Radiologia

This volume provides an up-to-date and comprehensive review of imaging of the knee. In the first part of the book, the various techniques employed when imaging the knee are discussed in detail. Individual chapters are devoted to radiography, arthrography, computed tomography and CT arthrography, magnetic resonance imaging and MR arthrography, and ultrasonography. The second part then documents the application of these techniques to the diverse clinical problems and diseases encountered in the knee. Among the many topics addressed are congenital and developmental abnormalities, trauma, meniscal pathology, the cruciate and collateral ligaments, the postoperative knee, infection, arthritis, osteochondritis, osteonecrosis and tumors. Each chapter is written by an acknowledged expert in the field, and a wealth of illustrative material is included. This book will be of great value to radiologists, orthopedic surgeons and other clinicians with an interest in the knee.

Few fields have witnessed such impressive advances as the application of computer technology to radiology. The progress achieved has revolutionized diagnosis and greatly facilitated treatment selection and accurate planning of procedures. This book, written by leading experts from many different countries, provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the role of 3D image processing. The first section covers a wide range of technical aspects in an informative way. This is followed by the main section, in which the principal clinical applications are described and discussed in depth. To complete the picture, the final section focuses on recent developments in functional imaging and computer-aided surgery. This book will prove invaluable to all who have an interest in this complex but vitally important field.

Radiology of the Head and Neck at your finger tips! Each title in the "PocketRadiologist" series provides you with the 100 most important diagnoses in a particular radiological speciality. For each diagnosis, you'll find 2 crisply reproduced images, plus consistent, bulleted summaries of...Key Facts, Imaging Findings, Differential Diagnosis, Clinical Issues, Pathologic Features, and References. This unique organisation makes it remarkably easy to accurately and rapidly confirm or rule out a diagnosis! And, all of the "PocketRadiologist" titles are available as soft cover, pocket-sized books or as Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) software to meet you preferred reference style!

Radiography and radiology are both fields of constant change. The computer has now infiltrated almost all departments and practitioners within imaging departments are now expected to be able to acquire, manipluate, store, transmit and retrieve digital radiographic images both within hospitals and across wider networks. These technological advances are being driven by the desire for the implemention of electronic patient records and the constant demands being placed on imaging departments by end users to return films and reports within ever-decreasing time spans. Digital Radiography Systems is the first book to to fulfil the need of the modern radiographer and radiologist to understand how digital imaging, manipulation and storage systems actually work on a practical level. It explains the equipment and principles behind computers in radiology, and will also serve as an invaluable reference to radiologists, radiographers, managers and information technologists when purchasing and installing equipment. The book features a series of MCQs to test the reader's knowledge and to enhance its use as a self-learning and staff training tool.

