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Advances in Medical Imaging Applied to Bone Metastases

Authors :
Alicia Sánchez
Michel Herranz Carnero
Alvaro Ruibal Morell
Angel González-Sistal
Universitat de Barcelona
Source :
Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya, instname, Medical Imaging, Dipòsit Digital de la UB, Universidad de Barcelona
Publication Year :
2011
Publisher :
InTech, 2011.

Abstract

Bone metastases are the result of a primary cancer invasion which spreads into the bone marrow through the lymphogenous or hematogenous pathways. Bone metastases are a common complication of cancer.The primary cancers that most frequently metastasize to bone are breast and prostate cancer (65 - 75 %) amongst many others (thyroid 42 %, lung 36 % or kidney 35 %) (Suva et al., 2011). Although the exact incidence of bone metastases is unknown given its dependence on the type of primary cancer, it is estimated that 350,000 people die of bone metastases annually in the United States. [Okechukwu Felix Erondu, Ed.] Medical Imaging, 2011, p.339-354

Details

Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya, instname, Medical Imaging, Dipòsit Digital de la UB, Universidad de Barcelona
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....e1af0311b4c9d6646bce6bbf29a69922
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.5772/28519