"The only recommended screening test for lung cancer islow-dose computed tomography(also called a low-dose CT scan or LDCT)," the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention explains. "During an LDCT scan, you lie on a table and an X-ray machine uses a low dose (amount) of radiation to...
"The only recommended screening test for lung cancer islow-dose computed tomography(also called a low-dose CT scan or LDCT)," the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention explains. "During an LDCT scan, you lie on a table and an X-ray machine uses a low dose (amount) of radiation to...
Guidelines on the initial diagnostic workup of acute leukemia (AL) have been issued by the College of American Pathologists and the American Society of Hematology (CAP/ASH). [33] Guidelines for the management of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) have been issued by the following organizations: (20...
Contrast-enhanced MRI has multi-parameter, multi-axial imaging, and radiation-free characteristics, and can be used as an important supplement to contrast-enhanced CT when the differential diagnosis of PC is difficult, especially for those patients who cannot undergo contrast-enhanced CT due to renal...
Usually, a CT scan is used. NCCN Guidelines for Patients®: Brain Cancer – Gliomas, Version 1.2016 21 2 Test and treatment overview Radiation therapy For a brain tumor, you will need to wear a head mask. The mask will keep your head still during treatment. It also helps keep you in...
Low-dose computed tomography, or CT scan, has been shown to significantly reduce the number of lung cancer deaths. But because the radiation delivered by the scans can be harmful (they use on average about 10 times the radiation of standard X-rays), only those people at relatively high risk...
Opportunistic screening could be considered for individuals ≥ 75 years old. 1.2.2 Screening technology (1) Low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) was found to be the preferred method for LC screening, and chest X-ray examination was not recommended for LC screening. (2) Tumor markers, ...
Effects of intensive blood- pressure lowering and low-dose aspirin in patients with hypertension: principal results of the Hypertension Optimal Treatment (HOT) randomised trial. Lancet 1998; 351: 1755–1762. RT 140 Brenner BM, Cooper ME, de Zeeuw D, Keane WF, Mitch WE, Parving HH, Remuzzi...
. Plain X-ray may be used to identify bone involvement and risk of fracture, or to detect calcification. For retroperitoneal tumours and intra-thoracic sarcomas, CT is preferred for diagnosis and managing treatment. It is more convenient and provides complete staging information on the same scan....
For those with vaginal or pulmonary metastases, a computed tomography (CT) scan of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis, and a brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan are recommended. Treatment of low-risk GTN includes single-agent methotrexate (MTX) or Dactinomycin (Act-D), with second ...