Diagnostic imaging for oligo metastatic disease. General questions (a brief review of the literature)

Brief Summary. Visualization of oligometastatic disease (OMD) is a complex diagnostic task, since it requires determining the exact loco-regional stage of cancer and assessing the condition of the patient's entire body in terms of possible detection of polymetastatic condition in the form of detection of disseminated metastases. Given this circumstance, quite often a combination of visualization methods is required. Purpose of the study: to analyze the possibilities of modern diagnostic imaging methods for oligo metastatic disease and determine the further directions of their development. Conclusion. Diagnostic imaging is extremely important in the implementation of standard methods of modern antitumor treatment (assessment of the response to special treatment of solid tumors using computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and bone scintigraphy), as well as advanced imaging methods (functional, metabolic and radionuclide targeting) to identify and dynamically monitor patients with oligometastatic disease.