Imaging Basics

Cancer patients and health care providers will find useful resources on this Web site in the following sections.

Cancer Imaging

A visual introduction to cancer imaging, featuring information about imaging technologies and their uses.

• Uses of imaging
• X-Ray imaging
• Computed Tomography (CT) scans
• Molecular and Nuclear Imaging (PET and SPECT)
• Radiation Risk
• Ultrasound
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
• Digital mammography
• Sentinel node mapping
• Image-guided surgery