Medical imaging: radiology

In the last few years the use of medical imaging has increased exponentially in routine clinical practice.

The optimal use of magnetic resonance imaging poses a constant challenge as the technology is continually and rapidly advancing.

This richly illustrated book, now in an updated and extended third edition, systematically covers the use of diffusion-weighted (DW) MR imaging in all major areas of neuroradiology, including imaging of the head and neck and the spine as well as the brain.

Management of bladder cancer provides a single, comprehensive reference source that incorporates all the latest information regarding bladder cancer.

Radiology Illustrated: Spine is an up-to-date, superbly illustrated reference in the style of a teaching file that has been designed specifically to be of value in clinical practice.

Essential Purchase - Doody's Core Titles 2022This second updated edition of the Encyclopaedia of Medical Physics contains over 3300 cross-referenced entries related to medical physics and associated technologies.

The idea of using the enormous potential of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) not only for diagnostic but also for interventional purposes may seem obvious, but it took major efforts by engineers, physicists, and clinicians to come up with dedicated interventional techniques and scanners, and improvements are still ongoing.

In the previous volume, "e;Differential Approaches in - if approach is hindered through such variants, or - if the lesion itself has a close relationship to impor- Microsurgery of the Brain"e;, the particularly prob- lematical operations in the depth of the brain around tant vessels, for example, if arteries penetrate or the brainstem were covered.

The book thoroughly presents Transarterial Chemoembolization (TACE), a procedure representing the standard of care for several clinical oncological indications.

Endovascular embolization therapy has made remarkable progress during the past two decades, driven primarily by improvements in digital imaging, breakthroughs in microcatheter technology and coil design, and the development of new embolic materials.

Written by internationally known experts in the field, Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy examines one of the fastest-developing subspecialties within radiation oncology.

Spine Imaging uses a classic, case approach to provide multi-modality imaging studies and management guidance of spine pathologies for the consulting radiologist as well as the neurologist, orthopedist, or emergency clinician diagnosing and managing spinal patients.

Offers an Extensive Discussion on High Frequency UltrasoundBased on a course taught and developed by a foremost expert in diagnostic ultrasound technology, Diagnostic Ultrasound: Imaging and Blood Flow Measurements, Second Edition covers cutting-edge developments, along with the fundamental physics, instrumentation, system architecture, clinical ap

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Imaging plays an increasingly vital role in the management of athletes aiding diagnosis, injury grading and prognosis, as well as guiding therapy.

Unmatched review prep for the CT CertificationLANGE Review: CT Clinical Concepts and Imaging Applications Manual with Registry Review is a critical resource for radiologic technologists to successfully perform CT examinations and prepare for the national registry examination to become CT technologists.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the development of the human central nervous system (CNS) in the context of its many developmental disorders due to genetic, environmental and hypoxic/ischaemic causes.

Vascular surgery has experienced remarkable growth and diversification in the last decade, especially with its embracing the disruptive endovascular technological revolution.

This concise text mirrors the content of the Epilepsy Board as distributed by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

In 1890, Professor Arthur Willis Goodspeed, a professor of physics at Pennsylvania USA was working with an English born photographer, William N Jennings, when they accidentally produced a Rontgen Ray picture.

"e;This is a high quality book with directions and guidelines on how to generate valid treatment plans in the modern era of radiation oncology.

This book provides a practical overview of a central topic in cervical cancer concerning human papillomavirus (HPV), prevention, cervical cancer screening, diagnosis, and treatment.

This book provides a clinical insight into image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) for prostate cancer.

This atlas presents the detailed anatomy of the external carotid arterial branches for interventional radiology.

This user-friendly, practical book guides readers on the diagnosis of rare causes of stroke to improve patient outcomes.

Endovascular Interventions uses a case-based approach to present the current methodology used for the treatment of peripheral arterial and venous diseases.

Designed to help you quickly learn or review normal anatomy and confirm variants, Imaging Anatomy: Ultrasound, second edition, is the ultimate reference worldwide, keeping you current within the fast-changing field of ultrasound imaging through comprehensive coverage of sonographic anatomy for head and neck, musculoskeletal, abdomen and pelvis, obstetrics and embryology, neonatal head, and vascular.

Radiosensitizers and Radiochemotherapy in the Treatment of Cancer catalogs and describes the mechanism of action for entities characterized as radiosensitizers.

A practical manual that provides a succinct and clinically relevant reference of routine clinical epilepsy care.

This book brings together the latest knowledge on moyamoya disease, covering diagnostic criteria, status as a disease entity, genetic aspects, pathophysiology, novel neuroradiological findings, and surgical therapy.

This book provides a state-of-the-art review of the role of radiation therapy in various pelvic malignancies as well as the consequences of the radiation in the pelvic tissues.

This state-of-the-art handbook, the first in a series that provides medical physicists with a comprehensive overview into the field of nuclear medicine, is dedicated to instrumentation and imaging procedures in nuclear medicine.

This book provides an in-depth review of knowledge of neurobrucellosis, which remains common despite significant improvements in preventive measures, neuroradiological techniques, and treatment methods.

Interventional Oncology is a fast-growing new field, as well as an emerging specialty.

Presents over 90 musculoskeletal conditions which can commonly cause confusion and mismanagement in daily radiological practice.

The proven standard in the field!

Ultrasonography (US) has long been considered an important diagnostic imaging modality for investigation of the pancreas despite certain significant and well-known limitations.

This book reviews the critical scope of nuclear materials, which play an essential role in decreasing greenhouse gas emissions.

A practical guide to breast MRI providing core knowledge and clinical guidelines essential for any clinician involved in breast imaging.

An extensive armamentarium of imaging techniques can help you accurately detect all breast lesions and avoid missed diagnoses.

The only source to fully cover every aspect of brain embolism, this guide analyzes the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and management of this disorder-providing a detailed overview of major topics pertinent to embolism including donor sources, recipient sites, embolic material, recipient brain supply arteries, vascular and brain pathology, and the tre

Physiological optical imaging is a group of emerging technologies that aim to provide healthcare practitioners and biomedical researchers with information about tissue physiology or pathophysiology using approaches different from traditional medical imaging (PET, ultrasound, MRI, X-ray, or CT scan).

In spite of great improvements in prehospital, critical care, and surgical management, traumatic brain injury is still a leading cause of death and disability resulting in great socioeconomic burden.

This book is a practical guide on image-guided robotic (CyberKnife(R)) radiosurgery of the brain and the spine.

First published in 1990, this indispensable volume brings together authoritative, up-to-date, critical accounts of the present status of positron emission tomography (PET) in the study of movement disorders both in terms of the basic science relevant to PET and the clinical science related to the study of specific disease processes.

Some 105 cases illustrate and describe the imaging entities that can cause confusion and mismanagement in daily radiological practice.

To study the phenomenon of disease without books is to sail an uncharted sea.