Imaging Diagnostics in Pancreatic Cancer

Peter Darwin

ISBN 10: 3030699390 / ISBN 13: 9783030699390

Published by Springer International Publishing, Springer Nature Switzerland Apr 2021, 2021

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This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This book provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview of imaging modalities used in the diagnosis, staging, and management of pancreatic cancer. In addition to profiling the most commonly-used imaging modalities for pancreatic cancer, the text reviews recent advances in endoscopic ultrasound, staging characteristics utilized in determining appropriate treatment options, and reviews the role of imaging in pancreatic cancer screening in specialized patient populations. The book also spotlights the use of radiation therapy for pancreatic cancer in patients who cannot have surgery, as well as when fiducial marker placement should be considered in targeting a malignancy.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 180 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Imaging Diagnostics in Pancreatic Cancer
• Publisher: Springer International Publishing, Springer Nature Switzerland Apr 2021
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3030699390
• ISBN 13: 9783030699390
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 241W x 160H x 15D millimeters 241 millimeters width by 160 millimeters height by 15 millimeters depth
• Weight: 474 grams

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Synopsis

This book provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview of imaging modalities used in the diagnosis, staging, and management of pancreatic cancer. In addition to profiling the most commonly-used imaging modalities for pancreatic cancer, the text reviews recent advances in endoscopic ultrasound, staging characteristics utilized in determining appropriate treatment options, and reviews the role of imaging in pancreatic cancer screening in specialized patient populations.  The book also spotlights the use of radiation therapy for pancreatic cancer in patients who cannot have surgery, as well as when fiducial marker placement should be considered in targeting a malignancy. 

Written by experts in the field, Imaging Diagnostics in Pancreatic Cancer: A Clinical Guide is a valuable resource for gastroenterologists, surgeons, oncologists, radiologists, and other practitioners who manage patients with pancreatic cancer.

About the Author

Naveen Anand, MD 

Director of Advanced Endoscopy 

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine 

Norwalk Hospital, Nuvance Health

Clinical Instructor, Yale University School of Medicine  

Norwalk, CT 

USA 

Peter Darwin, MD

Professor of Medicine

Director, Therapeutic Endoscopy

University of Maryland

Baltimore, MD

USA