TY - GEN
T1 - Molecular and functional imaging of cancer
AU - Bhujwalla, Zaver M.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Because of the remarkable ability of cancer cells to adapt and survive, finding effective treatments against cancer depends upon identifying and attacking targets and pathways critically important for the cancer cell. The tumor physiological microenvironment, interactions between cancer cells and stromal cells such as endothelial cells, fibroblasts and macrophages, the extracellular matrix, and a multitude of secreted factors and cytokines influence progression, aggressiveness and response of the disease to treatment. Multi-modality and multi-parametric molecular and functional imaging provide unprecedented opportunities for understanding cancer. Some of our recent advances in molecular and functional imaging of cancer are discussed.
AB - Because of the remarkable ability of cancer cells to adapt and survive, finding effective treatments against cancer depends upon identifying and attacking targets and pathways critically important for the cancer cell. The tumor physiological microenvironment, interactions between cancer cells and stromal cells such as endothelial cells, fibroblasts and macrophages, the extracellular matrix, and a multitude of secreted factors and cytokines influence progression, aggressiveness and response of the disease to treatment. Multi-modality and multi-parametric molecular and functional imaging provide unprecedented opportunities for understanding cancer. Some of our recent advances in molecular and functional imaging of cancer are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1109/IEMBS.2009.5335068
DO - 10.1109/IEMBS.2009.5335068
M3 - Conference contribution
C2 - 19965110
AN - SCOPUS:77951012993
SN - 9781424432967
T3 - Proceedings of the 31st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society: Engineering the Future of Biomedicine, EMBC 2009
SP - 47
EP - 49
BT - Proceedings of the 31st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
PB - IEEE Computer Society
T2 - 31st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society: Engineering the Future of Biomedicine, EMBC 2009
Y2 - 2 September 2009 through 6 September 2009
ER -