Beschreibung:
This multidisciplinary textbook is set to be the standard on the subject. It is for use by physicians who are involved in the care and/or diagnosis of cancer patients. A wealth of illustrations enhances the application of new concepts.
This multidisciplinary textbook is designed to be the standard on the subject and is geared for use by physicians who are involved in the care and/or diagnosis of cancer patients. Comprehensive coverage is provided on all aspects of radioguided surgery. Practical information is readily accessible and throughout there is an emphasis on improved decision making. Tables present the indications, performance, and interpretation of procedures at a glance. A wealth of illustrations, including a full-color insert, enhances the application of new concepts.
Chemistry and Physics.- Radiopharmaceuticals for Radioguided Surgery.- Physical Performance Parameters of Intraoperative Probes.- Positron-Sensitive Probes.- Gamma Ray Imaging Probes for Radioguided Surgery and Site-Directed Biopsy.- Radiation Protection in Radioguided Surgery.- Training and Credentialing for Radioguided Surgery.- Sentinel Lymph Nodes.- The Anatomy and Physiology of Lymphatic Circulation.- The Role of Lymph Node Staging for Clinical Decision Making in Patients with Solid Cancers.- Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Patients with Breast Cancer.- Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Cutaneous Melanoma.- Dynamic Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Penile Carcinoma.- Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Cancer of the Head and Neck.- Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Gynecologic Malignancies.- Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Cancers of the Gastrointestinal Tract.- Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Prostatic Cancer.- Radioguided Biopsy of the Sentinel Lymph Node in Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.- Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Thyroid Cancer.- Histopathology of Sentinel Lymph Nodes.- Frozen Section and Imprint Cytology in Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Breast Cancer.- Molecular Assessment of Sentinel Lymph Nodes.- Occult Lesion Localization.- Where It All Began: The Heritage of Radioimmunoguided Surgery.- Radioguided Occult Lesion Localization in the Breast.- Minimally Invasive Radioguided Parathyroidectomy in Primary Hyperparathyroidism.- Radioguided Surgery of Neuroendocrine Tumors.- Radioguided Surgery of Solitary Pulmonary Nodules.- Radioguided Surgery of Occult Lesions in Patients with Thyroid Cancer.- Radioguided Bone Lesion Localization.
