Full Description
Written by internationally renowned authors, this title is an invaluable reference for all those required to report on MR examinations, with accurate cancer staging aided by the extensive use of high quality MR images of pelvic cancer.
Each chapter gives a short account of every disease and a set of images demonstrating the tumour, node and metastasis stages, based on the 2010 UICC/AJCC staging system.
A highly useful resource, this guide also:
Introduces pelvic cancer staging, MRI technique, and pelvic anatomy
Presents a comprehensive set of state-of-the-art images of the various pelvic cancers
Contains illustrations of recurrent disease and appearances following chemo-radiotherapy
Discusses imaging before exenterative surgery and the imaging of metastatic disease within the pelvis
What's new to this edition:
New techniques in a number of pelvic cancers, including cervical, endometrial, ovarian and vaginal cancer, such as MR diffusion, MR spectroscopy and Dynamic Contrast Imaging
Image findings post chemoradiation for cervical, rectal and bladder cancer
New section on image findings in brachytherapy for prostate cancer
Brand new chapter on penile cancer
Contents
Diagnosis, staging and follow-up of pelvic tumours: the role of MR Imaging. MR Imaging Techniques in Pelvic Cancer. Anatomy of the pelvis. Cervical Cancer. Endometrial Cancer. Ovarian Cancer. Vaginal Cancer. Vulval Cancer. Rectal Cancer. Anal Cancer. Bladder Cancer. Prostate Cancer. Penile Cancer. Pelvic Metastasis. MR Imaging of Residual and Recurrent Tumour Before Pelvic Clearance Surgery.
