Medical imaging

There has been increasing interest in neonatal neurology, especially since imaging techniques were introduced in the neonatal ward.

Although surgery of the skull base still represents a frontier involving different specialties, it is increasingly being accepted and recognized as a special area po- sing both unique diagnostic and surgical challenges and specific requirements.

During the last decade scientists in both basic and clinical research have renew- ed their interest in the potential role of thrombolytic therapy in the treatment of acute ischemic stroke.

This book describes the techniques of percutuneous access to the gallbladder for the treatment of gallstones.

Die Möglichkeiten der bildgebenden Systeme für die Diagnostik von Herzerkrankungen werden in diesem Band der Klinischen Radiologie beschrieben.

Throughout the twentieth century, interest in sport has evidenced a major increase worldwide and a new field of sports medicine has emerged.

Hohe Trainingsbelastungen lösen bei Leistungssportlerinnen häufig lang anhaltende Zyklusstörungen aus.

Studies on the effects of hyperthermia have aroused great interest in recent years.

Dieses Buch gibt eine aktuelle Übersicht über pathogenetische Grundlagen, Effekte und mögliche Nebenwirkungen der immunologisch wirksamen Therapie bei Multipler Sklerose.

Had we ever guessed the historical importance of this day, had we expected the impressive and touching episode of German history that took place on November 9, 1989, had we dared to hope that a dream three decades old would come true on precisely that day, we would have held our symposium in the immediate vicinity of the Branden- burg Gate!

Es wird die Therapie des Zervixkarzinoms in großen Kliniken der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und einigen europäischen Nachbarländern dargestellt.

Dieses Buch bietet, kurzgefaßt und übersichtlich in 13 Kapital gegliedert, eine umfassende Einführung in die Anwendung der Computertomographie im Thorakal- und Abdominalbereich; die im Text gegebenen Anleitungen werden großzügig durch didaktisch hervorragendes Bildmaterial illustriert.

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In diesem Band werden die diagnostischen Probleme am Dünndarm aus der Sicht des Morphologen, des Klinikers und des Radiologen diskutiert, und zwar: Standort der radiologischen Technik, entzündliche und neoplastische Dünndarmerkrankungen sowie radiologische Diagnostik bei Motilitätsstörungen und Malabsorption.

Subject of the book is MR imaging in all kinds of diseases that may affect the skull and brain.

The many advances in breast cancer research, as well as the large quantity of published material, make it very difficult to gain insight into the global aspects of cancer management.

Percutaneous transluminal angioscopy is opening up exciting possibilities for the interventional radiologist, since it can picture vascular features with an accuracy and clarity that previously has not been possible.

Percutaneous lumbar discectomy is a new surgical method for treating lumbar disc diseases.

Die Wirkung ionisierender Strahlen im Niedrigdosenbereich mit den möglichen Risiken von Spätschäden wird derzeit noch kontrovers diskutiert.

An overview of the radiologic manifestations of tuberculosis in most of the skeletal bones and joints is given in this book.

When computed tomography (CT) was developed and introduced by Hounsfield (1973), a new era of clinical diagnostic potential began.

"e;Internal"e; hyperthermia is a type of thermotherapy by which heat is sup- plied to tumor tissue in situ.

The enormous potential that hyperthermia has for benefiting patients with cancer is impressively indicated by biological studies, both in vitro and in vivo, and by comparative clinical studies whenever the heat has been appro- priate to the size of the tumor.

The development of equipment capable of producing and monitoring safe, effective and predictable hyperthermia treatments represents a major challenge.

The European School of Oncology came into existence to respond to a need for information, education and training in the field of the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.

During the past few years, a considerable number of monographs on bone tumors have been published.

The 17th volume of the "e;Advances in Neurosurgery"e; contains a selection of the scientific reports of the 39th annual meeting of the German Society for Neurosurgery, which was held in Cologne from May 8-11, 1988.

This small but information-packed book is the first to focus exclusively on iatrogenic vascular injuries.

Intraoperative ultrasound is the first and, at present, only direct method available for depicting cerebral structures during neurosurgery.

Das Buch enthält Beiträge über die funktionelle Anpassung des Knochens an seine mechanischen Beanspruchungen, neuere Resultate der Forschung über genetische Erkrankungen des Skeletts, die Fortschritte in der Diagnostik und Therapie primärer Knochentumoren und Neues aus der Prothesenforschung.

The most meaningful reward to clinicians and researchers is the absence of recurrent malignancy in their patients.

In more than 20 contributions new trends in cancer therapy are reviewed and critically discussed by highly competent authors.

The nonsurgical management of gallstone disease has drawn widespread clinical interest during the last decade as ultrasound surveys have indicated that cholelithiasis is predom- inantly an asymptomatic condition and much more prevalent than previously thought.

The proceedings of the XVth Congress of the European Society of Neuroradiology are presented in this volume.

This book represents the second, fully revised edition of the original volume published in 1982.

PTA has proven to be an essential tool in the diagnosis of peripheral occlusive vascular disease.

The ever-increasing interest in the spine and its pathology is not surprising.

Important contributions about the treatment modalities of breast cancer are presented in this book.

Die homonymen Hemianopsien - halbseitige, beide Augen betreffende Gesichtsfeldausfälle - sind so häufig, daß sie zum klinischen Alltag gehören.