Year: 2013
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Globally, cancer is becoming a major health problem as advances in medicine continue \nto extend the life spans of our populations. In 2011 alone, there were an estimated 12.7 \nmillion new cancer cases diagnosed, 7.6 million cancer related deaths, and 28 million \npeople living with cancer within 5 years of their initial diagnosis [1]. Cancer research is one \nof the main research topics in health sciences and EU funding alone amounts to 1.1 billion \neuro between 2007 and 2011. Survival rates are closely correlated with early diagnosis \nand research on the development and improvement of diagnostic methods is increasing. \nCommon techniques to detect cancer are ultrasound (US), x-ray computed tomography \n(CT), magnetic resonant imaging (MRI), single-photon emission computed tomography \n(SPECT) and positron emission tomography (PET), which visualize areas inside the body \nwith a detection threshold of approximately 1 cm3 for solid tumors.
Author: Ute A. Gamm
Language: English
Subfield: Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1649644943