Radiology. 2016 Jan;278(1):11-2. doi: 10.1148/radiol.2015151563.
Glastonbury CM1, Bhosale PR1, Choyke PL1, D'Orsi CJ1, Erasmus JJ1, Gill RR1, Mukherji SK1, Panicek DM1, Schwartz LH1, Subramaniam RM1, Sullivan DC1.
Imaging is frequently the initial tool used for cancer staging, although the role of imaging in staging varies according to tumor site. Radiologists and nuclear medicine physicians have an important role not only in detecting malignancy, assessing response to therapy, and evaluating for disease recurrence, but also in determining appropriate therapy decisions by providing cancer staging.