Medical imaging Books

Book SynopsisTitles in the Pocket Tutor series give practical guidance on subjects that medical students and foundation doctors need help with ‘on the go’, at a highly-affordable price that puts them within reach of those rotating through modular courses or working on attachment. Topics reflect information needs stemming from today’s integrated undergraduate and foundation courses: Common presentations Investigation options (e.g. ECG, imaging) Clinical and patient-orientated skills (e.g. examinations, history-taking) The highly-structured, bite-size content helps novices combat the ‘fear factor’ associated with day-to-day clinical training, and provides a detailed resource that students and junior doctors can carry in their pocket. Key points New edition of the best-selling title that breaks down a complex and daunting subject using clearly-labelled, full-page ECG traces and concise but informative text Revised text and brand-new ECG traces bring the new edition fully up-to-date New chapters cover electrolyte and homeostatic disorders, and normal variants Logical, sequential content: relevant basic science, then a guide to understanding a normal ECG and the building blocks of an abnormal ECG, before describing clinical disorders Table of ContentsChapter 1 First principles 1.1 Anatomy 1.2 Physiology 1.3 Electrical activity and the ECG Chapter 2 Understanding the normal ECG 2.1 Introduction 2.2 The limb leads 2.3 The chest leads 2.4 The lead orientation 2.5 ECG nomenclature Chapter 3 Interpreting the ECG: a six-step approach 3.1 Step 1: is there electrical activity? 3.2  Step 2: what is the QRS (ventricular) rate? 3.3 Step 3: is the rhythm regular? 3.4 Step 4: is the QRS narrow (normal) or broad? 3.5 Step 5: is there atrial electrical activity? 3.6 Step 6: how is the atrial activity related to the ventricular activity? 3.7 Glossary of distinct ECG signs Chapter 4 Bradyarrhythmias I: sinoatrial node dysfunction 4.1 Sinus bradycardia 4.2 Sinus pause with junctional escape beat Chapter 5 Bradyarrhythmias II: conduction abnormalities 5.1 First-degree atrioventricular block 5.2 Second-degree atrioventricular block: Mobitz type 1 or Wenckebach 5.3 Second-degree atrioventricular block: Mobitz type 2 5.4 Second-degree heart block: 2:1 atrioventricular block 5.5 Third-degree (complete) atrioventricular block: narrow QRS 5.6 Third-degree (complete) atrioventricular block: broad QRS 5.7 Right bundle branch block 5.8 Left bundle branch block Chapter 6 Ectopic beats 6.1 Atrial ectopic beats 6.2 Ventricular ectopic beats 6.3 Junctional ectopic beats Chapter 7 Atrial arrhythmias 7.1 Atrial tachycardia 7.2 Multifocal atrial tachycardia 7.3 Atrial flutter 7.4 Atrial fibrillation 7.5 Atrial fibrillation with left bundle branch block Chapter 8 Narrow-complex tachyarrhythmias (supraventricular tachycardias) 8.1 Atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardia 8.2 Atrioventricular reciprocating tachycardia 8.3 Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome: right-sided pathway 8.4 Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome: left lateral pathway 8.5 Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome: posterior pathway 8.6 Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome plus atrial fibrillation Chapter 9 Broad-complex tachyarrhythmias 9.1 Monomorphic ventricular tachycardia 9.2 Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia 9.3 Torsade de points 9.4 Ventricular fibrillation 9.5 Supraventricular tachycardia with bundle branch block Chapter 10 Ischaemia and infarction 10.1 ST segment depression (cardiac ischaemia) 10.2 Acute myocardial ischaemia: T wave inversion and the LAD syndrome 10.3 ST segment elevation myocardial infarction: anterior0 10.4 ST segment elevation myocardial infarction: acute inferior 10.5 ST segment elevation myocardial infarction: posterior 10.6 Completed myocardial infarction Chapter 11 Inherited arrhythmia problems 11.1 Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 11.2 Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia 11.3 Long QT syndrome 11.4 Brugada syndrome Chapter 12 Cardiac chamber dilation, strain and hypertrophy 12.1 Left ventricular hypertrophy 12.2 Right ventricular hypertrophy 12.3 Pulmonary embolus 12.4 Left atrial dilation 12.5 Right atrial dilation Chapter 13 Electrolyte and homeostasis disorders 13.1 Hyperkalaemia 13.2 Hypokalaemia 13.3 Hypercalcaemia 13.4 Hypocalcaemia 13.5 Hypothermia Chapter 14 Miscellaneous conditions and normal variants 14.1 Pericarditis 14.2 Pacemaker 14.3 Biventricular pacemaker 14.4 Early repolarisation pattern 14.5 Non-pathological Q waves

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Book SynopsisDigestive diseases have always been a major threat to global health. Despite the rapid advances in various diagnostic modalities, many a time the final verdict can be elusive and present a diagnostic challenge for the attending doctor. The book presents 50 real life cases to illustrate an evidence based approach for the diagnosis, investigation and management of gastrointestinal diseases commonly encountered in everyday practice, with a special focus on the interpretation of endoscopic and radiological images. This book provides a pragmatic approach for medical students, residents, specialist trainees and specialists alike who have an interest in gastroenterology. Other healthcare providers, such as general practitioners, nurses and dieticians, will also benefit from these case illustrations. The authors of this book are based at the Institute of Digestive Disease, Chinese University of Hong Kong. This institute has contributed to major breakthroughs that have improved the clinical management of digestive diseases including, but not limited to, the advent of endoscopic therapies and minimally invasive surgery, molecular diagnostic tools for cancers and inflammatory bowel disease, and the development of novel treatments for acid peptic disease and viral hepatitis.

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Book SynopsisCompiled from sessions presented at the 2008 AAPM Summer School, which was held June 25-27, 2008 at the Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX. Topics include PET and CT basics, diagnostic and clinical alications, PET/CT scanner designs and characteristics, scanner testing, PET ACR accreditation and acceptance testing, PET/CT simulation for therapy alications, shielding calculations and radiation safety, and site planning.

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Book SynopsisCardiac Magnetic Resonance (CMR) is a rapidly evolving imaging technology and is now increasingly utilized in patient care. Its advantages are noninvasiveness, superb image resolutions, and body tissue characterization. CMR is now an essential part of both cardiology and radiology training and has become part of the examination for Board certification. This book provides a condensed but comprehensive and reader friendly educational tool for cardiology fellows and radiology residents. It contains multiple choice questions similar to board examinations with concise comment and explanation about the correct answer.Trade ReviewFrom the reviews: "This book consists of multiple choice questions about cardiac MRI images with complete explanations of the correct answers and an up-to-date bibliography. … The question-and-answer format helps trainees in cardiology and radiology who are preparing for board examinations. It also will be of interest to practicing cardiologists who want to be up-to-date with modern noninvasive technologies in cardiology. … This is a very nice review of cardiac MRI images that includes a broad spectrum of clinical problems." (Adriana Maria Rosario, Doody’s Review Service, May, 2008)Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1. Physics and safety Chapter 2. General Chapter 3. Valvular disease Chapter 4. Diseases of the myocardium and pericardium Chapter 5. Ischemic heart disease Chapter 6. Congenital heart disease Chapter 7. Diseases of the large vessels

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Book SynopsisUp Against the Wall: Art, Activism, and the AIDS Poster offers nearly 200 examples of visually arresting and socially meaningful posters. Taken from more than 8,000 held in the collection in the University of Rochester's River Campus Libraries' Department of Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation. The collection, one of the largest of its kind in the world, was donated to the University of Rochester by Dr. Edward Atwater. The book accompanies an exhibition of AIDS education posters displayed at the Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester, Rochester, NY. The posters, spanning the years from 1982 to the present, show how social, religious, civic, and public health agencies have addressed the controversial, often contested terrain of the HIV/AIDS pandemic within the public realm. Organizations and creators tailored their messages to audiences, both broad and very specific, and used a wide array of strategies, employing humor, emotion, scare tactics, simple scientific explanations, sexual imagery, and many other methods to communicate powerfully and effectively.Trade ReviewWhile scholarly in its focus, the text is readable to a wider audience, and makes an essential addition to any collector of health-focused and activist art. * Bay Area Reporter *Up Against the Wall: Art, Activism, and the AIDS Poster, edited by Donald Albrecht, Jessica Lacher-Feldman, and William M. Valenti M.D. offers a fresh perspective on watershed decades in our community. * Queer Forty *Table of ContentsForeword vii Jonathan Binstock and Mary Ann Mavrinac Preface: Locating AIDS in an Image Commons xi Avram Finkelstein Introduction: A Historical Perspective 1 Donald Albrecht Worlds of Signification: Power and Subjectivity in Global AIDS Posters 9 Jennifer Brier and Matthew Wizinsky Poster Portfolio 25 Introduction by Ian Bradley-Perrin Curated by Donald Albrecht The Collection 203 Jessica Lacher-Feldman Afterword: Ending AIDS: Or How to Manage an Epidemic 209 William M. Valenti, M.D. Contributors 214 Advisory Board 216 Acknowledgments 217

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Book Synopsis Part of the highly regarded Diagnostic Medical Sonography series, Diane M. Kawamura and Tanya D. Nolan’s Abdomen and Superficial Structures, 5th Edition, thoroughly covers the core content students need to master in today’s rigorous sonography programs. Careful, collaborative editing ensures consistency across all three titles in this series: The Vascular System, Abdomen and Superficial Structures, and Obstetrics and Gynecology, providing the right content at the right level for both students and instructors. Features up-to-date sonograms and relevant content throughout, including new coverage of ergonomics Reflects today’s best practices with up-to-date coverage of diagnostic criteria Provides key terms for quick reference, pathology boxes with tables of relevant pathologies, a complete glossary to help students master vocabulary of the sonography profession, and updated references that reflect the latest research in the field Also available: Workbook for Diagnostic Medical Sonography: A Guide to Clinical Practice, Abdomen and Superficial Structures, 5th Edition, ISBN 978-1-9751-7708-9. This hands-on, full-color workbook (available separately for each series title) provides a variety of custom-designed exercises to help students master each objective and get the most out of their study time.

