With the explosion of the investigations in biomedical imaging, there needs an algorithm for quick investigations of the medical problems in humans. As an example, cancer of the prostate is taken as a model. The following algorithm helps in quick work up when prostate cancer is suspected Ultra sonogram of pelvis Transrectal USG CT scan of the abdomen X-rays of the relevant areas of secondaries CT or MRI of the secondaries Bone scan using nuclear imaging.
Apart from the biomedical imaging, the blood investigations and also transrectal biopsy helps to clinch the diagnosis and the extent of the involvement of the body due to the disease can be easily delineated by the biomedical imaging. In the same way, every disease and its investigations related to imaging and also other investigations if made as an algorithm, it will make the medical practice a quick way of work up and this will be a…
