Abstract
Imaging plays a crucial role in the fundamental understanding of lymphatic system structure and function throughout the body both in health and a wide variety of clinical disorders. It also has application to identify primary and metastatic cancer spread to regional nodes/organs as well as its importance in cancer assessment/treatment planning using the sentinel node protocol. There are multiple different techniques utilizing associated tracers for in vivo dynamic imaging in both humans and experimental models, and the future continues to offer advancements including theranostics. Each technique has strengths and weaknesses for specific applications. Individual techniques (and sometimes in combination) produce images for the diagnosis, treatment monitoring, and even to develop new treatment strategies for cancer and cancer-related sequelae.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Cancer Metastasis Through the Lymphovascular System |
| Publisher | Springer International Publishing |
| Pages | 249-259 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9783030930844 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783030930837 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2022 |
Keywords
- Cancer metastasis
- Fluorescent imaging
- Lymphatic imaging
- Lymphography
- Lymphoscintigraphy
- Magnetic resonance
- Photoacoustics
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine
- General Immunology and Microbiology