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Book SynopsisPart of the highly regarded Diagnostic Medical Sonography series, Ann Marie Kupinski’s The Vascular System, 3rd Edition, thoroughly covers the core content students need to master in today’s rigorous sonography programs. Careful, collaborative editing ensures consistency across all three titles in this series: The Vascular System, Abdomen and Superficial Structures, and Obstetrics and Gynecology, providing the right content at the right level for both students and instructors. Features up-to-date sonograms and relevant content throughout, including new coverage of ergonomics Reflects today’s best practices with up-to-date coverage of diagnostic criteria Provides key terms for quick reference, pathology boxes with tables of relevant pathologies, a complete glossary to help students master vocabulary of the sonography profession, and updated references that reflect the latest research in the field Also available: Workbook for Diagnostic Medical Sonography-The Vascular System, 3rd Edition, ISBN 978-1-9751-7707-2 This hands-on, full-color workbook (available separately for each series title) provides a variety of custom-designed exercises to help students master each objective and get the most out of their study time.

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Book SynopsisPrepare for—and excel on—the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) and American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) certification exams! Steven M. Penny’s Examination Review for Ultrasound: Abdomen & Obstetrics and Gynecology, 3rd Edition, focuses only on the information that you’ll see on these exams, saving you valuable study time. Now in full color throughout, it uses a concise, narrative approach and features an online exam simulator with hundreds of registry-style questions. 60 review questions for each chapter—1,920 total—plus an online exam simulator with even more sophisticated mock exams customizable for both the ARDMS Abdomen and OB/GYN and the comprehensive ARRT exams Full alignment with ARDMS and ARRT revised content outlines, with pathology coverage in each chapter and new topics throughout More than 1,000 sonographic images and diagrams—many new to this edition—increase your understanding of anatomy and the physiologic principles crucial to optimal sonographic practice and the comprehension of vital information Organized boxes and charts, that include lab values, pair clinical findings with sonographic findings, allowing for summary, retention, and demonstrates the progression from clinical presentation to the utilization of sonographic imaging in the diagnosis of disease Highlighted key terms throughout with definitions help you retain critical information and solidify your understanding of the material ​ Enrich Your eBook Reading Experience Read directly on your preferred device(s), such as computer, tablet, or smartphone Easily convert to audiobook, powering your content with natural language text-to-speech

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Book SynopsisThis book is the outcome of a fruitful, long-standing cooperation between expert radiologists and clinicians, and explains the most relevant features and technical requirements that are needed to optimally conduct and assess MR examinations for temporomandibular joint (TMJ) pathologies. TMJ conditions are increasingly gaining attention, as the underlying diseases involved can vary considerably and be difficult to diagnose. Similarly, several imaging sub-specialties (e.g. dental radiology, neuroradiology, and musculoskeletal radiology) now find themselves dealing with the temporomandibular joints. The authors provide essential information on TMJ anatomy, dynamics, function and dysfunction. Correlations between clinical aspects and MRI findings are discussed and guidance for the correct interpretation of results is offered. Special findings that are helpful for differential diagnosis (arthritis, osteochondroma, synovial chondromatosis) are also examined. Given its extensive and varied coverage, the book offers a valuable asset for radiologists, dentists, gnathologists, maxillofacial surgeons, orthodontists and other professionals seeking a thorough overview of the subjectTable of ContentsTMJ Magnetic Resonance: Technical Considerations:Principle of Physics of Magnetic Resonance Imaging TMJ.- Coils and sequences of TMJ MRI TMJ anatomy.- Normal MRI anatomy of TMJ.- TMJ dynamics.- Most common temporo-mandibular disorders:disc displacement with and without reduction hypermobility/hypomobility.- Osteoarthritis (deviations in form).- Arthritis (psoriasic,etc).- Idiopathic condylar reabsorption.- Special findings.

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Book SynopsisThis book highlights the differences, in terms of neoplastic dissemination pathways, between various types of thoracic cancers. It presents and discusses a comprehensive schematic overview of tumors of the lung parenchyma, of the mediastinum, of the pleura, and of the chest wall. For each tumor, it details the local spread and the lymphatic and vascular dissemination, and it describes the challenging staging of lung tumors with mutations. Illustrations and artwork enrich the content and help readers to understand and visualize tumor spread. The book is of great interest to professionals involved in the study, diagnosis and treatment of thoracic pathologies, as well as to residents in radiology, oncology and pulmonology.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Mechanisms of tumour dissemination in thoracic neoplasms.- Chapter 2: Radiological Signs of Tumour Dissemination.- Chapter 3: NSCLC: common types.- Chapter 4: NSCLC: rare types.- Chapter 5: Pulmonary neuroendocrine tumours.- Chapter 6: Tumours of the thymus.- Chapter 7: Other Mediastinal tumours.- Chapter 8: Tumours od the Pleura.- Chapter 9: Tumours of the chest wall.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a practical guide to diagnostic radiology, with each chapter presenting a case-based tutorial that illustrates a specific aspect of diagnostic radiology required for undergraduate study. In addition, it discusses and assesses issues concerning basic principles in diagnostic radiology, imaging of head trauma, non-traumatic neurological emergencies, chest radiographs, pediatric radiology, and emerging radiological technologies. Tutorials in Diagnostic Radiology for Medical Students is intended as a self-study guide, and offers a valuable asset for medical students and trainee radiologists, as well as educators.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Basic principles in diagnostic radiology.- Chapter 2. Imaging of head trauma.- Chapter 3: Imaging of spinal trauma.- Chapter 4. Imaging of body trauma.- Chapter 5. Fractures.- Chapter 6. Non-traumatic neurological emergencies.- Chapter 7. The chest radiograph- key concepts.- Chapter 8. The chest radiograph- pulmonary pathology.- Chapter 9. The chest radiograph- cardiac pathology. –Chapter 10. The abdominal radiograph.- Chapter 11. The acute abdomen.- Chapter 12. Radiological investigation of common malignancies.- Chapter 13. Introduction to paediatric radiology.- Chapter 14. Introduction to nuclear medicine.- Chapter 15. Emerging imaging technologies.- Chapter 16. Exams: Review of the "classic" cases and exam technique

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Book SynopsisThis book is a unique, authoritative and clinically oriented text on pediatric body MRI. It is your one-step reference for current information on pediatric body MRI addressing all aspects of congenital and acquired disorders. The easy-to-navigate text is divided into 17 chapters. Each chapter is organized to comprehensively cover the latest MRI techniques, fundamental embryology and anatomy, normal development and anatomic variants, key clinical presentation, characteristic imaging findings with MRI focus, differential diagnosis and pitfalls, as well as up-to-date management and treatment. Written by internationally known pediatric radiology experts and editorial team lead by acclaimed author, Edward Y. Lee, MD, MPH, this book is an ideal guide for practicing radiologists, radiology trainees, MRI technologists as well as clinicians in other specialties who are interested in pediatric body MRI.Table of ContentsSECTION I: MRI of Pediatric Thorax.- Lung and Pleura.- Large Airways.- Great Vessels.- Mediastinum.- Chest Wall and Diaphragm.- SECTION II: MRI of Pediatric Abdomen and Pelvis.- Liver.- Bile Duct and Gallbladder.- Pancreas.- Spleen.- Adrenal Glands.- Gastrointestinal Tract.- Kidney, Ureter, and Bladder.- Male Genital Tract.- Female Genital Tract.- Peritoneum and Retroperitoneum.

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Book SynopsisThis textbook combines essential information on clinical cancer medicine with a guide to the latest advances in molecular oncology and tumor biology. Providing a systematic overview of all types of solid tumors, including epidemiology and cancer prevention, genetic aspects of hereditary cancers, differential diagnosis, typical signs and symptoms, diagnostic strategies and staging, and treatment modalities, it also discusses new and innovative cancer treatments, particularly targeted therapy and immunotherapy. Expert commentaries at the end of each chapter highlight key points, offer insights, suggest further reading and discuss clinical application using case descriptions. This textbook is an invaluable, practice-oriented tool for medical students just beginning their clinical oncology studies, as well as for medical oncology residents and young professionals.Trade Review“This book is best suited for an audience of senior medical residents, hematology/oncology fellows, advanced practice clinicians, and junior faculty. … a thorough reference to learners early in their careers.” (George M Rodgers, Doody's Book Reviews, February 25, 2022)Table of ContentsEpidemiology and Cancer Prevention.- Tumor biology and natural history.- Histopathology of the Tumors.- Biomarkers.- Liquid biopsy.- Diagnosis and staging.- Molecular Diagnostics: innovative technologies for clinical and translational research.- Hereditary cancers and genetics.- Principles of anti-cancer therapy: Chemotherapy.- Principles of anti-cancer therapy: Hormonal therapy.- Principles of anti-cancer therapy: Target Therapy.- Principles of anti-cancer therapy: Immunotherapy.- The role of Surgery.- Surgery in the Management of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors.- Integrated Treatments: The role of radiotherapy.- Response assessment to cancer therapy.- Clinical trials and methodology in cancer research.- Basic principles of bioinformatics for next generation sequencing molecular testing in oncology.- New drugs development.- Treatment toxicity.- Cardioncology.- The cancer cachexia.- Support and palliative care.- Physician-Patient Communication.- Breast Cancer: Locoregional and locally advanced disease.- Metastatic breast cancer.- Chest Tumors: Lung Cancer.- Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma.- Gastrointestinal Cancers: Oesophagus.- Gastric cancer.- Gastrointestinal Cancers: Stomach, advanced/metastatic disease.- Gastrointestinal Cancers: Colorectum, locoregional disease.- Metastatic colorectal cancer.- Anal Carcinoma.- Gastrointestinal Cancers: exocrine pancreas.- Gastrointestinal Cancers - Biliary cancer.- Hepatocellular Carcinoma.- Head and Neck Cancers (HNCs).- Central Nervous System Malignancies.- Genitourinary cancers: Kidney.- Bladder Cancer.- Genitourinary cancers: Prostate, locoregional disease.- Advanced and Metastatic Prostate Cancer.- Genitourinary cancers: Testis.- Genitourinary cancers: Penis.- Gynaecological cancers: Ovaris, early primary disease.- Gynaecological cancers: Ovaris, primary advanced and recurrent disease.- Gynaecological cancers: Uterus, endometrial and cervical cancer.- Vulvar and Vaginal Cancer.- Endocrine cancers: Adrenal gland.- Endocrine cancers: Thyroid.- Neuroendocrine Tumors.- Cutaneous Melanoma and other skin cancers.- Soft Tissue Sarcomas (STS).- The Role of Medical Treatment in the management of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GIST).- Bone health in cancer patients.- Nutrition and cancer.- Personalized medicine.- Categorization of Cancer Survivors.- Precision medicine in oncology: glossary of relevant scientific terms.

