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Diagnostic Examinations
ﭺDescription:
Analysis of substances found in blood or other body
fluids that are made by the tumor or by in response to tumor
ﭽDescription:
Use of magnetic fields and radiofrequency signals to
create sectioned images of various body structures.
Description:
Use of narrow-beam x-ray to scan successive layers of
tissue for cross-sectional view.
Diagnostic Uses:
Neurologic
Pelvic
Skeletal
Abdominal
Thoracic Cancers
Fluroscopy
Description:
Uses of X-ray that identify contrast in body tissue
densities; may involve the use of contrast agents.
Diagnostic Uses:
Skeletal
Lung
Gastrointestinal Cancers
Endoscopy
ﺕDescription:
Direct visualization of body cavity or passageway by
insertion of an endoscope into the body cavity or opening; allows
tissue biopsy, fluid aspiration, and excision of small tumors; both
diagnostic and therapeutic.
۞ Description:
Uses intravenous injection or ingestion of radioisotope
substances followed by imaging of tissues that have concentrated
the radioisotopes.
۞ Diagnostic Uses:
۞ Bone
۞ Liver
۞ Kidney
۞ Spleen
۞ Brain
۞ Thyroid Cancers
۩ Description:
Through the use of a tracer; provides black and white or
color-coded images of the biologic activity of a particular area,
rather than it’s structure; used in detection of cancer or it’s response
to treatment.
۩ Diagnostic Uses:
۩ Lung
۩ Colon
۩ Liver
۩ Pancreatic
۩ Head and Neck
۩ Hodgkin and Non-Hodgkin
۩ Lymphoma and Melanoma Cancers
PET Fusion
Description:
Use of a PET scanner and a CT scanner in one machine
to provide an image combining anatomic detail, spatial resolution,
and functional metabolic abnormalities.
Diagnostic Uses:
The same as PET.
Radioimmunoconjugates
ﭹDescription:
Monoclonal antibodies are labeled with a radioisotope
and injected intravenously into the patient; the antibodies that
aggregate at the tumor site are visualized with scanner.