In the new era of functional and molecular imaging, both currently available imaging biomarkers and biomarkers under development are expected to lead to major changes in the management of oncological patients. This book is a practical manual on the various imaging techniques capable of delivering functional information on cancer, including diffusion MRI, CT and MRI perfusion imaging, dual-energy CT, spectroscopy, imaging of hypoxia, and PET and other nuclear medicine studies. Applications of these techniques in a wide range of tumor types are explained in detail. The most appropriate ways to acquire and manage functional imaging data for common malignancies are reviewed, and due attention is paid to the analysis of information obtained with imaging biomarkers using a multiparametric approach. Numerous high-quality illustrations help to highlight the major teaching points.

<p></p><p><i>Tumors of the CNS and spinal cord: </i>Functional techniques in the CNS<i>

</i>Glial tumors, brain metastases, and postoperative changes<i>.-</i>Non-glial primary tumors of the CNS<i>
</i>Spinal cord malignancies. <i>Head and neck tumors: </i>Head and neck tumors. <i>Chest</i> <i>malignancies: </i>Lung cancer and malignancies of the pleura<i>.-</i>Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
Thymoma and other malignancies of the mediastinum
Cardiac tumors. <i>Women's Cancers: </i>Breast cancer<i>
</i>PET-CT of gynecological malignancies and ovarian cancer<i>.-</i>Functional MRI of gynecological malignancies
Ovarian cancer and peritoneum.<i> Malginancies of the Gastrointestinal System: </i>Esophagus, stomach and small bowel malignancies<i>
</i>Colorectal cancer<i>. Hepatobiliary and pancreatic malignancies: </i>Functional Imaging techniques of the liver<i>
</i>Hepatocellular carcinoma<i>
</i>Liver metastases<i>
</i>Other malignant lesions of the liver<i>
</i>Gallbladder and biliary system<i>
</i>Pancreas
Splenic lesions.<i>Genitourinary tract tumors:
</i>Renal cell carcinoma<i>
</i>Functional CT and MRI of the urinary system and adrenal glands<i>
</i>Prostate cancer<i>
</i>Scrotum<i>.-</i>Malignancies of the mesenterium and retroperitoneum. <i>Malignancies of the endocrine system: </i>Functional oncological imaging of the endocrine system. <i>Hematological malignancies: </i>Imaging of the lymph nodes<i>
</i>Lymphoma.-<i> </i>Multiple myeloma and other hematological malignancies. <i>Malignant tumors of the musculoskeletal system: </i>Soft tissue sarcoma of the extremities<i>.-</i>Bone malignancies<i>
</i>Bone metastases. <i>Pediatric tumors: </i>Specific malignancies of the pediatric age. <i>Other malignancies: </i>Malignant melanoma.</p>