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Book SynopsisThis book gets to the heart of what radiology is and what radiologists do. As a relatively young speciality, there is no guide for radiologists to act as a moral compass. Until now, that is. You will not find any dry technical matters in here. You will not find any clues about how to interpret images better. This book details the ‘other 50%’: the rest of the working week when a radiologist is not reading scans or performing procedures. The essence of radiology is distilled and offered up to the reader. If you want a comfortable read that offers bland reassurances, look elsewhere. If you want a book that questions everything and discusses uncomfortable truths, this is the book for you. Each of the Rules addresses an important part of professional practice. This book is a manifesto for all radiologists across the globe to raise their game, to be more effective and to serve their patients better. Trade Review“The book will inevitably appeal mainly to radiologists and their trainees, or to people who have a spouse, partner or child who is aspires to become one. All the same, there is at least one good reason GPs might be interested in it – apart from its arresting style of writing and sense of humour.” (John Launer, bjgplife.com, December 21, 2021)“McCoubrie has managed to channel this compulsion into the production of a readable, witty tome with pearls of wisdom gleaned from years of experience, a tome that would be profitably read by us all.” (Arpan Banerjee, RAD Magazine, July, 2021)“This book deals with the pressures and challenges of work, not only the work that we, various specialists, carry out but the more complex business of working in teams, personal relations, and group dynamics. A very good read for many reasons and one that can give us a new perspective.” (Eric Watts, The Association of Clinical Pathologists, ACP news, April, 2021)“It looks at many complex aspects of radiology practice, analyzes the reasons why these can be troubling or successful, and it advises on how we should approach them. Many years ago, when I worked on another continent, a colleague suggested that a copy of the radiology billing codes should be kept in the smallest room of the house … . This book is much more appropriate reading in that location -- and much more fun.” (Adrian Brady, AuntminnieEurope.com, March 25, 2021)Table of ContentsRule #1 / / Obey the Rules.- Rule #2 / / Smile .- Rule #3 / / Keep your cool.- Rule #4 / / Work hard.- Rule #5 / / Toughen Up.- Rule #6 / / Respect the machines.- Rule #7 / / Never let a clinician play radiologist .- Rule #8 / / Forgive the sins of the clinician.- Rule #9 / / Don’t be too approachable.- Rule #10 / / Be a good colleague.- Rule #11 / / Never measure anything.- Rule #12 / / Never count anything.- Rule #13 / / The default is to say ‘yes’.- Rule #14 / / Agitation is not an indication.- Rule #15 / / Always help the patient.- Rule #16 / / Be damned careful when saying an outright ‘no’.- Rule #17 / / Don’t study surrogates.- Rule #18 / / Avoid ‘interesting’ cases.- Rule #19 / / Beware the ‘fit 90 year old’.- Rule #20 / / Counteract misjudgement.- Rule #21 / / There is no such thing as a radiological emergency.- Rule #22 / / If you feel resistance, stop pushing.- Rule #23 / / Use words carefully.- Rule #24 / / Brevity is king.- Rule #25 / / Ditch the stethoscope.- Rule #26 / / CT is easy.- Rule #27 / / Don’t answer the phone.- Rule #28 / / Stay safe the easy way.- Rule #29 / / Get off the fence.- Rule #30 / / Don’t pick fights.- Rule #31 / / Beware the ‘good’ case.- Rule #32 / / Don’t fret about complications.- Rule #33 / / We are not the business of exclusion.- Rule #34 / / Trust your clinical instincts.- Rule #35 / / If you have to fail, fail safely.- Rule #36 / / Take clinical details with a pinch of salt.- Rule #37 / / Don’t crap on juniors.- Rule #38 / / Aggressive clinicians need your help.- Rule #39 / / Know loads.- Rule #40 / / Never offer to eat your pants.- Rule #41 / / Radiologists don't wear suede shoes.-Rule #42 / / Never investigate on the day of discharge.- Rule #43 / / Only give clinicians 15 seconds.- Rule #44 / / You can never know too much anatomy.-Rule #45 / / Be careful with "limited" or "quick" studies.- Rule #46 / / Image quality is up to the radiologist.- Rule #47 / / It is never a chordoma.- Rule #48 / / Reporting rooms should be pitch black.- Rule #49 / / Don't touch the screens.- Rule #50 / / Error is inherent to radiology.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a comprehensive, practically applicable guide to the use of CT virtual hysterosalpingography for evaluating gynaecological pathology and infertility in women. It features detailed descriptions of normal and pathologic findings across the female reproductive system, including the cervix, uterine wall and cavity, and Fallopian tubes, and compares the findings with other imaging modalities such as ultrasound, X-ray hysterosalpingography and MRI. The interpretation of post-treatment findings and commonly encountered pitfalls are also covered in detail. Clinical Atlas of CT Virtual Hysterosalpingography compares the use of a variety of imaging modalities to assess female infertility, and is a valuable resource for medical professionals who encounter these patients in their clinical practice.Table of ContentsComputed Tomography Virtual Hysterosalpingography.- Normal Radiologic Anatomy of Female Reproductive System.- Case 1, Normal Anatomy.- Case 2, Normal Anatomy.- Case 3, Normal Anatomy.- Case 4, Normal Anatomy.- Case 5, Normal Anatomy.- Case 6, Normal Anatomy.- Case 7, Normal Anatomy.- Case 8, Normal Anatomy.- Case 9, Retroversio-retroflexio Uterus.- Case 10, Anteversio-retroflexio Uterus.- Case 11, Retroversio-retroflexio Uterus.- Case 12, Intrauterine Device.- Case 13, Cervical Balloon Cannula.- Case 14, Normal Anatomy.- Case 15, Normal Anatomy.- Case 16, Normal Anatomy.- Case 17, Cornual Lucencies.- Evaluation of the Cervix.- Case 18, Focal Cervical Stenosis.- Case 19, Focal Cervical Stenosis.- Case 20, Focal Cervical Stenosis.- Case 21, Cervical Stenosis in Arcuate Uterus.- Case 22, Uterine Cervix Stenosis.- Case 23, Uterine Cervix Stenosis.- Case 24, Uterine Cervix Stenosis.- Case 25, Focal Cervical Synechiae.- Case 26, Cervical Synechiae.- Case 27, Cervical Synechiae.- Case 28, Cervical Synechiae.- Case 29, Cervical Synechiae.- Case 30, Cervical Synechiae.- Case 31, Cervical Synechiae.- Case 32, Hypertrophic Cervical Folds.- Case 33, Cervical Polyp.- Case 34, Cervical Polyp.- Case 35, Cervical Polyp .- Case 36, Cervical Polyp.- Case 37, Cervical Polyp.- Case 38, Cervical Polyp.- Case 39, Cervical Gland Dilation.- Case 40, Cervical Gland Diverticula.- Case 41, Cervical Gland Diverticula.- Case 42, Cervical Gland Diverticula.- Pathology of the Uterine Cavity.- Case 43, Focal Intrauterine Synechiae.- Case 44, Uterine Synechiae.- Case 45, Uterine Synechiae.- Case 46, Uterine Synechiae.- Case 47, Diffuse Uterine Synechiae.- Case 48, Diffuse Uterine Synechiae.- Case 49, Intrauterine Synechiae.- Case 50, Diffuse Uterine Synechiae.- Case 51, Diffuse Uterine Synechiae.- Case 52, Diffuse Uterine Synechiae.- Case 53, Uterine Synechiae and Cervical Stenosis.- Case 54, Uterine Synechiae in a Bicomuate Uterus.- Case 55, Endometrial Hyperplasia.- Case 56, Endometrial Hyperplastic Fold.- Case 57, Endometrial Polyp.- Case 58, Endometrial Polyp.- Case 59, Endometrial Polyp.- Case 60, Endometrial Polyp.- Case 61, Endometrial Polyp.- Case 62, Endometrial Polyp.- Case 63, Endometrial Polyp.- Case 64, Endometrial Polyp.- Case 65, Endometrial Polyp.- Case 66, Endometrial Polyp.- Case 67, Pedunculated Endometrial Polyp.- Case 68, Endometrial Polyp.- Case 69, Endometrial Polyp in a Bicornuate Uterus.- Case 70, Endometrial Polyp.- Case 71, Endometrial Polyp.- Case 72, Endometrial Polyp.- Case 73, Endometrial Polyp.- Case 74, Large Pedunculated Endometrial Polyp.- Case 75, Endometrial Polyps.- Case 76, Multiple Sessile Endometrial Polyps.- Case 77, Multiple Polyps.- Case 78, Multiple Endometrial Polyps.- Case 79, Multiple Endometrial Polyps.- Case 80, Submucosal Myoma.- Case 81, Submucosal Myoma.- Case 82, Submucosal Myoma.- Case 83, Submucosal Myoma.- Case 84, Submucosal Myoma.- Case 85, Submucosal Myomas.- Case 86, Submucosal Myoma.- Case 87, Submucosal Myoma.- Case 88, Submucosal Myoma.- Case 89, Submucosal Myoma.- Case 90, Submucosal Myoma.- Case 91, Submucosal Leiomyoma: Tubal Obstruction.- Case 92, Submucosal Myomas.- Pathology of the Uterine Wall.- Case 93, Intramural Myoma.- Case 94, Hybrid Myoma.- Case 95, Hybrid Myoma.- Case 96, Hybrid Myoma.- Case 97, Subserosal Myoma with Bilateral Hydrosalpinx.- Case 98, Subserosal Myoma.- Case 99, Subserosal Myoma.- Case 100, Focal Adenomyosis.- Case 101, Adenomyosis.- Case 102, Focal Adenomyosis.- Case 103, Adenomyosis.- Case 104, Fundal Adenomyosis.- Case 105, Focal Fundal Adenomyosis.- Case 106, Fundal Adenomyosis.- Case 107, Diffuse Adenomyosis.- Case 108, Intravasation of Contrast Media.- Case 109, Intravasation of Contrast Media.- Case 110, Intravasation of Contrast Media.- Congenital Uterine Anomalies.- Case 111, Unicornuate Uterus.- Case 112, Unicornuate Uterus.- Case 113, Unicornuate Uterus.- Case 114, Unicornuate Uterus.- Case 115, Unicornuate Uterus.- Case 116, Bicornuate Uterus (Unicollis).- Case 117, Bicornuate Uterus.- Case 118, Bicornuate Uterus.- Case 119, Bicornuate Uterus.- Case 120, Didelphys Uterus.- Case 121, Uterus Didelphys with Partial Vaginal Septation.- Case 122, Arcuate Uterus.- Case 123, Arcuate Uterus.- Case 124, Arcuate Uterus.- Case 125, Partial Septate Uterus.- Case 126, Partial Septate Uterus.- Case 127, Partial Septate Uterus.- Case 128, Partial Septate Uterus.- Case 129, Complete Septate Uterus with Partial Communication.- Case 130, Complete Septate Uterus.- Case 131, T-shaped Uterus.- Case 132, T-shape Uterus with Right Fallopian Tube Dilatation.- Pathology of the Fallopian Tubes.- Case 133, Left Fallopian Tube Dilatation with Intratubal Synechiae.- Case 134, Left Tubal Dilatation and Focal Adenomyosis.- Case 135, Mild Left Hydrosalpinx.- Case 136, Right Tube Hydrosalpinx.- Case 137, Left Tubal Occlusion and Right Hydrosalpinx.- Case 138, Right Tube Hydrosalpinx.- Case 139, Right Hydrosalpinx.- Case 140, Mild Right Ampulla Dilatation and Focal Adenomyosis.- Case 141, Left Hydrosalpinx.- Case 142, Right Hydrosalpinx with Tubal Synechiae.- Case 143, Mild Right Hydrosalpinx.- Case 144, Bilateral Tubal Synechiae.- Case 145, Hemaosalpinx, Adenomyosis, and Endometriosis.- Case 146, Bilateral Hydrosalpinx.- Case 147, Bilateral Hydrosalpinx.- Case 148, Bilateral Hydrosalpinx.- Case 149, Bilateral Hydrosalpinx.- Case 150, Tubal Obstruction, Uterine Synechiae, Endometrial and Cervical Polyps.- Case 151, Right Fallopian Tube Dilatation and Left Hydrosalpinx with Tubal Polyp.- Case 152, Left Tubal Polyp, Right Tubal Synechiae and Endometrial Polyp.- Case 153, Left Salpingitis Ishmica Nodosum.- Morphological Postsurgical Changes.- Case 154, Myoma Resection.- Case 155, Asherman Syndrome Secondary to Myoma Resection.- Case 156, Late Complication of Myomectomy: Paracervical Sacculation After Myomectomy.- Case 157, Uterine Septoplasty.- Case 158, Uterine Septoplasty.- Case 159, Uterine Septoplasty.- Case 160, Uterine Septoplasty.- Case 161, Bicornuate Uterus.- Case 162, Sequel of Hyteroscopic Synechiae Resection.- Case 163, Sequel of Surgical Uterine Synechiae Resection.- Case 164, Sequel of Surgical Uterine Synechiae Resection.- Case 165, Casarean Section Scar.- Case 166, Casarean Section Isthmocele.- Case 167, Casarean Section Isthmocele.- Case 168, Casarean Section Isthmocele.- Case 169, Casarean Section Isthmocele.- Case 170, Vesico-uterine Fistula Post-casarean Section.- Case 171, Right Salpingectomy.- Pitfalls and Incidental Findings.- Case 172, Pitfalls: Myometrial Folds.- Case 173, Pitfalls: Myometrial Folds.- Case 174, Pitfalls: Secretions Within the Endometrial Cavity.- Case 175, Pitfalls: Intrauterine Blood Remnants.- Case 176, Pitfalls: Intrauterine Blood Clot.- Case 177, Small Air Bubble.- Case 178, Air Bubbles.- Case 179, Air Bubbles.- Case 180, Air Bubbles.- Case 181, Large Air Bubble.- Case 182, Ovarian Cyst.- Case 183, Ovarian Teratoma.- Case 184, Ovarian Teratoma.- Case 185, Left Ovarian Teratoma and Hydrosalpinx.

