Bøger i Medical Radiology serien

CT of the Acute Abdomen provides a comprehensive account of the use of CT in patients with acute abdomen. The fourth and fifth sections, which form the main body of the book, examine in detail the various clinical applications of CT in nontraumatic and traumatic acute abdomen.

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By combining chapters dedicated to technical aspects and clinically oriented chapters, this book will prove very instructive for the novice while simultaneously offering experienced practitioners further insights into the value of MRI of the gastrointestinal tract.

This book provides a lucid summary of modern multislice CT imaging of the abdomen, with a focus on the essential imaging findings.

It offers the prospect of either increasing the radiation dose to target tissues while delivering a similar dose to organs at risk, or reducing the dose to organs at risk while maintaining the dose to target tissues.

However, close co-operation among the various specialists involved is essential for successful patient management, and thus the Radiologist needs to have a full understanding of the imaging modalities and technical skills required, as well as appropriate clinical knowledge of the disorder in order to manage the condition.

This book provides a comprehensive review of the imaging of cystic and rare tumors of the pancreas. It is divided into five sections on the following topics: cystic tumors, intraductal cystic tumors, endocrine tumors, rare tumors, and secondary tumors.

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With contributions by numerous experts

With contributions by numerous experts

With contributions by numerous experts

The relative incidence of these tumors indicates that neurogenic tumors are the most common tumor seen constituting 21 % of all cases, thymomas 19%, lymphomas 12.5%, germ cell tumors 10%, primary carcinomas 4.6%, mesenchymal tumors 6%, endocrine tumors 6%, cysts 18%.

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With contributions by numerous experts

A look at the recent oncology literature or a search of the common databases reveals a steadily increasing number of nomograms and other prognostic models.

The American Cancer Society anticipates that 16,500 patients will be diagnosed with primary malignant tumors of the central nervous system in 2000, with about 200,000 individuals presenting with brain metastases. Major developments in new technologies in the treatment of primary brain tumors as well as metastatic disease are covered in depth.

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With contribution by numerous experts

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With contributions by numerous experts

It is a great privilege to introduce this book devoted to the current and future roles in research and clinical practice of another exciting new development in MRI: Diffusi- weighted MR imaging.

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This book describes and summarizes the radiation responses of both normal and neoplastic tissues with a focus on rational strategies for the modification of these responses.

For several decades, the diagnosis of diseases affecting the ureter was based on intravenous excretory urography and techniques of direct opacification. This book, the first to focus specifically on ureteral imaging, covers both the new and the traditional techniques.

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With contributions by numerous experts

With contributions by numerous experts