{"product_id":"cancer-imaging-m-a-hayat-9780123704689","title":"Cancer Imaging: Lung and Breast Carcinomas","description":"With cancer-related deaths projected to rise to 10.3 million people by 2020, the need to prevent, diagnose, and cure cancer is greater than ever. \u003ci\u003eCancer Imaging\u003c\/i\u003e presents readers with the most up-to-date imaging instrumentation, general and diagnostic applications for various cancers, with an emphasis on lung and breast carcinomas--the two major worldwide malignancy types. This book discusses the various imaging techniques used to locate and diagnose tumors, including ultrasound, X-ray, color Doppler sonography, PET, CT, PET\/CT, MRI, SPECT, diffusion tensor imaging, dynamic infrared imaging, and magnetic resonance spectroscopy. It also details strategies for imaging cancer, emphasizing the importance of the use of this technology for clinical diagnosis. Imaging techniques that predict the malignant potential of cancers, response to chemotherapy and other treatments, recurrence, and prognosis are also detailed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e M. A. Hayat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0123704685\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780123704689\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Academic Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 656\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.20h x 8.88w x 1.44d","brand":"M. A. Hayat","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48112814063871,"sku":"9780123704689","price":255.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_db5f0e64-ef52-49ca-bd2d-f7348909b9d5.jpg?v=1769611121","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cancer-imaging-m-a-hayat-9780123704689","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}