There has been considerable increase in the knowledge concern- ing tear secretion, the ocular surface, and pathophysiologic con- ditions leading to the dry eye.
Hyperthermia has been found to be of great benefit in combination with radiation therapy or chemotherapy in the management of patients with difficult and com- plicated tumor problems.
Das Werk ist derzeit die detaillierteste und aktuellste Darstellung in deutscher Sprache, die sich mit der pathologischen Anatomie der wesentlichsten Herzerkrankungen, vor allem der koronaren Herzerkrankungen, der Kardiomyopathien, der Herzklappenerkrankungen sowie der Herzveränderungen bei Stoffwechsel- und Skelettmuskelerkrankungen befaßt.
In dem Nachschlagewerk wird ein Überblick über den Stellenwert verschiedener bildgebender Verfahren zur Differentialdiagnostik bestimmter Krankheitsbilder gegeben.
The diagnosis and treatment of the diseases of the nose, paranasal sinuses and skull base have changed dramatically in the past few years, transforming rhinol- ogy in one of most exciting and attractive medical fields.
Die neu überarbeitete und erweiterte Röntgenfibel dient dem angehenden Radiologen als Einführung und Hilfestellung in den verschiedenen Disziplinen seines Fachgebiets.
Although astonishing progress has been achieved during recent years in the treatment of patients afflicted with AIDS, this disease is still spreading in much of the developing world, where economic resources are limited.
The accurate diagnosis of tumors and tumor-like lesions of bones and soft tissues is often challenging, owing in part to the large number of such lesions and their shared clinical manifestations.
I have not embarked on the foreword to this scientific monograph by Armando and Gior- gio ROSSI in the expectation that it will be an easy task, because these two authors are the last remaining members of a family that has left its mark in the field of radiology in our country: therefore, the writer's enthusiasm and detachment could be jeopardized by mem- ories of his own teachers and elders and the respect he still feels towards them.
Important progress has been achieved during the past decade in the radiological diagnosis of congenital and acquired diseases of the kidneys and the urinary tract in infants and children.
Against the background of AIDS, wars, migration, and the inadequate provision of health care, a very serious epidemic of tuberculosis is once again occurring worldwide.
Based on the 1st edition this 2nd edition volume provides a completely revised comprehensive overview of the current state of the development in magnetic resonance (MR) vascular imaging.
Sonography, by virtue of its noninvasive nature, is used more and more in modern medicine as the first imaging modality for adults and children presenting with unex- plained cervical mass lesions as well as for the study of the carotid arteries and jugular veins.
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.
A Turkish dermatologist named Hulusi Beh~et defined a syndrome, the major symptoms of which comprise oral ulcers, genital ulcers, eye lesions, and skin lesions, as a specific disease in 1937, and the disease was named Beh~et's disease after him.
