Anatomy and Imaging of Rat Prostate: Practical Monitoring in Experimental Cancer-Induced Protocols
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Prostate Cancer Induction Protocol
3. Macroscopic Anatomy
4. Microscopic Anatomy
5. Prostate Imaging
5.1. Ultrasonography
5.2. Computed Tomography (CT)
5.3. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
5.4. Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography (PET/CT)
6. Discussion
7. Conclusion
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Ginja, M.; Pires, M.J.; Gonzalo-Orden, J.M.; Seixas, F.; Correia-Cardoso, M.; Ferreira, R.; Fardilha, M.; Oliveira, P.A.; Faustino-Rocha, A.I. Anatomy and Imaging of Rat Prostate: Practical Monitoring in Experimental Cancer-Induced Protocols. Diagnostics 2019, 9, 68. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics9030068
Ginja M, Pires MJ, Gonzalo-Orden JM, Seixas F, Correia-Cardoso M, Ferreira R, Fardilha M, Oliveira PA, Faustino-Rocha AI. Anatomy and Imaging of Rat Prostate: Practical Monitoring in Experimental Cancer-Induced Protocols. Diagnostics. 2019; 9(3):68. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics9030068
Chicago/Turabian StyleGinja, Mário, Maria J. Pires, José M. Gonzalo-Orden, Fernanda Seixas, Miguel Correia-Cardoso, Rita Ferreira, Margarida Fardilha, Paula A. Oliveira, and Ana I. Faustino-Rocha. 2019. "Anatomy and Imaging of Rat Prostate: Practical Monitoring in Experimental Cancer-Induced Protocols" Diagnostics 9, no. 3: 68. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics9030068
APA StyleGinja, M., Pires, M. J., Gonzalo-Orden, J. M., Seixas, F., Correia-Cardoso, M., Ferreira, R., Fardilha, M., Oliveira, P. A., & Faustino-Rocha, A. I. (2019). Anatomy and Imaging of Rat Prostate: Practical Monitoring in Experimental Cancer-Induced Protocols. Diagnostics, 9(3), 68. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics9030068