Medical imaging: radiology

Cardiology is becoming an increasingly complex field understood by only a select group of medical specialists.

This book covers the complete gamut of neuroradiology cases, including normal anatomy, pitfalls, and artifacts across the brain and spine in a single volume, enriched with high-resolution images that support the interpretation of CT and MRI images of the brain, spine, head, and neck.

Diseases of the joints and surrounding tissues cannot be visualised without the help of imaging techniques.

Spinal cord imaging has significantly benefited from a variety of new MR imaging methods.

In recent decades, the use of neuroimaging techniques has resulted in outstanding progress in the diagnosis and management of neurological diseases, and this is particularly true of those diseases that affect the white matter of the brain and spinal cord.

200 interactive thoracic imaging cases deliver the best board review possible!

In 104 cases featuring over 500, high-quality images, Interventional Radiology Cases is a thorough and accessible review of the interventional procedures that radiology residents are expected to be familiar with upon completion of residency and general radiologists need to know for recertification examinations.

This handbook presents the most current information on the effects of ionizing radiation on mammalian cells, with emphasis on human tissues.

The authoritative textbook on principles pertinent to endovascular treatment of cerebrovascular diseases and intracranial tumors.

Imaging modalities in radiology produce ever-increasing amounts of data which need to be displayed, optimized, analyzed and archived: a "e;big data"e; as well as an "e;image processing"e; problem.

Soft tissue tumours are extremely common although difficult to understand due to a large number of sub-types, leading to a significant increase in their imaging in the last decade.

Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed malignancy in women and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in American women.

The Royal College of Radiologists' First Anatomy module aims to ensure that this critical area in the interpretation of radiological images is thoroughly learned in the first year of training.

This publication is a compendium of physical principles, system descriptions, instrument quality assurance, and clinical applications of extant tomographic methods in nuclear medicine.

This Atlas presents both normal and pathological conditions of the Brain and Spine pictorially.

As physicians become more dependent upon radiologic tests for information, it is imperative that they have correct information on how and when to order them.

This book embarks on a journey never taken before, approaching the imaging of the disease of achalasia with new pathophysiological assumptions in mind, coming from the Chicago Classification of Manometric diagnosis.

The study of the biology of tumours has grown to become markedly interdisciplinary, involving chemists, statisticians, epidemiologists, mathematicians, bioinformaticians, and computer scientists alongside biologists, geneticists, and clinicians.

This timely overview of dose, benefit, and risk in medical imaging explains to readers how to apply this information for informed decision-making that improves patient outcomes.

Landmarks are preferred image features for a variety of computer vision tasks such as image mensuration, registration, camera calibration, motion analysis, 3D scene reconstruction, and object recognition.

This is a vital revision aid for postgraduate radiology students taking the Fellowship of the Royal College of Radiology (FRCR) Part 2 final exams.

This book reviews in detail the role of neuroradiological imaging in the evaluation of patients who have undergone surgery or interventional radiology procedures, and particularly its value in the documentation of normal and pathological post-treatment changes, detection of complications, and follow-up.

This book aims to apply state-of-the-art advanced computational intelligence frameworks in healthcare.

Fully revised new edition of a popular practical guide provides a concise introduction to radiology in newborn babies.

The treatment of a patient with radiation therapy is planned to find the optimal way to treat a tumour while minimizing the dose received by the surrounding normal tissues.

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a rapidly developing field in basic applied science and clinical practice.

In their mission to solve the puzzle of managing patients with genitourinary disease, the editors present a multidisciplinary correlation of genitourinary cancer prevention and diagnosis aimed at pathologists, urologists, and oncologists.

There is general recognition that nuclear cardiology, and particularly myocardial perfusion scintigraphy (MPS), is under-utilized in the UK when compared with practice in mainland Europe and the USA.

Skull-base surgery is a minimally invasive endoscopic procedure, which involves the surgeon inserting instruments through the natural openings in the skull-the nose or mouth-or by making a small hole just above the eyebrow.

The Radiologic Technology Clinical Manual is designed to guide students through all aspects of clinical training in the area of radiological sciences.

This practical, two volume handbook provides a critical look at state-of -the-art ultrasound techniques and equipment.

This book is the first reference book covering exclusively all aspects of this challenging disease.

A final FRCR 2A exam preparation book, containing 350 SBA-format questions with referenced model answers.

The cancer research world is looking forward to bionanotechnology to find the best solutions for a complete cure from cancer, which is not possible with the current established treatment methods.

A comprehensive review for the mammography registry examination - from an experienced educator and clinician who knows exactly what it takes to passIncludes new coverage of the latest digital imaging technologies Written by an instructor and mammography specialist at Stamford HospitalConcise narrative text helps you to focus on essential concepts Practice questions with answers referenced to the text allow you to gauge your comprehension of important material Learning aids such as objectives and glossaries at the beginning of each chapter streamline the learning processNumerous radiographs teach you to recognize good and bad films and normal circumscribed lesions and breast calcifications High-quality diagrams help you learn correct patient positioning consistent with the American College of Radiography and the Mammography Quality Control Manual Valuable during coursework to help you recognize and understand concepts that are likely to appear on the exam A complete review for licensure that includes the history of breast imaging, breast cancer detection, and treatment (including new imaging methods and recent advances in digital mammography, MRI, BSGI, DBT, volumtetric ultrasound imaging, and Cone Beam Breast CT)

In the emergency and trauma setting, accurate and consistent interpretation of imaging studies are critical to the care of acutely ill and injured patients.

The aim of this book is to emphasize firstly that rare and serious conditions can be hidden behind common (mis)leading neurological symptoms.

Now fully revised and up-to-date, Expert DDx: Head and Neck, 2nd edition, quickly guides you to the most likely differential diagnoses based on key imaging findings and clinical information.

A concise introduction to the principles and practice of point-of-care echocardiography for neonatologistsPractical Neonatal Echocardiography is written to help clinicians develop the skills necessary to perform a high quality neonatal echocardiographic examination, evaluate cardiac function, and recognize abnormalities and defects.

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a technique used in biomedical imaging and radiology to visualize internal structures of the body.

This book is a comprehensive guide to Targeted Drug Delivery (TDD), also known as Intrathecal Drug Delivery (IDD), and offers an overview to this unique form of treatment.

This encyclopedic reference takes into account the status of interventional neuroradiology in the treatment of acute ischemic stroke.

This book, now in a revised third edition, provides practical guidance on the use of radiotherapy techniques in the management of benign diseases.

Master the critical physics content you need to know with this new title in the popular Case Review series.

Cranial ultrasonography is the most important, accessible, patient friendly, and cheapestneuroimaging technique on the neonatal ward.

This easy-to-use, clinically oriented learning guide presents 115 unique cases that cover the scope of cardiac imaging, including congenital, ischemic, myocardial, valvular, and pericardial heart disease, as well as postintervention complications.