"Whole Body Imaging" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The creation of a visual display of the inside of the entire body of a human or animal for the purposes of diagnostic evaluation. This is most commonly achieved by using MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; or POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY.
| Descriptor ID |
D051598
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.350.925 E05.979
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| Concept/Terms |
Whole Body Imaging- Whole Body Imaging
- Imaging, Whole Body
- Imagings, Whole Body
- Whole Body Imagings
- Whole Body Scanning
- Whole Body Scan
- Scan, Whole Body
- Scans, Whole Body
Whole Body Screening- Whole Body Screening
- Screening, Whole Body
- Screenings, Whole Body
- Whole Body Screenings
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Whole Body Imaging" by people in Profiles.
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Whole-Body Multiparametric PET in Clinical Oncology: Current Status, Challenges, and Opportunities. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2024 Nov; 223(5):e2431712.
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Whole-body MRI for staging prostate cancer: a narrative review. BJU Int. 2025 Jan; 135(1):13-21.
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Whole-body MRI in oncology: A comprehensive review. Clin Imaging. 2024 Apr; 108:110099.
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The STAMPEDE2 Trial: a Site Survey of Current Patterns of Care, Access?to Imaging and Treatment of Metastatic Prostate Cancer. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol). 2023 10; 35(10):e628-e635.
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Comparison of whole-body DW-MRI with 2-[18F]FDG PET for staging and treatment monitoring of children with Langerhans cell histiocytosis. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2023 05; 50(6):1689-1698.
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Clinical Applications and Controversies of Whole-Body MRI: AJR Expert Panel Narrative Review. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2023 04; 220(4):463-475.
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One-stop local and whole-body staging of children with cancer. Pediatr Radiol. 2022 Feb; 52(2):391-400.
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Artificial intelligence enables whole-body positron emission tomography scans with minimal radiation exposure. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2021 08; 48(9):2771-2781.
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Li-Fraumeni Syndrome and Whole-Body MRI Screening: Screening Guidelines, Imaging Features, and Impact on Patient Management. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2021 01; 216(1):252-263.
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Advanced Imaging in Musculoskeletal Oncology: Moving Away From RECIST and Embracing Advanced Bone and Soft Tissue Tumor Imaging (ABASTI)-Part II-Novel Functional Imaging Techniques. Semin Ultrasound CT MR. 2021 Apr; 42(2):215-227.