Abstract
Until the end of the 19th century, the only effective means of tumour management was surgical excision. The decision for or against surgery was made on the clinical evidence as there could be no recourse to organ imaging. The discovery of X-rays by Röentgen in 1895 allowed both a new means of diagnosis, and a new method of treatment. Effective therapeutic use of radiation cannot, however, be made without some prior knowledge of the size, shape, position and nature of the lesion to be treated. Thus the science of organ and tumour imaging developed in part to service the need for effective radiotherapy. The subsequent development of new modalities of imaging including radio-isotope imaging, diagnostic ultrasound, and computed tomography greatly enhance the means by which a tumour may be defined. Further improvements may lie in the future with the development of nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (NMR) and positron emission tomography (PET). In addition, it is apparent that the information thus obtained, while allowing the clinician to plan treatment with greater accuracy, also allows for the assessment and follow up of the response to the treatment employed. Thus organ imaging is an important part of tumour management at the present time; the response to treatment, whether by radiation or chemotherapy, may be monitored by such means as are most appropriate to the tumour and organ in question. Also, there is a need to monitor the progress of secondary changes in affected organs and systems, including the urinary tract, liver, and lungs.
Keywords
- Thyroid Tumour
- Tumour Deposit
- Primary Bone Tumour
- Abdominal Lymph Node
- Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Powell, T. (1982). Organ Imaging. In: Hancock, B.W. (eds) Assessment of Tumour Response. Developments in Oncology, vol 11. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7633-7_2
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