Ct of Metastases

Modern therapeutic strategies in the last decade have radically changed the approach to the oncologic patient with metastatic disease. Not infrequently today metastases are managed more aggressively & addressed in a multidisciplinary way with extremely encouraging results in terms of both survival & disease control. There have been equally revolutionary changes in diagnostic imaging, with renewed attention to early diagnosis of both local & distant recurrence, in order to prompt timely radical intervention. The distribution of metastases is affected by characteristics of the primary improved survival of neoplastic patients & the routine imaging follow-up have resulted in greatly increased detection of metastatic malignancies with less than typical appearance & behaviour.Ferrozzi, Francesco is the author of 'Ct of Metastases' with ISBN 9783540650973 and ISBN 3540650970.