Imaging Diagnostics in Pancreatic Cancer: A Clinical Guide (Clinical Gastroenterology) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3030699420 ISBN 13: 9783030699420

Publisher: Humana, 2022

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 this title

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

From the Back Cover

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Humana
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3030699420
• ISBN 13: 9783030699420
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 178
• Editor: Anand Naveen, Darwin Peter