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Cancer Imaging Program (CIP)
Cancer Imaging Basics
Cancer may be difficult to detect, but for some types of cancer, the earlier it is detected, the better are the chances of
treating it effectively. Imaging techniques — methods...
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Cancer Imaging Program (CIP)
Uses of Imaging
Imaging, by itself, is not a treatment but is a tool that can help in making better decisions about treatments. The same imaging technique can help doctors find cancer, tell how far a ...
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Cancer Imaging Program (CIP)
CT Scans
A computed tomography scan (CT scan, also called a CAT scan) uses computer-controlled X-rays to create images of the body.
However a radiograph and a CT scan show different types of informa...
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Cancer Imaging Program (CIP)
About CIP
Mission
The NCI Cancer Imaging Program fosters advances in in vivo medical imaging sciences through support of basic and applied research
in cancer imaging as well as promotion of imagi...
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Cancer Imaging Program (CIP)
Molecular and Nuclear Imaging (PET and SPECT)
Molecular and Nuclear imaging use low doses of radioactive substances linked to compounds used by the body's cells or compounds that attach to tumor cells...
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Cancer Imaging Program (CIP)
Ultrasound
Ultrasound (US) uses sound waves with frequencies above those humans can hear. A transducer sends sound waves traveling into the body which are reflected back from organs and tissues, allow...