oncology is well established.

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In the last two decades, there has been a major increase in the actual numbers of women diagnosed with breast cancer (from 65000 new cases 20 years ago in the United States to 183000 in 1993).

The diagnosis of cancer in a child is a devastating finding not only to the parents but often to the child.

The methods of interventional neuroradiology represent a distinct and difficult branch with- in the new field of interventional radiology.

Significant recent advances in the imaging of the lower urinary tract are comprehensively presented in this handbook.

The visualization of human anatomy for diagnostic, therapeutic, and educational pur- poses has long been a challenge for scientists and artists.

Until the middle of the present century, the morphology and function of the thymus were primarily of interest to those working in the fields of pathologic anatomy, endo- crinology, and pediatrics.

The advent in recent years of several new imaging modalities for the application in diag- nosis and patient management has had an unprecedented impact on patient care.

The administration of chemotherapeutic agents by continuous infusion with concomitant radiation therapy heralds a new approach in the treatment of cancer.

The development of the capacity to use electron beams at various energies stimulated the development of the new technology of intraoperative radiation therapy.

Die Medizin bedient sich in der Diagnostik und Therapie in zunehmendem Maße physikalisch-technischer Verfahren.

Teil I des Verhandlungsberichtes 1990 der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Hals-Nasen-Ohrenheilkunde, Kopf- und Hals-Chirurgie enthält die Hauptreferate, die von besonderen Sachkennern für die Jahresversammlung geschrieben wurden.

Many recent developments in neuro-oncology relevant to clinical practice have contributed to improved patient care.

Imaging of Gastrointestinal Tract Tumors describes current imaging practice for the most commonly encountered benign and malignant digestive tract tumors and gives a review of the literature for less frequent tumors.

The aim of radiation protection standards is to make the radiation workplace as safe as is humanly possible.

The biological action of radiation undoubtedly constitutes an issue of actual con- cern, particularly after incidences like those in Harrisburg or Chernobyl.

Der methodische Wandel der klinischen Radiologie führte zur Verselbständigung von Radiodiagnostik, Radioonkologie und Nuklearmedizin, die als anerkannte Fachgebiete in der radiologischen Klinik oder im radiologischen Zentrum der Universität zusammenarbeiten.

The biologic effects of radiation on normal tissues and tumors represent a complex area for investigation.

During the last few decades, there has been a tremendous improvement in the treatment of cancer.

The ultimate "e;consumer"e; of the data presented at conferences on the primary treatment of operable breast cancer is the patient, and when, as in this disease, the benefits of therapy are relatively mod- est, the availability and interpretation of the data from trials be- comes an issue of primary importance.

Dieser Handbuchband enthält Beiträge über akut auftretende Lungenveränderungen nach schwerem Trauma im Zusammenhang mit der Intensivmedizin und infolge einer Aspiration von Flüssigkeiten oder Fremdkörpern im Kindesalter, das akute Atemnotsyndrom des Erwachsenen, die Schocklunge, Fortschritte der angiographischen Diagnostik der Lungenembolie mit Hilfe der digitalen Subtraktionsangiographie sowie erstmals die radiologische Diagnostik bei Erkrankungen des Thymus im Kindes- und Erwachsenenalter.

This series on the treatment of cancer is sponsored by the UICC.

Primary malignant tumors of the gastrointestinal tract account for 23% of all invasive cancers and 24% of all the deaths in 1988.

The contemporary management of patients with cancers of the head and neck is under careful scrutiny and major changes are being introduced in order to improve the potenti- al not only for long-term control but also for less in the way of disfiguring and distres- sing complications associated with the treatment programs.

This series on the treatment of cancer is sponsored by the UICe.

The series "e;Medical Radiology - Diagnostic Imaging and Radiation Oncology"e; is the successor to the well known "e;Encyclopedia of Medical RadiologyjHandbuch der medizinischen Radiologie"e;.

The present challenge in the treatment of tumors is to reduce the number of patients that still die as a result of primary tumors.

Malignant growth of cells is often characterized by disorganization of tissue structure, abnormal blood vessel development, and insuffi- cient vascular supply.

At first glance it appears that little has happened in our understanding of bronchogenic carcinoma, since five year survival rates have not changed appreciably over the past ten years.

In spring this year it will be 35 years since I began to study rotation technique as applied to radiology.

Transplantation of syngeneic (donor is a monozygous twin) or allogeneic (donor is an HLA-identical sibling) marrow provides the opportunity for aggressive antileukemic therapy without regard to marrow toxicity.

Attempts to influence survival of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) by adjuvant chemotherapy are limited by the variability of survival in different prognostic groups [4] and the paucity of drugs that have shown activity in the advanced disease [10].

Considering the numerous works dealing with the angiography of the human brain, the book presented by SZIKLA et al.

Clinical trials with Lipiodol l3ll were started in 1961 by my associate, S.