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Oncology: the care cycle approach
I. Farmer, T. Paulus, S. Mollus, H. von Busch, J. Buurman and X.A.A.M. Verbeek
The care cycle approach provides a framework for understanding clinical needs, with a view to improving cost-effectiveness, access, and quality of care. This article presents examples of the care cycle approach in the diagnosis, staging and treatment of various types of cancer.
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CT colonography in early detection of colorectal cancer
R. Truyen, J. Stoker, A. de Vries, S.Virmani and I.Serlie
CT colonography has matured from research to clinical practice as a primary method for colon imaging for early detection of colorectal cancer. This article describes the CT colonography procedure, including the increasing role of computer-aided detection .
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Selective TACE for hepatocellular carcinoma using cone beam CT on a flat detector angiography system: initial experience
K. Mikami, K. Osuga, H. Higashihara, N. Maeda, K. Tomoda and H. Nakamura
Selective TACE for hepatocellular carcinoma was performed using cone beam CT on the Philips Allura Xper FD 20. Nodules and feeding arteries were clearly shown.
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Interventional oncology on a C-arm system with XperCT: targeting liver cancer
K. Taguchi and J-F. H. Geschwind
This article presents four TACE and PVE procedures carried out using 3D soft tissue imaging on the Philips Allura Xper FD 20 system. The advantages and challenges of the procedures are discussed, and the clinical results are presented.
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Staging of liver metastases with MRI in oncology treatment planning.
K. Coenegrachts, H. Rigauts and L. ter Beek
Recent developments in MRI technology and the new MRI contrast agents have resulted in MRI being recognized as the pre-operative standard for detection and staging of focal liver lesions. Improvements in the detection of small (<10 mm) focal liver lesions are discussed.
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Performance of lung nodule computer aided detection software: effect of slice thickness on chest CT
C.S. White, R.D. Pugatch, S.D. Teague, E. Dharaiya and K. Read
This study evaluates the effect of slice thickness on the performance of a lung nodule CAD algorithm. The performance decreases significantly with the increase in slice thickness.
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PET imaging of breast cancer in clinical practice
A.E. Lahrs
FDG-PET exams have a high positive predictive value in breast cancer imaging, and are the single most important modality for assessing disease dissemination. This article reviews the recent literature on breast imaging with FDG-PET and FDG PET-CT.
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Improving prediction of radiotherapy response and optimizing target definition by using FDG-PET for lung cancer patients
R.J.H.M. Steenbakkers, G.R. Borst, M. van Herk and H. Bartelink
Implementing FDG-PET has a major impact on accurate target definition, allowing radiotherapy to be delivered more accurately and with a higher dose.
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The emerging role of 3D and 2D contrast-enhanced ultrasound with quantitative analysis in evaluating the response to new antitumoral treatments.
C. Serra and G. Brandi
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) can be used to evaluate new antitumoral treatments such as the use of antiangiogenic molecules, and radio-frequency ablation.
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Contrast-enhanced ultrasound for prostate cancer imaging
H. Wijkstra, J.J.M.C.H. de la Rosette, H. von Busch and J. Powers
This article presents a new approach to imaging localized prostate cancer: contrastenhanced ultrasonography (CEUS). Comparison with histology indicates that changes in the perfusion characteristics revealed by CEUS correlate with malignant tissue.
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Ultrasound contrast agents in the characterization of soft tissue lesions: ongoing research
M. Averkiou and J. Powers
CEUS is an economical, sensitive and radiation-free tool for early diagnosis of liverlesions, and can be used for the characterization of lesions by providing additionalvascular information not available with CT or MR.
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Efficient SIB-IMRT planning of head & neck patients with Pinnacle3-DMPO
M. Kunze-Busch and P. van Kollenburg
Planning Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) of head and neck patients can be complex and time-consuming. With the DMPO module in the Philips Pinnacle3 treatment planning system, planning for IMRT is faster and more straightforward.
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