Head and Neck Cancer Imaging

This book provides a comprehensive review of state-of-the-art imaging in head and neck cancer. Precise determination of tumor extent is of the utmost importance in these neoplasms, as it has important consequences for staging of disease, prediction of outcome and choice of treatment. Only the radiol...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Hermans, Robert (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2006, 2006
Edition:1st ed. 2006
Series:Diagnostic Imaging
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Pathology, and Natural History of Head and Neck Neoplasms
  • Clinical and Endoscopic Examination of the Head and Neck
  • Imaging Techniques
  • Laryngeal Neoplasms
  • Neoplasms of the Hypopharynx and Proximal Esophagus
  • Neoplasms of the Oral Cavity
  • Neoplasms of the Oropharynx
  • Neoplasms of the Nasopharynx
  • Parapharyngeal Space Neoplasms
  • Masticator Space Neoplasms
  • Neoplasms of the Sinonasal Cavities
  • Parotid Gland and Other Salivary Gland Tumors
  • Malignant Lesions of the Central and Posterior Skull Base
  • Thyroid and Parathyroid Neoplasms
  • Neck Nodal Disease
  • Neck Lymphoma
  • Positron Emission Tomography in Head and Neck Cancer
  • Use of Imaging Data in Radiotherapy Planning of Head and Neck Cancer: Improved Tumour Characterization, Delineation and Treatment Verification