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Advances in imaging
Author(s) -
Hricak Hedvig,
Demas Barbara E.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19881015)62:1+<1865::aid-cncr2820621330>3.0.co;2-5
Subject(s) - magnetic resonance imaging , medicine , medical diagnosis , radiology , medical physics , computed tomography , image quality , magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging , in vivo magnetic resonance spectroscopy , computer science , artificial intelligence , image (mathematics)
The introduction of sonography, x‐ray computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) have enhanced the radiologist's ability to delineate and stage neoplasms in all parts of the human body. Images of excellent quality can be generated within a reasonable time frame and with minimal biologic risk. All of the more sophisticated imaging modalities are costly and none can, isolated from clinical data, provide histologic diagnoses. Within the next few years it is anticipated that the speed of magnetic resonance image acquisition will increase and that contrast agents for MRI will be brought into clinical use. Evaluation of cost‐effectiveness will continue and new diagnostic algorithms can be expected to evolve.