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Book SynopsisThis 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. It features short chapters on the different main areas in Medical Imaging Informatics, such as Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS), radiology reporting, data sharing, and de-identification and anonymization, as well as standards like Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM), Integrating the Health Enterprise (IHE) and Health Level 7 (HL7,. Written by experts in the respective fields and endorsed by the European Society of Medical Imaging Informatics (EuSoMII) the scope of the book is based on the Medical Imaging Informatics sub-sections of the European Society of Radiology (ESR) European Training Curriculum Undergraduate Level and Level I. This volume will be an invaluable resource for residents and radiologists and is also specifically suited for undergraduate training.Table of Contents1. From Physical Film to PACS Peter van Ooijen How the transition went from the use of physical film to the PACS environment. What are the basic components of a PACS. 2. The essence of HL7, DICOM, and IHE Peter Mildenberger What is the essence of the most important standards in the imaging domain, HL7, DICOM and IHE. What are they used for and what are the basic and most important building blocks 3. Development of Radiology Reporting Daniel Pinto dos Santos How did radiology reporting develop from dictation and typists to full-blown voice recognition. What are the components involved, what problems can you run into with such systems? What is the role of structured reporting. 4. Basic Imaging Workflow Elmar Kotter What does the imaging workflow look like both within radiology and beyond. What kind of communication is involved. Where are the previously described standards used. How does PACS and RIS/EPD driven workflow differ? 5. Diagnostic displays Erik Ranschaert What are requirements for diagnostic displays? How are they checked? What is the role of the DICOM standard in this? What about the use of mobile device screens? 6. Advanced Visualization Basics Angel Alberich-Bayarri The basics of advanced visualization including examples and discussion about the different technical implementations (server and client based rendering, web based, CPU/GPU etc) 7. Sharing imaging data Erik Ranschaert How are data shared within the enterprise and outside. What are the caveats. What is the role of mobile devices. 8. De-identification and anonymization Peter van Ooijen How can imaging data be prepared for use in (clinical) research by de-identification and anonymization. What is the role of the standards? What kind of tools can be used? 9. New and upcoming technologies All authors contribute New technologies such as AR/VR, 3D Printing and Artificial Intelligence are changing the role of radiology. What is going on and how are they going to change the field.

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Book SynopsisThis updated text provides a concise yet comprehensive and state-of-the-art review of evolving techniques in the new and exciting subspecialty of interventional urology. Significant advances in imaging technologies, diagnostic tools, fusion navigation, and minimally invasive image-guided therapies such as focal ablative therapies have expanded the interventional urologists’ clinical toolkit over the past decade. Organized by organ system with subtopics covering imaging technologies, interventional techniques, recipes for successful practice, pitfalls to shorten the learning curves for new technologies, and clinical outcomes for the vast variety of interventional urologic procedures, this second edition includes many more medical images as well as helpful graphics and reference illustrations. The second edition of Interventional Urology serves as a valuable resource for clinicians, interventional urologists, interventional radiologists, interventional oncologists, urologic oncologists, as well as scientists, researchers, students, and residents with an interest in interventional urology.Table of ContentsSection 1: History.- Section 2: Imaging Theory.- History/Background.- Imaging Theory for each Modality.- CBCT.- Break Downs by Organs.- Section 3: Fusion Theory.- Fusion Technology Basics.- Definitions.- Getting under the Hood.- How and Why we need Fusion.- Getting out of the Rectum.- Fusion Guidance for Focal and Whole Gland Ablation Prostate and Kidney.- Future Applications.- Generalized Applications of Imaging in Urology.- Section 4: Prostate.- Types of Prostate Imaging.- US.- BPH.- Cancer Imaging.- Diseases.- Renal Ablation.- Prostate Ablation.- Section 5: Kidney.- Imaging.- Biopsy.- Drainage VS Aspirations and Why.- Ablations.- Embolization.- Venography/Angiography.- Section 6: Bladder/Diversions/Ureter.- Diseases-Reflux, Cystitses, Bladder Cancer, Foreign Body, Diversions, Ureteral Strictures.- Imaging Correlations.- Treatments.- Section 7: Adrenal.- Diseases.- ACC/Adenoma/Adrenal Myelopoma/BAH/Conns/Cushings/Pheo.- Imaging Correlations.- Treatments.- Varicoceles.- Immuno-Therapy and IU.- Outcome Language/Cost Effectiveness Studies/ and Outcome Measures in IU.

