Abstrakt

A brief insight into the role of image fusion in oncology

Ayush Dogra, Bhawna Goyal, Sunil Agrawal, Ebenezer Daniel

Medical imaging has emerged as an indispensable tool in the evaluation, treatment and planning of the cancerous ailments. Recently the imaging modalities acquired by various sensors for instance SPECT/CT and PET/CT is readily fused together for the precise visualization of the various kinds of tumours and cancerous cells. In this write up we aim to present a brief insight into the significance and relevance of various fused imaging modality systems in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with cancer.