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Imaging of Osteoporosis, An Issue of Radiologic Clinics of North America

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 48-3
  • July 27, 2010
  • Giuseppe Guglielmi
  • English
  • Hardback
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 3 7 7 - 1 9 4 4 - 4
Osteoporosis is a disease that primarily affects the elderly and usually with crippling effects. Although osteoporosis is preventable and its effects somewhat reversible, early diagnosis is essential in order to make effective treatment decisions. Covered in this issue are imaging with plain film, ultrasound, and CT. Separate reviews of vertebral fractures and morphometry as well as well as percutaneous vertebroplasty are included. Articles on densitometry in children and quality assurance round out the issue.

CT Angiography, An Issue of Radiologic Clinics of North America

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 48-2
  • July 19, 2010
  • W. Dennis Foley
  • English
  • Hardback
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 3 7 7 - 1 9 4 3 - 7
This issue reviews the wide range of uses of CT angiography. After overview of technology and injection and image acquisition techniques, the issue proceeds to review the use of CT angiography for imaging the carotid artery and cerebrovascular circulation, the thoracic aorta, and the abdominal aorta and pelvic arteries. Renal, hepatic and pancreatic, and mesenteric circulation are also covered as well as circulation in the upper and lower extremities. The uses of angiography in trauma patients and in pediatric patients are also reviewed.

PET in CNS Disease, An Issue of PET Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 5-2
  • June 30, 2010
  • Andrew B. Newberg + 1 more
  • English
  • Hardback
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 3 7 7 - 1 9 4 2 - 0
Since PET was first introduced clinically, brain tumors have been an important area for its use. Diagnosing the cause of patients experiencing seizures has been an additional area for which PET has demonstrated its value. PET imaging is also being investigated for the understanding of depression and other psychiatric disorders. Also the challenges for developing radiotracers is reviewed in a separate article.

PET in the Aging Brain, An Issue of PET Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 5-1
  • June 22, 2010
  • Andrew B. Newberg + 1 more
  • English
  • Hardback
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 3 7 7 - 1 9 4 1 - 3
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 5 5 7 - 0 0 5 5 - 4
PET imaging has shown its value in diagnosing diseases affecting older people. Most significantly this has been with regard to the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. Parkinson’s disease is another condition in which PET has proved valuable. This issue also included articles on the uses of PET for diagnosing cerebrovascular disease and for assessing neuroplasticity.

Breast MRI, An Issue of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 18-2
  • June 21, 2010
  • Linda Moy + 1 more
  • English
  • Hardback
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 3 7 7 - 1 8 3 3 - 1
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 5 5 7 - 0 0 4 1 - 7
This publication presents topics on Current Clinical Indications for Breast MRI; How to set up breast MRI practice; MR-BIRADS Lexicon; Optimization of breast MRI at 1.5 Tesla(T) and at 3 Tesla; Role of MRI in evaluating extent of disease; Update on Screening breast MRI in high risk women; MRI of DCIS; Role of breast MRI in the assessment of Invasive lobular carcinoma; Breast MRI Interventions: Indications, Technique, and Histologic Correlation; Role of Breast MRI in problem-solving; Benign lesions detected on breast MRI; Clinical Oncologic Perspective of Breast MRI; Role of breast MRI in neo-adjuvant chemotherapy.

Pediatric Ultrasound, Part 2, An Issue of Ultrasound Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 5-1
  • April 22, 2010
  • Brian D. Coley
  • English
  • Hardback
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 3 7 7 - 1 9 4 5 - 1
In this second part of a two-part issue on Pediatric US, imaging of the body with ultrasound is reviewed.  Genitourinary system is covered by articles on urinary tract infections, renal cystic disease, and scrotal ultrasound.  Articles on ultrasound of the gastrointestinal tract in the young infant, the vomiting young infant, the acute abdomen, and liver masses make up the abdominal topics.  Lastly a review of new techniques for pediatric ultrasound is provided.

Pediatric Ultrasound Part 1, An Issue of Ultrasound Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 4-4
  • March 26, 2010
  • Brian D. Coley
  • English
  • Hardback
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 1 6 0 - 6 3 6 3 - 6
Ultrasound is an ideal modality for imaging younger patients. Because of the effects of radiation on growing bodies, ultrasound is a safe and versatile option for radiologists to choose. This issue provides a timely overview of the important areas for which ultrasound can be used.

Advances in Ultrasound, An Issue of Ultrasound Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 4-3
  • March 9, 2010
  • Vikram S. Dogra
  • English
  • Hardback
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 3 7 7 - 0 5 5 3 - 9
While other modalities such as MRI, PET/CT, and MDCT have achieved importance in the field of diagnostic radiology, ultrasound has not stood still. This issue reviews the latest advances in ultrasound technology and provides a basis for its importance in clinical practice.

Breast Cancer Imaging II, An Issue of PET Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 4-4
  • March 2, 2010
  • Sandip Basu + 3 more
  • English
  • Hardback
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 3 7 7 - 1 4 0 2 - 9
This two part issue of PET Clinics provides a comprehensive review to the important topic of Breast Cancer. Although the focus of this issue is the use of PET and PET/CT in the diagnosis, staging, treatment planning, and follow up for patients with breast cancer, there are also articles providing correlates from other imaging modalities.

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