At the end of the lecture the audience would be able to:
Identify the problem of hypoxia, one of the established microenvironmental factors that are known to have clinical implications.
Understand the mechanism of tumor hypoxia development and the biology of hypoxia response in both normal and tumor tissues.
Learn about the various imaging methods available to evaluate tumor hypoxia particularly PET imaging.
Identify the role of hypoxia imaging to predict response to treatment and survival on the basis of the degree and extent of hypoxia.
Learn how the information on hypoxia can be used to select and guide hypoxia directed treatment approaches to overcome the cure limiting ability of hypoxia.
Rajendran, J,
Imaging Based on Biologic and Microenvironmental Factors I: Hypoxia. Radiological Society of North America 2006 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, November 26 - December 1, 2006 ,Chicago IL.
http://archive.rsna.org/2006/4442526.html