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Book SynopsisRotator cuff surgery is currently the most common surgical procedure involving the shoulder. Unfortunately despite major technical advances, there is still a significant rate of failure of primary rotator cuff repair, ranging from 10% to 40%. This book describes the diagnosis, classification, assessment, and management of failed rotator cuff repairs. It also explores the etiology of the failed repairs, presents a series of treatment options, and discusses the complications. In a multidisciplinary format it addresses both how to prevent failure and how to diagnose and manage the failed rotator cuff, including imaging, laboratory testing, nutrition, surgery and rehabilitation. This comprehensive book, published in collaboration with ISAKOS, appeals to all stakeholders in orthopedic medicine and surgery.Table of ContentsI Basic Science.- 1 Anatomy of the rotator cuff/ Blood supply.- 2 International perspective of failure.-3 Biomechanical Consequences of rct on the gh joint.- 4 New Concepts in Biology of repair.- 5 Reasons for failure of repair.- 6 Imaging of the failed rotator cuff.- 7 Biomechanics of repair failure.- II Soft tissue procedures for the failed RCR.- 8 Debridement / tentotomy.- 9 Revision repair.- 10 Repair and augmentation: overview.- 11 Releases and debridement to set up for revision success.- 12 Repair with biologic augment.- 13 Repair with interposition graft.- 14 Repair with biceps graft.- 15 SCR : dermal patch.- 16 SCR with IT band.- 17. Synthetic options.- 18 Balloon.- III Muscle transfers.- 19 LD transfer.- 20 Lower trap transfer.- IV Replacement options.- 21 ESR HH when and how.- 22 Standard RSP.- 23 Lateralized RSP: glenoid side, European experience.- 24 Lateralized RSP : The US experience.- V Complications.- 25 Overview of complications of managing the failed rotator cuff.- 26 Stiffness after rcr.- 27 Infection : Diagnosis and management of the failed infected rcr.- 28 RSP failure Instabilty.- 29 Catastrophic failure / Infection of RSP.- 30 Resection arthroplasty vs arthrodesis vs amputation.- 31 Rehabilitation of the paitent with a failed rc.

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Book SynopsisThe book provides a practically focused review of the latest techniques used for hemodynamic assessment in the echocardiography laboratory. It features a methodical case-based approach covering how to measure hemodynamic parameters successfully, including stroke volume, valve area and regurgitation severity, in a range of scenarios of varying complexity. Step-by-step guidance on how to apply the techniques described are provided. Each chapter also contains didactic features to assist the reader in assimilating the key points in every case, assisting them to develop their knowledge of how to treat patients with both routine and complex hemodynamic issues in the echocardiograply laboratory. Hemodynamics in the Echocardiography Laboratory therefore represents a concise resource on how to carry out hemodynamic assessments and is a valuable resource for trainees and fellows in cardiology and echocardiography seeking a concise review of the topic.Table of ContentsGeneral Principles.- Math In The Echo Lab.- Pulmonary Pressure – Beginner.- Pulmonary Pressure – Advanced.- How Severe Is This MR.- What’s Wrong With This MR – Part I.- What’s Wrong With This MR – Part II.- Why Is This Happening Now.- Extreme Pulsus Alternans.- Is This AI An Emergency.- There’s a Hole In The Heart – Part I.- There’s a Hole In The Heart – Part II.- The Machinery confusion.- All Those As Gradients.- Dynamic LVOT.- The Futile Heart.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides an unbiased and evidence-based guide to the potential role of interventional pulmonology as an alternative to thoracic surgery. Interventional pulmonology is a new and quickly growing sub-specialty in pulmonary medicine and increasingly more pulmonologists are turning to interventional therapies over the more costly and invasive surgical options. The text thoroughly presents detailed coverage of and diagnostic methods for many diseases and conditions that pulmonologists encounter daily, including: diffuse lung infiltrates, solitary lung nodule, undiagnosed exudative pleural effusion, pneumothorax, hemoptysis, and airway foreign body. Experts then detail treatment options, from both a surgical and interventional perspective, with guidance on: when each procedure is most appropriate, what can be performed by a pulmonologist (with guidelines on how those procedures are done) versus what needs to be referred to a thoracic surgeon or an intervention pulmonologist, and the benefits and disadvantages involved with each option. This is an ideal guide for pulmonologists, trainees, and students to better understand the full scope of possible treatment options for their patients and to make the best informed decision about patient care.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Rigid versus Flexible Bronchoscopy.- Chapter 2. Biopsy for Diffuse Lung Disease: Surgical vs. Cryobiopsy.- Chapter 3. Management of Lung Nodules: A Paradigm Shift.- Chapter 4. Mediastinoscopy: Surgical vs. Medical.- Chapter 5. Airway Foreign Bodies: Rigid vs Flexible Approach.- Chapter 6. Management of Bronchopleural Fistula.- Chapter 7. Management of Acquired Tracheoesophageal Fistula in Adults.- Chapter 8. Lung Volume Reduction: Surgical versus Endobronchial.- Chapter 9. Surgical Versus Medical Management Of Anastomotic Dehiscence.- Chapter 10. Concentric Web Like Stenosis: .- Chapter 11. Hemoptysis.- Chapter 12. Role of Interventional Pulmonology in Miscellaneous Conditions.- Chapter 13. Undiagnosed Exudative Effusion: Thoracoscopy vs. Pleuroscopy.- Chapter 14. Pneumothorax: Large Bore Tubes vs. Pigtail Catheter.- Chapter 15. Pleurodesis: From Thoracic Surgery to Interventional Pulmonology.- Chapter 27. ESD.

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Book SynopsisThis book is a comprehensive atlas on lymph node anatomy and drainage to aid in cancer staging and therapy. Nodal drainage is pertinent to all aspects of cancer staging and therapy and is used by radiation oncologists, surgeons, and medical oncologists to increase accuracy. The first edition of this text was the first comprehensive monograph on this topic, allowing physicians across various specialties to utilize this information and easily share that knowledge with residents, fellows, and junior faculty.Detailed anatomic drawings and state-of-the-art radiologic images combine to produce this essential Atlas of Lymph Node Anatomy. Utilizing the most recent advances in medical imaging, this book illustrates the nodal drainage stations in the head and neck, chest, abdomen, and pelvis. Also featured are clinical cases depicting drainage pathways for common malignancies. 2-D and 3-D maps offer color-coordinated representations of the lymph nodes in correlation with the anatomic illustrations. This simple, straightforward approach makes this book a perfect daily resource for a wide spectrum of specialties and physicians at all levels who are looking to gain a better understanding of lymph node anatomy and drainage.This new edition enables physicians to educate themselves on the location of various nodal stations, especially in the context of common primary tumors, so that they are able to detect, localize, and characterize nodes seen with novel new imaging methods and with an increased level of accuracy. Chapters now cover the significant strides made in the imaging realm, such as PET CT, conventional MRI, MRI with novel imaging agents, and multidetector CT, which allows visualization of lymph nodes in various anatomic compartments.Table of ContentsHead and Neck Lymph Node Anatomy.- Chest Lymph Node Anatomy.- Abdominal Lymph Node Anatomy.- Pelvic Lymph Nodes.- Pitfalls and Mimics of Lymph Node on Imaging.

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Book SynopsisThis book serves as a reference and comprehensive guide for PET/MR neuroimaging. The field of PET/MR is rapidly evolving, however, there is no standard resource summarizing the vast information and its potential applications. This book will guide neurological molecular imaging applications in both clinical practice and the research setting. Experts from multiple disciplines, including radiologists, researchers, and physicists, have collaborated to bring their knowledge and expertise together. Sections begin by covering general considerations, including public health and economic implications, the physics of PET/MR systems, an overview of hot lab and cyclotron, and radiotracers used in neurologic PET/MRI. There is then coverage of each major disease/systemic category, including dementia and neurodegenerative disease, epilepsy localization, brain tumors, inflammatory and infectious CNS disorders, head and neck imaging, as well as vascular hybrid imaging. Together, we have created a thorough, concise and up-to-date textbook in a unique, user-friendly format. This is an ideal guide for neuroradiologists, nuclear medicine specialists, medical physicists, clinical trainees and researchers. Trade Review“This resource presents a helpful introduction to PETMR and is of interest to both the trainee and general radiologist. The enthusiasm of the authors for this novel imaging technique is clearly evident throughout the book and could serve as inspiration to the aspiring trainee to follow a dual-speciality training pathway in both nuclear medicine and neuroradiology.” (Ruth Whitehead and Mark Igra, RAD Magazine, April, 2023)Table of ContentsSECTION I: Introdcution to PET/MR.- Introduction to PET/MR.- SECTION II: Public Health and Economic Implications.- Utility of PET/MRI in Private Practice.- SECTION III: Physics of PET/MR Systems.- Physics of PET/MR Systems.- SECTION IV: Overview of Hot Lab and Cyclotron.- Overview of Hot Lab and Cyclotron.- SECTION V: Radiotracers in Neurologic PET/MRI.- FDG Metabolic Imaging.- Amyloid Dementia Imaging.- TAU Dementia Imaging.- Amino Acid Tumor Imaging.- FDOPA Dopaminergic Imaging.- DASB Serotonin Receptor Imaging.- FEPPA Microglial Activation Imaging.- [150]-H2O/CO2 Perfusion Imaging.- Fluciclovine (Axumin) glioma imaging.- Ga68 Dotatate neuroendocrine imaging.- Radiotracers in development.- SECTION VI: Dementia and Neurodegenerative Disease.- Alzheimer’s disease.- MCI and dementia therapeutics.- Posterior cortical atrophy.- Dementia with Lewy Body.- Behavioral variant FTD (Pick’s disease).- Semantic dementia.- Logopenic PPA.- Agrammatic PPA.- Progressive supranuclear palsy.- Multisystem atrophy.- Corticobasal degeneration.- Creutzfeld-Jacob disease.- Normal pressure hydrocephalus.- Crossed cerebellar diaschisis.- SECTION VII: Epilepsy Localization.- Seizure Focus Localization.- Developmental.- Acquired.- SECTION VIII: Brain Tumors.- Diagnosis.- Primary Brain Neoplasms.- Metastatic Disease.- Treatment Planning.- Treatment Response.- SECTION IX: Inflammatory and Infectious CNS Disorders.- Meningitis.- Encephalitis.- CNS Inflammatory Disease.- Demyelinating Disease.- Vasculitis.- SECTION X: Hybrid Imaging in Head and Neck.- Role of PET/MR in tumor staging.- Mucosal and nodal disease in the head and neck.- Extranodal disease in the head and neck.- Metastatic disease in the head and neck.- Salivary gland pathology.- Orbital pathology.- SECTION XI: Spine PET/MR.- Neoplastic Disease.- Non-Neoplastic.- SECTION XII: Vascular Hybrid Imaging.- Ischemic Disease.- Aneurysms and Vascular Malformations.- Genetic Disorders.- Perfusion and PET.- Advanced MR Techniques.- SECTION XIII: Future Trends.- Artificial Intelligence.- Utility of AI in Dementia/Neuroimaging

