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Bone marrow imaging: follow-up after treatment in cancer patients
The evaluation of bone marrow of patients treated for cancer is complicated by age-related changes in the distribution of normal (red) and fatty (yellow) marrow and by the changes induced by treatments. The treatments used in oncology modify pathological marrow but also normal marrow and may sometim...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2015
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4554688/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1102/1470-7330.2002.0007 |
| Sumario: | The evaluation of bone marrow of patients treated for cancer is complicated by age-related changes in the distribution of normal (red) and fatty (yellow) marrow and by the changes induced by treatments. The treatments used in oncology modify pathological marrow but also normal marrow and may sometimes lead to complications. The knowledge of bone marrow physiological status and post-therapeutic patterns is important for the interpretation of marrow disorders and effects of therapy. |
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