Department of Urology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, GRB 1102, 55 Fruit St, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2013 Jun;200(6):1215-25. doi: 10.2214/AJR.12.10319.
The purpose of this article is to review current imaging techniques and evolving technologies that are being used for detection and management of testicular cancer.
The primary goal of cancer imaging is accurate disease characterization at diagnosis and through all stages of management. Knowledge of the disease and diagnostic performance characteristics of each technique is critical to identify the appropriate modality for staging disease and to monitor for treatment response and recurrence that may dictate further intervention.
本文旨在回顾当前用于检测和管理睾丸癌的成像技术和不断发展的技术。
癌症成像的主要目标是在诊断和管理的所有阶段准确描述疾病。了解疾病和每种技术的诊断性能特征对于确定分期疾病的适当方式以及监测治疗反应和复发至关重要,这可能需要进一步干预。