Thepastdecadehasseendramaticadvances inurologyandimaging. Thesechangesareevident in improvements in laparoscopic surgery as well as in the emergence of multidetector CT, with multiplanar reformatting and FDG-PET-CT as routine imaging methods. The new minimally invasive procedures often require more exacting imaging as the surgeon does not have the same visual ?eld of view as was possible with open procedures. Thus, it is appropriate now to p- vide an update on imaging advances for the bene?t of urologists and radiologists alike. The increasing number of innovative imaging approaches to urologic tumors including CT, MRI, PET, SPECT, and endoscopic imaging can be perplexing and lead to over- and underesti- tions of the capabilities of modern imaging on the part of those who interpret them and those who use the information they provide for patient management. There is a growing “exp- tations gap” between what is expected and what is possible that needs to be closed. While previous books have focused on the more common urologic tumors such as bladder, prostate, andkidneycancer,nonehasattemptedacomprehensivereviewofthestateoftheartofimaging in most of the tumors involved in urologic oncology. Imaging in Urologic Oncology addresses these challenges. In the modern imaging department it is easy to forget how useful conventional plain rad- graphy can be in urologic diagnosis. Much of our current understanding of urologic disease is based on the “classic appearance” on intravenous urograms, cystograms, or retrograde pye- grams. Therefore, conventional imaging provides the ?rst “layer” in our understanding of u- logic tumors. The next layer is cross-sectional imaging.
Author(s): G. Alivizatos (auth.), Jean J.M.C.H. de la Rosette, Michael J. Manyak, Mukesh G. Harisinghani, Hessel Wijkstra (eds.)
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag London
Year: 2009
Language: English
Pages: 443
Tags: Oncology; Urology/Andrology; Imaging / Radiology
Front Matter....Pages I-XIX
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Adrenal Carcinoma: Introduction....Pages 3-3
Cross-Sectional Imaging of Adrenal Masses....Pages 5-27
Adrenal Carcinoma – Radionuclide Imaging....Pages 29-42
Considerations: Imaging in Adrenal Carcinoma....Pages 43-43
Front Matter....Pages 45-45
Renal Cell Carcinoma: Introduction....Pages 47-51
Renal Cell Carcinoma: Conventional Imaging Techniques....Pages 53-60
Cross-Sectional Imaging of Renal Cell Carcinoma....Pages 61-83
Radionuclide Imaging in Renal Cell Carcinoma....Pages 85-104
Considerations: Imaging in Renal Cell Carcinoma....Pages 105-111
Front Matter....Pages 113-113
Urothelial Cell Carcinoma of the Upper Urinary Tract....Pages 115-119
Urothelial Cell Carcinoma of the Upper Urinary Tract: Introduction....Pages 121-144
Cross-Sectional Imaging Techniques in Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Upper Urinary Tract....Pages 145-154
Urothelial Cell Carcinoma in Upper Urinary Tract – Role of PET Imaging....Pages 155-160
Considerations: Imaging in Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Carcinoma....Pages 161-166
Front Matter....Pages 167-167
Urothelial Carcinoma of the Lower Urinary Tract: Introduction....Pages 169-175
Urothelial Cell Carcinoma in Lower Urinary Tract: Conventional Imaging Techniques....Pages 177-184
Cross-Sectional Imaging of the Lower Urinary Tract....Pages 185-199
Urothelial Cell Carcinoma in Lower Urinary Tract: Radionuclide Imaging....Pages 201-204
Considerations: Imaging in Urothelial Cell Carcinoma of the Lower Urinary Tract....Pages 205-208
Front Matter....Pages 209-209
Prostate Carcinoma: Introduction....Pages 211-219
Front Matter....Pages 209-209
Prostate Carcinoma: Conventional Imaging Techniques – Gray-Scale, Color, and Power Doppler Ultrasound....Pages 221-228
Prostate Carcinoma – Cross-Sectional Imaging Techniques....Pages 229-247
Prostate Carcinoma: Radionuclide Imaging and PET....Pages 249-268
Considerations: Imaging in Prostate Cancer....Pages 269-276
Front Matter....Pages 277-277
Testicular Carcinoma: Introduction....Pages 279-281
Testicular Carcinoma – Conventional Imaging Techniques....Pages 283-286
Cross-Sectional Imaging Techniques: The Use of Computed Tomography (CT) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in the Management of Germ Cell Tumors....Pages 287-303
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) in Germ Cell Tumors (GCT)....Pages 305-313
Considerations: Imaging in Testis Carcinoma....Pages 315-317
Front Matter....Pages 319-319
Penis Carcinoma: Introduction....Pages 321-333
Conventional Imaging in Penis Cancer....Pages 335-335
Cross-Sectional Imaging in Penis Cancer....Pages 337-345
Penis Carcinoma - Radionuclide Imaging and PET....Pages 347-352
Considerations: Imaging in Penis Carcinoma....Pages 353-360
Front Matter....Pages 361-361
Future Directions in Urological Imaging....Pages 363-364
Image-Guided Robotic Assisted Interventions....Pages 365-371
Future Directions – New Developments in Ultrasound....Pages 373-379
Future Directions – Contrast Media....Pages 381-393
Virtual Imaging....Pages 395-405
Optical Imaging and Diagnosis in Bladder Cancer....Pages 407-419
Front Matter....Pages 361-361
Elasticity Imaging....Pages 421-427
Future Directions....Pages 429-431
Back Matter....Pages 433-443
