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How clinical imaging can assess cancer biology.

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Peer-reviewed

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Article

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Authors

García-Figueiras, Roberto 
Baleato-González, Sandra 
Padhani, Anwar R 
Luna-Alcalá, Antonio 
Vallejo-Casas, Juan Antonio 

Abstract

Human cancers represent complex structures, which display substantial inter- and intratumor heterogeneity in their genetic expression and phenotypic features. However, cancers usually exhibit characteristic structural, physiologic, and molecular features and display specific biological capabilities named hallmarks. Many of these tumor traits are imageable through different imaging techniques. Imaging is able to spatially map key cancer features and tumor heterogeneity improving tumor diagnosis, characterization, and management. This paper aims to summarize the current and emerging applications of imaging in tumor biology assessment.

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Keywords

Multimodal imaging, Neoplasms, Phenotype

Journal Title

Insights into Imaging

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Journal ISSN

1869-4101
1869-4101

Volume Title

10

Publisher

Springer