This book provides an update on the guidelines concerning imaging in pediatric oncology, catering to both radiologists and pediatric oncologists. It delves into the utilization of established and cutting-edge techniques in diagnosing and guiding the treatment of childhood cancers. The chapters discuss the current imaging recommendations, approach to diagnosis, and recommendation for radiological follow-up, and evaluation of the various malignancies of the different body parts. The book also elaborates on the existing evidence and guidelines, approach to interventional management of childhood malignancies, post-treatment evaluation, and follow-up.
The book is relevant for residents, fellows, and consultant radiologists involved in reporting and management of pediatric cancers.
Part I: General.-
1. Basic principles of paediatric oncology: What
radiologist should know.-
2. Basic principles of paediatric surgical
oncology: What radiologist should know.-
3. Complications and Imaging
considerations with cancer treatment.-
4. Emergency imaging in paediatric
oncology.-
5. Emerging role of Artificial Intelligence.-
6. PET/CT and role
of Nuclear Medicine in Pediatric Oncology: Current consensus guidelines.-
7.
Whole-Body MRI in Pediatric Oncology.-
8. Cancer Predisposition syndromes.-
9. Non oncological Diseases affecting the children with cancers.- Part II:
Neuro and Head and Neck.-
10. Brain Tumors: Supratentorial.-
11. Brain
Tumors: Infratentorial.-
12. Spinal masses: a location based approach.-
13.
Orbital tumors: Consensus recommendations and beyond.-
14. Head and Neck
Tumors.- Part III: Thoracic musculoskeletal.-
15. Mediastinal and Cardiac
masses.-
16. Pleural, pulmonary and chest wall masses.-
17. Hemalological
malignancies.-
18. Bone tumors.-
19. Soft tissue tumors.- Part IV:
Abdominal.-
20. Neuroblastoma and Renal tumors.-
21. Hepatic tumors.-
22.
Gastrointestinal tract masses.-
23. Tumors of peritoneum, omentum, mesentery
and retroperitoneum.-
24. Pancreatico-biliary tumors.-
25. Gonadal and
extragonadal pelvic tumors.- Part V: Interventional Radiology.-
26.
Non-vascular interventional onco-radiology.-
27. Endovascular interventional
onco-radiology.
Dr. Ishan Kumar is working as a Professor in the Department of Radiodiagnosis, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University (IMS-BHU), Varanasi, India. Dr. Kumars clinical interests include pediatric imaging and interventional radiology. He has more than 100 peer-reviewed international publications and delivered numerous oral and poster presentations at numerous international meetings.
Dr. Ashish Verma is a professor in the Department of Radiodiagnosis, at the Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University (IMS-BHU), Varanasi, India. Dr. Verma has more than 200 publications in peer-reviewed journals and books.
Dr. Manisha Jana is a professor in the Department of Radiodiagnosis & Interventional Radiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. Her clinical interest includes Pediatric Radiology. Dr. Jana has more than 250 publications and several book chapters to her name. She is a member of the executive committee of the Indian Society of Pediatric Radiology.
