tumor scan
Cancer screening procedure
A tumor scan is any medical imaging procedure used to detect, locate, or monitor tumors in the body.
The term covers various technologies—CT scans, MRIs, PET scans—depending on what's being examined: The tumor scan showed the mass had shrunk after treatment.
Often shortened to just "scan" in medical contexts when the purpose is understood.
- CTTomographic imaging method
- MRIMagnetic body imaging
- MRI machineMagnetic medical imaging apparatus
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
- oncologistPhysician specializing in tumors
radiologist · malignant · benign · lesion · mass · imaging · diagnosis · growth · cancer · screening · early detection · detect · ultrasound · PET · contrast · waiting · waiting room · anxiety
tumor scancancer treatment
Medical intervention for malignancy
chemotherapy · radiation therapy · immunotherapy · ablation · targeted therapy
tumor scanclean bill of health
Official statement of soundness
health screening · well-baby visit · fitness assessment · preventive care
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