Chapter 1, Problem 3DCR

Summary Introduction

To determine:

The imaging techniques that best determines the existence of a tumor and the ones that prove to be insufficient in its determination.

Introduction:

The grandmother is seen by a radiologist for diagnosing the tumor in the small intestine. Tumor is basically an aggregated mass of cells that serves no purpose with its presence in the body. When it remains attached to a specific site, it is called a benign tumor, and when it invades or spreads to nearby locations, it becomes a malignant tumor.