Imaging of Soft Tissue Tumors by Filip M. Vanhoenacker, Arthu... - 9783642063930

Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K

Imaging of Soft Tissue TumorsAuthor(s): Filip M. Vanhoenacker, Arthur M. de Schepper, Paul M. Parizel, Jan L.M.A. Gielen\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG, Germany\nImprint: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K\nISBN-13: 9783642063930, 978-3642063930\nSynopsis\nThis richly illustrated book provides a comprehensive survey of the growing role of medical imaging studies in the detection, staging, grading, tissue characterization, and post-treatment follow-up of soft tissue tumors. For each tumor group, imaging findings are correlated with clinical, epidemiologic, and histologic data. The relative merits and indications of various imaging modalities are discussed and compared. Particular emphasis is placed on MRI because of its unique contrast resolution and multiplanar imaging capabilities. This third, revised and updated edition includes new chapters on genetics and molecular biology and on pathology of soft tissue .