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Title: A patient, diagnosed with neck cancer, is scheduled for a diagnostic test to det Post by: colleen on Jan 18, 2013 A patient, diagnosed with neck cancer, is scheduled for a diagnostic test to determine the success of treatment. The test that would provide the best information regarding this patient’s treatment would be which of the following?
1. magnetic resonance imaging 2. computed tomography 3. x-ray imaging 4. ultrasonography Title: Re: A patient, diagnosed with neck cancer, is scheduled for a diagnostic test to det Post by: robertling on Jan 25, 2013 1 -- MRI is the diagnostic tool of choice for both screening and follow-up of cranial and head and neck tumors. Computed tomography is used in the screening for renal cell and most gastrointestinal tumors. X-ray imaging is still the method of choice for lung cancer. Ultrasonography is used to detect early prostate cancers and is used to guide needle biopsy. Ultrasound imaging is also used for detecting masses in the denser breast tissue of young women.
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