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Book SynopsisThe book is a question-and-answer guide to interventional radiology. This pocket resource addresses both general IR and subspecialty topics, providing accurate, on-the-spot answers. Students can read the text from cover to cover to gain a general foundation of knowledge that can be built upon when they begin their rotation or use specific chapters to review a subspecialty before starting a new rotation or joining a new service. The book begins with a general introduction to IR and its common procedures and tools, and is then organized by subspecialties (like vascular disease, oncology, and genitourinary), focusing on common conditions. The book’s two-column format provides questions on the left and answers on the right to facilitate rapid-fire review that includes many classic images to facilitate pattern recognition skills. This book is an ideal, on-the-spot reference for medical students, residents, and practicing interventional radiologists seeking fast facts on diagnosis and treatment with interventional radiology.Table of ContentsSECTION I: Introduction.- Using this book.- What is Interventional Radiology?.- Core principles.- SECTION II: Daily Workflow.- Role of a sub-intern.- Presenting patients.- Morning rounds.- Afternoon rounds.- Taking call.- Pre-procedure.- SECTION III: The Vascular Suite.- Prepping.- Running the table.- Choice of Access.- Seldinger technique.- Guidewires.- Catheters.- Connectors.- Balloons.- Stents.- Embolization.- Other.- SECTION IV: CT/MRI/US.- Procedures.- Materials.- SECTION V: Vascular Disease.- Abdominal aortic aneurysms.- Thoracic aortic aneurysms.- Angiography.- Angioplasty and stenting.- Deep vein thrombosis.- Mesenteric ischemia.- Arteriovenous Malformations.- Central Venous Access.- Carotid Artery Stenosis.- Renovascular Hypertension.- Varicose Vein.- Vena Cava Filter.- Peripheral Artery Aneurysm.- Dialysis grafts.- SECTION VI: Oncology.- Hepatic.- Pulmonary.- Renal.- Other.- SECTION VII: Hepatobiliary.- Transjugular intrahepatic porotosystemic shunts.- Balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration.- SECTION VIII: Genitourinary.- Percutaneous nephrostomy.- Ureteral Stenting.- Uterine fibroid embolization.- Prostatic artery embolization.- SECTION IX: Neuro.- Stroke.- Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty.- Pain management.- SECTION X: Vascular Emergencies.- Embolization.- Splenic.- Pelvic.- Bronchial.- Upper gastrointestinal bleeding.- Lower gastrointestinal bleeding.- Uterine artery embolization.- Contrast reactions.- SECTION XI: Other.- Tubes.- Biopsy.- New procedures.

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Book SynopsisThis textbook provides a basic introduction to radiology and imaging along with the minimum required knowledge written from a practical clinical perspective. Presenting essential definitions and critical images, this textbook offers key references in a welcomed concise format, targeting medical students and interns undertaking the USMLE and house staff of any specialty desiring a resource for practical and useful information relevant to and including medical imaging of common diseases and conditions. Organized by signs, symptoms, history, disease, imaging and imaging findings, and clinical service/specialty, this textbook thoughtfully addresses the early challenges faced by medical students and interns preparing for their beginning rotation or internship. Allowing readers to bypass dense radiology books too cluttered with detail, organized by body part instead of clinical relevance, or not inclusive of the latest developments and technologies, this textbook prepares students and house staff to enter and to succeed in this most rapidly evolving field in medicine.The Radiology Survival Kit: What You Need to Know for USMLE and the Clinics is a practical, clinically-oriented textbook offering an early career perspective intended for first through fourth year medical students and house staff, including interns and residents from any discipline, as well as radiology and radiography students and technologists, radiology and ICU nurses, nursing students, radiology administrators, and foreign medical graduates.Table of ContentsBasic Principles of Radiology.- Cases you Never Want to Miss, EVER.- What you Need to Know about Each Modality, Organized by Clinical History.- Practical Rules for Ordering Tests: Organized by Signs and Symptoms.- Practical Rules for Ordering Texts and Preparing Patients: Organized by Disease and Clinical Service.- What to Ignore at 2 AM and How to Identify and Follow Up on Incidental Findings.-Interventional Radiology: General.- Interventional Radiology: Vascular.- How to Use Ultrasound to Place a Central Line, or Peform Paracentesis and Thoracentesis.- Interventional Emergencies.- Interventional Oncology. Image Processing.

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Book SynopsisThe objective of this 5th edition of the book, as with the prior editions, is to teach through images a practical approach to magnetic resonance (MR) physics and image quality. Unlike other texts covering this topic, the focus is on clinical images rather than equations. A practical approach to MR physics is developed through images, emphasizing knowledge of fundamentals important to achieve high image quality. Pulse diagrams are also included, which many at first find difficult to understand. Readers are encouraged to glance at these as they go through the text. With time and repetition, as a reader progresses through the book, the value of these and the knowledge thus available will become evident (and the diagrams themselves easier to understand). The text is organized into concise chapters, each discussing an important point relevant to clinical MR and illustrated largely with images from routine patient exams. The topics covered encompass the breadth of the field, from imaging basics and pulse sequences to advanced topics including contrast-enhanced MR angiography, spectroscopy, perfusion and advanced parallel imaging/data sparsity techniques. Discussion of the latest hardware and software innovations, for example next generation low field MR, deep learning, MR-PET, 7 T, interventional MR, 4D flow, CAIPIRINHA, spiral techniques, radial acquisition, simultaneous multislice, compressed sensing and MR fingerprinting, is included because these topics are critical to current clinical practice as well as to future advances. Included in the fifth edition are a large number of new topics, keeping the text up to date in this increasingly complex field. The text has also been thoroughly revised to include additional relevant clinical images, to improve the clarity of descriptions, and to increase the depth of content.The book is highly recommended for radiologists, physicists, and technologists interested in the background of image acquisition used in standard as well as specialized clinical settings. Trade Review“The book remains a comprehensive text, with good quality image reproduction. With the addition of the new section the content is reasonably up to date. … this book … is a good reference book if you want to see clinical examples of a particular concept.” (Martin Graves, RAD Magazine, September, 2023)Table of ContentsSection I. Hardware.- Section II. Basic Imaging Physics.- Section III. Basic Image Acquisition.- Section IV. Advanced Image Acquisition.- Section V. Flow.- Section VI. Tissue-.- Section VII. Artifacts, Including Those Due to Motion, and the Recluction Thereof.- Section VIII. Further Improving Diagnostic Quality, Technologic Innovation.- Section IX Recent Innovations.- Section X Appendix.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides an overview of current and potential applications of artificial intelligence (AI) for cardiothoracic imaging. Most AI systems used in medical imaging are data-driven and based on supervised machine learning. Clinicians and AI specialists can contribute to the development of an AI system in different ways, focusing on their respective strengths. Unfortunately, communication between these two sides is far from fluent and, from time to time, they speak completely different languages. Mutual understanding and collaboration are imperative because the medical system is based on physicians’ ability to take well-informed decisions and convey their reasoning to colleagues and patients.This book offers unique insights and informative chapters on the use of AI for cardiothoracic imaging from both the technical and clinical perspective. It is also a single comprehensive source that provides a complete overview of the entire process of the development and use of AI in clinical practice for cardiothoracic imaging. The book contains chapters focused on cardiac and thoracic applications as well more general topics on the potentials and pitfalls of AI in medical imaging. Separate chapters will discuss the valorization, regulations surrounding AI, cost-effectiveness, and future perspective for different countries and continents. This book is an ideal guide for clinicians (radiologists, cardiologists etc.) interested in working with AI, whether in a research setting developing new AI applications or in a clinical setting using AI algorithms in clinical practice. The book also provides clinical insights and overviews for AI specialists who want to develop clinically relevant AI applications.Table of ContentsPART I: Artificial Intelligence: Technical Considerations and Fundamentals Artificial Intelligence: A Century-Old Story Demystifying Artificial Intelligence Technology in Cardiothoracic Imaging: The Essentials Artificial Intelligence Algorithm Development for Biomedical Imaging Data Preparation for Artificial Intelligence Data Storage, Cloud Usage and Artificial Intelligence Pipeline How to Build Artificial Intelligence Algorithms for Imaging Applications Radiomics: Technical Background Biobanks and Artificial Intelligence Biostatistics and Artificial Intelligence PART II: Artificial Intelligence: General Approaches and Applications Structured Reporting in Medical Imaging: the Role of Artificial Intelligence Artificial Intelligence: Clinical Relevance and Workflow Patient Selection and Scan Preparation Optimization: the Role of Artificial Intelligence Artificial Intelligence for Image Enhancement and Reconstruction in Magnetic Resonance Imaging Artificial Intelligence Based Image Reconstruction in Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Artificial Intelligence Based Image Reconstruction in Computed Tomography Imaging Artificial Intelligence Based Contrast Medium Optimization Radiation Dose Optimization: the Role of Artificial Intelligence Artificial Intelligence Integration into the Computed Tomography System Artificial Intelligence Integration into the Magnetic Resonance System Magnetic Resonance Fingerprinting: the Role of Artificial Intelligence Currently Available Artificial Intelligence Software for Cardiothoracic Imaging PART III: Artificial Intelligence: Cardiac Applications Cardiac CT Guidelines and Clinical Applications: Where does Artificial Intelligence fit in?Natural Language Processing for Cardiovascular Applications Artificial Intelligence Based Evaluation of Coronary Calcium Artificial Intelligence Based Evaluation of Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaques Artificial Intelligence Based Coronary Artery Disease Reporting & Data System (CAD-RADS) Artificial Intelligence Based CT Derived Fractional Flow Reserve (CT-FFR) Artificial Intelligence Based Evaluation of Cardiac Valves Artificial Intelligence Based Diagnosis and Procedural Planning for Aortic Valve Disease Artificial Intelligence Based Quantification of Cardiac Fat Radiomics in Cardiac CTCardiac MR Guidelines and Clinical Applications: Where does Artificial Intelligence fit in? Artificial Intelligence Based Evaluation of Functional Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging Qian TaoMagnetic Resonance Imaging based 4D Cardiac Flow: the Role of Artificial Intelligence Magnetic Resonance Imaging based Coronary Flow: the Role of Artificial Intelligence Artificial Intelligence Based Evaluation of Cardiac Congenital Disease Cardiac Nuclear Medicine: the Role of Artificial Intelligence Cardiac Ultrasound Imaging: the Role of Artificial Intelligence Artificial Intelligence Based Cardiovascular Risk Stratification PART IV: Artificial Intelligence: Thoracic Applications Artificial Intelligence Based Evaluation of Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Artificial Intelligence Based Evaluation of Patients with Interstitial Lung Disease Artificial Intelligence Based Evaluation of Infectious Disease Imaging: A COVID-19 Perspective Artificial Intelligence for Lung Cancer Screening and Nodule Detection Artificial Intelligence for Lung Cancer Characterization and PrognosisArtificial Intelligence for Opportunistic Chest CT Screening and Prognostication Artificial Intelligence Based Detection of Pulmonary Vascular Disease Artificial Intelligence Based Evaluation of the Aorta Artificial Intelligence and Radiomics Based Evaluation of Carotid Artery Disease PART V: Artificial Intelligence: General Considerations Artificial Intelligence in Medicine: Laws, Regulations and Privacy Health Economics, Economic Evaluation and Artificial Intelligence Technology Commercialization & Intellectual Property of Artificial Intelligence Applications in Cardiovascular ImagingEthical Considerations of Artificial Intelligence Applications in Healthcare How to Write and Review an Artificial Intelligence Paper Cybersecurity in the Era of Artificial Intelligence How Artificial Intelligence Will Reshape Healthcare and Medical Imaging: A Global Perspective

