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CT in Kidney Cancer

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Imaging of Kidney Cancer

Part of the book series: Medical Radiology ((Med Radiol Diagn Imaging))

3.9 Conclusion

With the advent of MDCT, the role of CT in the diagnosis and pre-surgical planning of RCC has been greatly expanded. Along with these technical improvements, new challenges facing the radiologist have emerged. These challenges include the adoption of scanning protocols designed to maximize diagnostic accuracy while at the same time minimizing radiation to the patient and image overload for the radiologist. Renal CT with multiple-phase image acquisitions as well as 3D reconstructions provides the clinician with all the information necessary for surgical planning.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Biopsy Service, 600 North Wolfe Street, HAL B176D, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA

    Sheila Sheth MD (Associate Professor of Radiology and Pathology, Director)

  2. Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Diagnostic Radiology and Body CT, 601 North Caroline Street, Room 3254, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA

    Elliot K. Fishman MD, FACR (Professor of Radiology and Oncology, Director)

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Sheth, S., Fishman, E.K. (2006). CT in Kidney Cancer. In: Guermazi, A. (eds) Imaging of Kidney Cancer. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-30003-1_3

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