La seconda edizione di quest’opera in tre volumi fornisce un’esauriente fonte di informazioni sulla diagnosi radiologica delle patologie gastrointestinali, con un accento sulla comprensione degli aspetti clinici delle malattie e su un approccio multimodale integrato alla diagnosi. Il testo offre una panoramica generale sulle malattie che colpiscono organi multipli e sulla valutazione radiologica dei problemi comunemente incontrati nella pratica clinica. Inoltre, offre i consigli pratici più aggiornati sull’esecuzione degli studi di radiologia convenzionale, di imaging in sezione trasversa e di scintigraifa, e delle procedure interventistiche sull’apparato digerente. Nei 6 anni trascorsi dalla pubblicazione della prima edizione del Trattato di Radiologia Gastrointestinale, molto è cambiato nella nostra disciplina. Progressi tecnici hanno portato allo sviluppo della RM-colangiopancreatografia, alla tomografia computerizzata spirale, alla colonografia virtuale, al power color-Doppler e all’ecografia armonica, alla risonanza magnetica addominale in apnea e alla fluoroscopia digitale. Ora si stanno usando più ampiamente mezzi di contrasto per risonanza magnetica epato-specifici e mezzi di contrasto per ecografia. Sono stati compiuti anche notevoli progressi nella nostra comprensione della fisiopatologia di un certo numero di malattie, dal ruolo della genetica nell’eziologia del cancro del colon al riconoscimento dell’importanza di Helicobacter pylori nello sviluppo della patologia gastroduodenale benigna e maligna. Per mantenersi al passo con questi progressi tecnologici e scientifici, ogni capitolo della seconda edizione è stato aggiornato e rivisto in modo significativo, ne sono stati aggiunti o eliminati diversi e quasi un terzo dei capitoli ha nuovi autori per dare ai loro argomenti un’impronta più moderna. In tutta questa nuova edizione abbiamo avuto grande cura di mantenere gli obiettivi fondamentali della prima: fornire una trattazione completa e aggiornata dello stato di conoscenza in radiologia gastrointestinale in modo pratico e utilizzabile. Come nella prima edizione, il nostro principio organizzativo di base è stato quello di integrare informazioni rapidamente mutevoli, buon senso e giudizio assennato in un approccio ordinato e pratico alla diagnosi e terapia radiologica. A tal fine, il testo contiene sezioni su principi radiologici generali per valutare i visceri cavi e gli organi solidi, nonché per eseguire e applicare tecniche specifiche di diagnostica per immagini e di radiologia interventistica. Altre sezioni presentano gli aspetti clinici, radiologici e anatomopatologici delle malattie dei vari organi gastrointestinali. Questi capitoli mirano ad illustrare e a integrare lo spettro di anomalie osservate in tutte le modalità diagnostiche disponibili al radiologo: radiografie dirette, esami baritati, colangiografia, tomografia computerizzata, ecografia, risonanza magnetica nucleare, scintigrafia e angiografia. Per rendere il trattato più gradito all’utente, gli autori e i curatori dell’opera hanno lavorato diligentemente per eliminare sovrabbondanze e produrre un testo più pratico.

Radiochemistry or Nuclear Chemistry is the study of radiation from an atomic or molecular perspective, including elemental transformation and reaction effects, as well as physical, health and medical properties. This revised edition of one of the earliest and best known books on the subject has been updated to bring into teaching the latest developments in research and the current hot topics in the field. In order to further enhance the functionality of this text, the authors have added numerous teaching aids that include an interactive website that features testing, examples in MathCAD with variable quantities and options, hotlinks to relevant text sections from the book, and online self-grading texts. New edition of a well-known, respected text in the specialized field of nuclear/radiochemistry Includes an interactive website with testing and evaluation modules based on exercises in the book Suitable for both radiochemistry and nuclear chemistry courses

PACS: A Guide to the Digital Revolution is a textbook of modern information sciences that fills an incredible need in a blossoming field of radiology. The emphasis is on a review of technological developments associated with the transition of radiology departments to filmless environments. Each chapter addresses the key topics in current literature with regard to the generation, transfer, interpretation and distribution of images to the medical enterprise. As leaders in the field of computerized medical imaging, the editors and contributors provide insight into emerging technologies for physicians, administrators, and other interested groups. As health care organizations throughout the world begin to generate filmless implementation strategies, this exhaustive review will prove a vital aid to leaders in the development of health care.

Against the background of AIDS, wars, migration, and the inadequate provision of health care, a very serious epidemic of tuberculosis is once again occurring worldwide. This profusely illustrated book, written by an author with immense personal experience in the field, documents the wide spectrum of tuberculosis encountered in the various organ systems, and correlates the images with clinical, laboratory, and histopathological findings. The value of the many different methods of imaging (radiography, ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, nuclear medicine scans) in the diagnosis, management, and follow-up of tuberculosis is discussed and illustrated. The epidemiology of tuberculosis and its relationship with AIDS are also explored. This unique book will be of great value not only to radiologists but to all who encounter tuberculosis in their clinical practice.