Medical imaging

This superbly illustrated book offers a comprehensive analysis of the diagnostic capabilities of CT and MRI in the skull base region with the aim of equipping readers with the knowledge required for accurate, timely diagnosis.

The book provides a comprehensive compilation of fundamentals, technical solutions and applications for medical imaging systems.

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This superb color atlas sets a new standard in neuroanatomy by presenting around 300 detailed thin-sectioned images of the human head, including the brain, with 0.

Practical Gastrointestinal Endoscopy has become the basic primer for endoscopy around the world.

For candidates sitting the FRCR Part 1 examination to acquaint themselves with the new IRMER regulations.

A detailed, pattern-based approach to abdominal imaging interpretationDiagnostic Abdominal Imaging provides a comprehensive review of abdominal diseases based on pattern recognition.

The number of patients diagnosed with thyroid cancer is increasing drama- cally in the United States, and there are more than 30,000new cases annually.

The concepts behind diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) are commonly difficult to grasp, even for magnetic resonance physicists.

This book presents a new avenue in the field of ophthalmology and sheds light on the field of eye imaging.

Scientists and engineers have been involved in medical radiology from the very beginning.

Presented in an interesting, historical and philosophical way, this book describes the current state of play in brain imaging, showing the differences among the different imaging modalities, and reviewing the knowledge about the chemical reactions in the brain, and their relationship to thinking, feeling and acting.

Accurate interpretation of indications for treatment is the cornerstone of success in medicine.

A complete sourcebook of diagnostic imaging for the health care practitionerImaging for the Health Care Practitioner offers authoritative, engagingly written coverage of common imaging modalities and their use in evaluating, monitoring, and treating the injuries most often encountered by health care professionals.

The aim of Biodental Engineering is to solidify knowledge of bioengineering applied to dentistry.

Parameters such as membrane transport, metabolism and protein incorporation govern the fate of amino acids in living tissue.

This book provides a pedagogical guide to dermatologic ultrasound.

In Volume 5 of Surgical Neuroangiography we will discuss indications and approaches for endovascular treatment of disorders affecting the spine and spinal cord circulations.

Presents over 100 conditions in the abdomen and pelvis which can commonly cause confusion and mismanagement in daily radiological practice.

This is the second, completely updated edition of a comprehensive book in which many of the world's leading lung cancer specialists discuss the recent advances in the radiation oncology of lung cancer and reflect on the latest research findings.

This book, unique in focusing specifically on cardiac masses, is the result of cooperation among a number of teams of radiologists working under the aegis of the French Society of Cardiovascular Imaging (SFICV).

This book presents the major advances and technological updates in diagnostic ultrasound procedures, focusing on the principal technological aspects and multiple exam procedures for the pertinent anatomy, both under basal conditions and using Doppler techniques.

This volume covers the broad spectrum of imaging methods and abnormalities of relevance in the diagnostic workup of the shoulder.

Using SWOT analysis, this book examines in detail the strengths and weaknesses of the hybrid modalities PET-CT and PET-MRI for imaging of the central nervous system, comparing their merits and evaluating their advantages over the stand-alone modalities.

As a practical reference guide for designing and performing experiments, this book focuses on the five most common classes of contrast agents for MRI namely gadolinium complexes, chemical exchange saturation transfer agents, iron oxide nanoparticles, manganese complexes and fluorine contrast agents.

A practical, highly useful guide to the principles of I.

This unique, richly illustrated atlas offers a "e;how-to"e; reference guide to the most common and innovative endoscopic surgical procedures for the middle and inner ear, based on an ex vivo ovine model.

While most current texts on the coronary artery include only a single chapter on anomalies, this is the first of its kind to focus on the challenges involved with imaging coronary artery anomalies in infants.

Highly illustrated review of diagnosis, staging and treatment of primary liver carcinomas by expert multidisciplinary author team for wide readership.

This updated edition of the book provides radiation oncologists with a structured, state-of-the-art guide to target volume delineation for all major cancer types.

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

This book provides a concise review of essential radiology findings for interpreting multimodality images of the breast.

This second edition offers a unique and focused study of the use of ultrasound during the first trimester, a critical time in a fetus' development.

This book provides comprehensive and practical guidance for the management of esophageal cancer.

Preoperative and intraoperative echocardiography has become an indispensable tool for guiding mitral valve surgery and has fostered the development of many innovative surgical techniques.

Fully revised and updated, the Handbook serves as a practical guide to endovascular methods and as a concise reference for neurovascular anatomy and published data about cerebrovascular disease from a neurointerventionalist's perspective.

This book provides a comprehensive clinical review of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), the most common genetic disorder of the heart characterized by dysfunctional contractility at the sarcomere level, resulting in the development of abnormal and occasionally focal hypertrophy on a macroscopic level.

This richly illustrated book provides a comprehensive overview of the use of current ultrasound techniques, including contrast-enhanced ultrasound and ultrasonic elastography, in the diagnosis of breast disease.

This book provides a unique introduction to the vast field of Medical Imaging Informatics for students and physicians by depicting the basics of the different areas in Radiology Informatics.

This book provides an invaluable practically applicable and comprehensive manual to coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Biomedical Simulation, ISBMS 2008, held in London, UK, in July 2008.

Spontaneous 'resting-state' fluctuations in neuronal activity offer insights into the inherent organisation of the human brain, and may provide markers for diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders.

This book describes the challenges occurring during a pituitary examination and provides key pieces for diagnosis.

As in all specialties, learning in radiology is a life long process but for radiologists in training there is a vast amount of information to assimilate.