How clinical imaging can assess cancer biology.
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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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Multimodal imaging, Neoplasms, Phenotype
Journal Title
Insights into Imaging
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1869-4101
1869-4101
1869-4101
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10
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Springer