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Book SynopsisThis book is a reference source containing all the relevant information about Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH), for people who practice or utilize hip sonography for the early detection and treatment of DDH. It aims at improving the population screening for DDH, thus contributing to the elimination of the disorder and its devastating consequences. What makes this book different from existing literature is the fact that, apart from the (updated) information about the disorder (including development, pathophysiology, etiology, pathogenesis, risk factors etc.) and a short technical guidance, the reader will find all relevant knowledge to organize training and set up screening. This includes analysis of the rationale behind universal sonographic screening, a comparative presentation of the sonographic techniques, teaching course structure / management and setting up a screening service, including audit, quality control of the scans etc. Special chapters about radiological diagnosis, imaging the consequences of non-diagnosis or maltreatment of the disorder, clinical management of DDH cases and shaping the future of hip sonography, are also provided. The book will be of interest to any medical doctor, but in particular to those working in the fields of radiology, pediatrics, orthopedics or general medicine, sonographers performing hip scans, or specialist nurses dealing with DDH.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Development of the Hip Joint: Embryology and Anatomy of the neonatal hip joint.- DDH: Definition, Epidemiology, Pathogenesis & Risk Factors.- Clinical examination in DDH.- An overview of diagnostic imaging modalities for DDH.- Imaging of early-onset osteoarthritis.- Early Detection of Hip Dysplasia.- Freehand sonographic techniques.- Hip sonography according to Graf.- Comparison of sonographic techniques.- Sonographic based treatment.- Further treatment.- Setting up an effective hip screening service .- Hip sonography training.- Hip sonography – preparing for the future.

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Book SynopsisOur understanding of human neuro-anatomy, and ability to safely access lesions in complex locations, are in continuous evolution. The subcortical white matter space is among the most intricate, yet least understood, regions of the brain, with regards to its billions of connections and the subtle clinical and clinical functions it subserves. Neurosurgical procedures in the subcortical space and intraventricular system have been traditionally very difficult due to their depth, the need for brain retraction, and limited understanding and imaging capability of this region. Common lesions encountered in the subcortical space include brain metastases, gliomas, and intracerebral hemorrhage. Surgical access to this region has classically been hindered, and is highly limited by evolving technological applications to medicine and surgery. Traditionally, the technology (optics, imaging, resection devices, illumination) needed to perform safe subcortical surgery was not commensurate with the surgeon’s needs. Over the past decade, major strides in our ability to image, navigate, and safely access subcortical tumors and other lesions have been made. These include parafascicular, trans-sulcal approaches that may be channel-based to provide safe retraction of the cortical and subcortical matter. A confluence of optical, computational and mechanical technology have greatly enabled our ability to treat such lesions, and include advanced MR imaging such as diffusion tractography, neuronavigation, channel-based access ports, exoscopic visualization, fiber-optic illumination, and novel resection devices.Parafascicular, channel-based subcortical surgery is a relatively new field with evolving indications and approaches that promises to evolve considerably over the next several decades. We aim to develop the first comprehensive reference text compiling the known evidence and experience from expert practitioners in the field of subcortical parafascicular surgery. This book will provide a major foundation for future development of the field, and be a first and definitive reference for decades to come.Subcortical Neurosurgery: Open and Parafascicular Channel-Based Approaches for Subcortical and Intraventricular Lesions will be the definitive reference on surgery of the subcortical region. It will comprehensively discuss all aspects of treatment of subcortical and intraventricular lesions, including neuroanatomy and neuroimaging of the subcortical space, principles of parafascicular subcortical channel-based surgery, common indications and approaches, and focused chapters for common subcortical lesions. The first section of the reference focuses on the intricate anatomy and neuro-imaging of the subcortical space and ventricular system, with special emphasis on intricate white matter tracts and diffusion tractography imaging. The next section of the book discusses principles of both open and parafascicular, channel-based approaches to subcortical and intraventricular lesions, in addition to workhorse approaches to common subcortical compartments. Finally, specific pathological subcortical lesions that can be commonly addressed via parafascicular channel-based approaches, including brain metastases, gliomas, and intracerebral hemorrhage will be addressed. Authored by experts in the field of subcortical neurosurgery, this book was developed to provide a unique, comprehensive text for neurosurgeons, neuro-radiologists, and trainees from a variety of specialties interested in evolving minimally disruptive access and treatment of the subcortical space.Table of ContentsThe subcortical space: anatomy of the subcortical white matter.- Common pathology of the subcortical region.- The ventricular system: Anatomy and common lesions.- Advanced neuro-imaging of the subcortical space.- Advanced neuro-imaging of the human ventricular system.- The evolution of trans-sulcal, channel-based parafascicular surgery.- Open transcortical approaches to subcortical lesions.- Traditional open and neuro-endoscopic approaches to intraventricular pathology.- Trans-sulcal, channel-based parafascicular surgery: Technological considerations and instrumentation.- Standard parafascicular approaches to subcortical regions.- Trans-sulcal, channel-based parafascicular surgery: Basic concepts and a general overview.- Trans-sulcal, channel-based parafascicular surgery for brain metastases.- Trans-sulcal, channel-based parafascicular surgery for gliomas and other primary, intrinsic subcortical tumors.- Trans-sulcal, channel-based parafascicular biopsy techniques.- Trans-sulcal, channel-based parafascicular surgery for intraventricular lesions.- Trans-sulcal, channel-based parafascicular surgery for intracerebral hematoma (ICH).- Trans-sulcal, channel-based parafascicular surgery for cavernous angiomas and other vascular lesions.- Trans-sulcal, channel-based parafascicular surgery for tumors; Adjunctive measures and techniques.- Case selection and surmounting the learning curve.- Future directions.

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Book SynopsisThe only curative treatment currently available for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is surgical pulmonary endoarterectomy (PEA). However, several patients may have high risk factors for surgery, or a peripheral disease not amenable to surgical treatment; or else a residual pulmonary hypertension after PEA. Balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) was recently developed to offer an alternative treatment for these patients. Extensive data has since confirmed the efficacy and relative safety of this procedure. However, there are several technical issues that have yet to be resolved. In addition, many cardiologists and pneumologists still know very little about the procedure itself and its potential.Exploring the clinical indications and technical aspects of BPA, this book offers a valuable reference guide for all those who would like to introduce or improve a BPA program, and for all those whose work involves treating this complex patient population.Table of Contents 1 Epidemiology and pathophysiology of CTEPH.- 2 Diagnosis of CTEPH.- 3 Pulmonary Thromboendoaterectomy: the only cure for CTEPH.- 4 Medical treatment of CTEPH.- 5 Development of Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty in CTEPH: an historical perspective.- 6 Balloon pulmonary angioplasty in CTEPH: modern technique.- 7 Balloon pulmonary angioplasty: clinical outcomes.- 8 Lesion classification in CTEPH with an interventional perspective.- 9 Advanced non-invasive imaging to guide BPA.- 10 Use of intravascular imaging and pressure guide during BPA.- 11 Balloon pulmonary angioplasty in proximal lesions.- 12 Metrics for success of balloon pulmonary angioplasty in CTEPH.- 13 Management of complications during balloon pulmonary angioplasty in CTEPH.- 14 BPA in CTEPH: next steps?.- 15 CTEPH and chronic thromboembolic disease (CTED): clinical and interventional perspective.

