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Scrotal Pathology is a comprehensive practical guide to the management of patients who present with scrotal disorders.

Lectures on scientific data, educational lectures, and the various other forms of oral presentation are the basis for every medical meeting.

This extraordinary reference describes the scientific basis, summarizes the existing evidence that functional food for skin really works, and addresses the key questions asked by dermatologists and patients when it comes to practical aspects of nutrition based strategies in clinical and cosmetical dermatology.

This updated second edition of Acute Ischemic Stroke: Imaging and Intervention provides a comprehensive account of the state of the art in the diagnosis and treatment of acute ischemic stroke.

Der Fehlzeiten-Report, der vom Wissenschaftlichen Institut der AOK (WIdO) und der Universität Bielefeld herausgegeben wird, informiert jährlich umfassend über die Krankenstandsentwicklung in den einzelnen Branchen der deutschen Wirtschaft und stellt aktuelle Befunde und Bewertungen zu den Gründen und Mustern von Fehlzeiten in Betrieben vor.

This well-received book, now in its fifth edition, is unique in providing a detailed examination of the technological basis of radiation therapy.

The treatment of prostate cancer continues to be problematic owing to serious side-effects, including erectile dysfunction and urinary incontinence.

Laron syndrome (LS), or primary growth hormone (GH) insensitivity, was first described in 1966.

Novalis(R) Shaped Beam Radiosurgery has set new standards by delivering highly precise radiation treatments to tumors anywhere in the body through the use of a proprietary multileaf collimator.

Nasal polyposis is seen in many disease states, including allergic and non-allergic rhinitis.

Noninvasive mechanical ventilation is an effective technique for the management of patients with acute or chronic respiratory failure.

The field of nuclear medicine is expanding rapidly, with the development of exciting new diagnostic methods and treatments.

The impact of molecular imaging on diagnostics, therapy, and follow-up in oncology is increasing steadily.

This is the second edition of a very popular book on DICOM that introduces this complex standard from a very practical point of view.

This book is based on presentations by some of the world's leading experts at the Sixth International Conference on Clinical Cancer Prevention, held in St.

This completely updated second edition of Radiation Exposure and Image Quality in X-ray Diagnostic Radiology provides the reader with detailed guidance on the optimization of radiological imaging.

The Yearbook compiles the most recent developments in experimental and clinical research and practice in one comprehensive reference book.

Over the past two decades it has been increasingly recognized that whole-body ultrasound is an invaluable tool in the critically ill.

Over the last decades the incidence of skin cancers is dramatically increasing world-wide.

Post-burn scar contractures are a commonly encountered problem in the field of plastic and reconstructive surgery.

It is by your own eyes and your ears and your own mind and (I may add) your own heart that you must observe and love Sir William Osler It has been just over 20 years that Hawke and Jahn's seminal book entitled Diseases of the Ear: Clinical and Pathologic Aspects was published.

99mTc-sestamibi is a single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) radiotracer that is widely used for the imaging of myocardial perfusion, as well as a variety of malignant and benign diseases.

The topography of the brainstem is complex, and even experienced neurologists find it challenging to localize brainstem lesions and diagnose brainstem disorders.

This book covers a broad spectrum of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practices employed in pediatric oncology worldwide, with a special focus on the methods widely used in Western countries.

This is the first book to be devoted exclusively to rare tumors in children and adolescents, and its aim is to provide up-to-date information on their diagnosis and clinical management.

Der vorliegende Band „Mamma, Weibliches Genitale, Schwangerschaft und Kindererkrankungen“ enthält eine systematische Darstellung der pathologischen Veränderungen der genannten Organe, Organsysteme und Erkrankungsgruppen.

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Low back pain is a very common problem that is increasingly being treated surgically.

Clinical Hepatology - Principles and Practice of Hepatobiliary Diseases provides clear and comprehensive coverage of the etiology, mechanisms of disease, diagnosis, and practical management of the entire spectrum of liver and biliary disorders.

Health care is witnessing an explosion of fundamental, clinical and translational research evidence.

Current radiation protection standards are based upon the application of the linear no-threshold (LNT) assumption, which considers that even very low doses of ionizing radiation can cause cancer.

Body piercings, tattoos, and permanent make-up have become very popular as a fashion statement in recent decades.

The practice of radiology education: challenges and trends will provide truly helpful gu- ance for those of you involved in teaching and training in radiology.

Drug addiction is a chronically relapsing mental illness involving severe motivational disturbances and loss of behavioral control leading to personal dev- tation.

Inadequate humidification of inspired gases can cause a variety of serious problems, and humidification has accordingly become an important aspect of modern intensive care medicine.

In any radiology department worldwide, around 60-70% of investigations deal with surgical cases: trauma, tumors, pre- and postsurgical assessment, surgical follow-ups, and more.

Spinal surgeons treat spinal trauma patients on a regular basis in their hospital emergency rooms.

Bladder injection of onabotulinumtoxinA for the treatment of urinary incontinence due to neurogenic detrusor overactivity has recently been approved by regulatory agencies in several EU countries and by the FDA in the United States.

Intrinsic errors of skeletal development are individually rare but of clinical importance because of their overall frequency and their impact on a patient's life.

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The prompt diagnosis of systemic vasculitis is essential as a missed diagnosis can be disastrous.

This book, written by authors with national and international reputations in the field, covers all aspects of radionuclide and hybrid bone imaging.

Knowledge about the etiology and diagnosis as well as treatment concepts of neu- oncologic diseases is rapidly growing.

The book is part of a series on Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences, which has as its focus anxiety and its treatment.

This book is unique in approaching multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) from the perspective of its pathophysiological mechanism, and addressing aspects that are overlooked in most of the available literature.

Imaging of the temporal bone has recently been advanced with multidetector CT and high-field MR imaging to the point where radiologists and clinicians must familiarize themselves with anatomy that was previously not resolvable on older generation scanners.

Occupational skin diseases are a field of increasing interest in today's dermatology.