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I Diagnosis Tumor Markers
I Diagnosis Tumor Markers
• It include:
X ray
Ultrasound
CT scan
MRI
• These are one of the best early methods of cancer diagnosis.
X-ray:
It is a most common technique.
An x-ray is a test that uses small amounts (doses) of radiation to
take pictures of the inside of your body.
These is used for detection of stomach and small intestinal
growths and cancer.
Ultrasound:
Ultrasound is a non-invasive diagnostic technique used to image inside the
body.
Ultrasound probes, called transducers, produce sound waves that have
frequencies above the threshold of human hearing (above 20KHz), but most
transducers in current use operate at much higher frequencies (in the
megahertz (MHz) range).
An examination in which sound waves are bounced off tissue and echoes are
converted into picture.