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Book SynopsisDisorders of the spinal cord are diverse and potentially devastating. They can present as acute, subacute and chronic disorders causing a variety of symptoms. Patients can present to pediatricians, internists, OBGYNs, emergency room physicians and neurologists requiring a diversity of clinicians to be familiar with the signs, symptoms, recommended testing and treatment options. This book comprehensively addresses myelopathies, the broad spectrum of potential pathologies. Chapters cover approaches to acute, subacute and chronic myelopathies; individual myelopathic disorders; the pathobiology, epidemiology, signs, and symptoms of the disorder; diagnostic approach, and therapeutic options. This comprehensive review is beneficial to any clinician, with special emphasis for neurologists, neurosurgeons, neuroradiologists and physiatrists. Table of ContentsChapter 1: Anatomy of the Spinal Cord Chapter 2: Spinal Cord Physiology: Neuromotor Control of Diaphragm Muscle Chapter 3: Imaging of the Spinal Cord Chapter 4: Traumatic Disorders: Surgical Treatment of Myelopathy Secondary to Trauma Chapter 5: The Spinal Cord Arterial Supply Chapter 6: Venous Hypertensive Myelopathies Chapter 7: Transverse Myelitis Chapter 8: Infectious Myelopathies Chapter 9: Malignancies of the Spinal Cord Chapter 10: Hereditary Myelopathy: A Clinical Approach Chapter 11: Activity Based Restorative Therapy (ABRT) in Myelopathies

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Book SynopsisThis book provides an extensive overview of the role of imaging in the detection, diagnosis, management, and follow-up of tuberculosis. Chapters cover the disease's epidemiology and pathophysiology, microbiological diagnosis and pathology relevant to radiologists, and the distinct aspects of imaging tuberculosis at various locations and body systems. This book discusses recent advances in imaging pertaining to tuberculosis, and addresses the approach to patients with tuberculosis and HIV co-infection. The final chapter offers an algorithmic approach to the diagnosis and management steps of tuberculosis. Imaging of Tuberculosis is an updated and comprehensive reference source that covers imaging of tuberculosis in a structured fashion and is valuable for radiologists.Table of ContentsPreface.- Epidemiology of Tuberculosis (TB).- Pathophysiology of TB and Microbiological Diagnosis.-. Histological Diagnosis of TB.- Imaging Techniques for TB.- Central Nervous System TB.- Head and Neck TB.- Thoracic TB.- Abdominal Solid Organ and Peritoneal TB.- Gastrointestinal TB.- Genito-urinary TB.- Spinal TB.- Musculoskeletal (Spinal) TB.- TB in AIDS.- Diagnostic Algorithm of TB.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive source of information on all aspects of EEG-fMRI, a neuroimaging technique for synchronous acquisition of electroencephalography (EEG) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data. The reader will find in-depth information on the physiological principles of the EEG and fMRI signals, practical aspects of data measurement, artifact reduction, data analysis, and applications. All the main areas of the technique’s application are the subject of one or multiple chapters: sleep research, cognitive neuroscience, and clinical neurology and psychiatry. In addition to providing a thorough update, this second edition offers five entirely new chapters covering important areas of research that have emerged during the past 5 years, including noninvasive brain stimulation during fMRI, resting-state functional connectivity, real-time fMRI, and neurofeedback. Written by the most prestigious experts in the field, the text is enhanced by numerous high-quality illustrations. This book will be valuable for neuroradiologists, neuroscientists, physicists, engineers, electrophysiologists, (neuro) medical scientists, neurologists, and neurophysiologists.Chapter 30 is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.Table of ContentsPart I Background1 Principles of Multimodal Functional Imaging and Data Integration2 EEG: Origin and Measurement3 The Basics of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging4 Locally Measured Neuronal Correlates of Functional MRI Signals5 What Can fMRI Add to the ERP Story?6 The Added Value of EEG–fMRI in Imaging NeurosciencePart II Technical and Methodological Aspects of Combined EEG–fMRI Experiments7 EEG Instrumentation and Safety8 EEG Quality: Origin and Reduction of the EEG Cardiac-Related Artefact9 EEG Quality: The Image Acquisition Artefact10 Image Quality Issues11 Specific Issues Related to EEG–fMRI at B0 7 T and above 12 Experimental Design and Data Analysis Strategies 13 Real-time fMRI with EEG 14 Brain stimulation with multimodal acquisitions Part III Applications of EEG–fMRI : Resting State15 Brain Rhythms16 SleepPart IV Applications of EEG–fMRI : Resting State: Clinical Applications 17 EEG–fMRI in Adults with Focal Epilepsy18 EEG–fMRI in Idiopathic Generalised Epilepsy (Adults)19 EEG–fMRI in Children with Epilepsy20 EEG–fMRI in Psychiatric Disorders Part V Applications of EEG–fMRI : Resting State: Activation Studies21 Combining EEG and fMRI in Pain Research22 Simultaneous EEG and fMRI of the HumanPart VI Applications of EEG–fMRI : Resting State: Auditory System23 Visual System24 CognitionPart VI Applications of EEG–fMRI : Resting State: Special Topics25 Neuronal Models for EEG–fMRI Integration 26 BOLD Response and EEG Gamma Oscillations27 EEG–fMRI in Animal Models28 EEG–fMRI Information Fusion: Biophysics and Data Analysis29 EEG-fMRI and brain connectivity (data fusion and modelling)30 EEG–fMRI Information Fusion: Empirical approaches Outlook

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Book SynopsisThe second edition of this atlas focuses on imaging methods and techniques, new diagnostic concepts and therapeutic approaches in management of pancreatic neoplasms. Although interest in pancreatic pathology is very high in the radiological and gastroenterological communities, less is known about it than about, for example, liver pathology. Diagnosis depends on the structure of the pancreatic lesion, which can be directly visualized in US, CT or MR images.The book’s focus is very much on the imaging and pathological appearances, with most of the text concentrated at the beginning of the book followed by images gallery. A comprehensive overview is provided of typical and atypical presentations and diverse aspects of common and rare pancreatic tumors, including ductal adenocarcinomas with dedicated chapter to ductal adenocarcinoma downstaging, neuroendocrine neoplasms, cystic pancreatic neoplasms and intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms. The Verona “Pancreas Centre,” the first institute of its kind in Italy and one of very few in the world, pursues an interdisciplinary approach to treating the problems of this organ, focusing on the patient, on research, and on teaching. A dedicated center that can look back on 40 years of tradition, many of its respected specialists have made essential contributions in surgery, gastroenterology, oncology, pathology, and radiology. Given its scope, this atlas will be an invaluable asset, helping radiologists understand the underlying pathology and helping pancreatic pathologists understand the imaging translation.Table of Contents1. Ductal Adenocarcinoma.- 2. Neuroendocrine Neoplasms.- 3. Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm (IPMN).- 4. Serous Neoplasms.- 5. Mucinous Neoplasms.- 6. Solid Pseudopapillary Neoplasms.- 7. Secondary Tumors and Lymphoma.- 8. Downstaging.- 9. Miniinvasive pancreatic procedures.- 10. Special Focus.- 11. Post surgery.- Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book presents in a consistent format data on ~50 PET radiopharmaceuticals in clinical use. Parameters include basic chemical data, normal biodistribution and excretion, activity administered, radiation dosimetry, patient preparation, and clinical utility, together with a few key references. In some cases a representative image is presented. The organisation is first by clinical specialty (oncology, cardiology, neurology) and within each section by radionuclide (F-18, C-11, etc). This book will be of interest mostly to nuclear medicine physicians and trainees, but also to a wider medical community including radiologists, oncologists and radiotherapists.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Oncology – 18F-labelled agents.- Chapter 2: Oncology – 11C-labelled agents.- Chapter 3: Oncology – 68Ga-labelled agents.- Chapter 4: Oncology – other agents.- Chapter 5: Cardiology – 18F-labelled agents.- Chapter 6: Cardiology – other agents.- Chapter 7: Neurology – 18F-labelled agents.- Chapter 8: Neurology – 11C-labelled agents.- Chapter 9: Neurology – 15O-labelled agents.

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Book SynopsisThis book presents up-to-date information on the general principles of diagnostic and therapeutic nuclear medicine in the context of endocrinology. The content is divided into six parts. Section I examines general aspects of radiopharmaceuticals, scintigraphy, single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), positron emission tomography (PET), radionuclide therapies and radioguided surgery. Section II discusses diagnostic applications in benign thyroid diseases and evaluation of thyroid nodules. Section III gives an overview of the management of parathyroid diseases. Section IV presents diagnostic techniques in well-differentiated thyroid cancer. Section V addresses procedures and therapy in adrenal benign and malignant disorders (phaechromocytomas and paragangliomas). Lastly, the diagnosis and treatment of neuroendocrine tumors are featured in Section VI. Nuclear Medicine in Endocrine Disorders: Diagnosis and Therapy is intended for non-specialists in nuclear medicine working in the field of endocrinology, and is also a valuable resource for researchers and students.Table of Contents1. Radiopharmaceuticals Definitions 2. Principles of Scintigraphies 3. Principles of Single Photon Emission Tomography 4. Principles of Positron Emission Tomography 5. Principles of Nuclear Medicine Therapies 6. Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine in Hyperparathyroidism 7. Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine in Hyperthyroidism 8. Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine in Well Differentiated Thyroid Cancer 9. Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine in Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma 10. Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine in Pheochromocytomas and Paragangliomas 11. Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine in Pulmonary, Intestinal and Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors 12. Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine in Parathyroid Carcinomas 13. Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine in Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Syndromes 14. Therapeutic Nuclear Medicine in Hyperthyroidism 15. Therapeutic Nuclear Medicine in Well Differentiated Thyroid Cancer 16. Therapeutic Nuclear Medicine in Pheochromocytomas and Paragangliomas 17. Therapeutic Nuclear Medicine in Pulmonary, Intestinal and Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors 18. Intraoperative Radioguided Localization of Parathyroids 19. Intraoperative Radioguided Localization of Sentinel Node in Thyroid Cancer

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