Rare tumors, major challenges: The RACOON-SAGA project explores how imaging and clinical data can improve the pre-therapeutic characterization of soft tissue sarcomas. In this interview, Dr. Madelaine Hettler from University Medical Center Mannheim explains how radiology and surgery collaborate within the Network University Medicine — and why structured data are key to making therapy decisions more precise and personalized.
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