Focal Liver Lesions

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R. Lencioni D. Cioni · C. Bartolozzi (Eds.) 2005 Detection, Characterization, Ablation Few fields of medicine have witnessed such impressive progress as the diagnosis and treatment of liver tumors. Advances in imaging technology, the development of novel contrast agents, and the introduction of optimized scanning protocols have greatly facilitated the non-invasive detection and characterization of focal liver lesions. Furthermore, image-guided […]

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Rectal Cancer

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Gian Gaetano Delaini 2005 New Frontiers in Diagnosis, Treatment and Rehabilitation Twenty years ago rectal cancer was treated almost exclusively by surgery. This often took the form of total rectal excision resulting in a permanent colostomy. The quality of surgery was variable and the results were often unknown. The last 20 years have seen a remarkable transition due to […]

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Practical Nuclear Medicine

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Peter F. Sharp, Howard G. Gemmell and Alison D. Murray (Eds) 2005 There have been several significant advances in nuclear medicine since the publication of the second edition of Practical Nuclear Medicine. The last seven years have seen great strides in instrumentation, including new coincidence detectors, the development of a wider variety of crystals, and the advent of […]

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Positron Emission Tomography

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Dale L Bailey, David W Townsend, Peter E Valk and Michael N Maisey (Eds) 2005 Basic Sciences In 2003 we published Positron Emission Tomography: Basic Science and Clinical Practice. The aim of that book was to address what we perceived of as a lack, at the time, of a comprehensive contemporary reference work on the rapidly expanding […]

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PET-CT

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Peter S. Conti Daniel K. Cham Editors 2005 PET-CT: A Case-Based Approach provides practical clinical examples of studies performed with FDG on a state-of-the-art dedicated PET-CT device. Detailed histories and correlative imaging findings are given in each case to demonstrate the level of detail required for image interpretation and the capabilities of this instrumentation.  

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Multidetector-Row Computed Tomography

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G.Marchal • T.J.Vogl • J.P.Heiken • G.D.Rubin (Eds) 2005 Scanning and Contrast Protocols The discovery of X-rays by Konrad Roentgen is one of the major milestones in the history of modern medicine, allowing for the first time a noninvasive look inside the patient. Two-dimensional X-ray images remained the basis of clinical radiology until the early 1970s when computerized […]

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Mammography

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V. LATTANZIO G. SIMONETTI 2005 Guide to Interpreting, Reporting and Auditing Mammographic Images – Re.Co.R.M The terminology currently used in mammography is by no means uniform and clear-cut, and may frequently even be inappropriate for describing mammographic findings from a semiological and semantic point of view. Moreover, the natural evolution of language has added to the confusion.

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Fundamentals of Virtual Colonoscopy

Fundamentals of Virtual Colonoscopy-1

Abraham H. Dachman Editor 2005 It is my pleasure to present the “fundamentals” version of Atlas of Virtual Colonoscopy, which was first published in 2003 in two parts. The first, which is reprinted here, consists of nine expertly authored chapters that serve as an educational module and reference for a rapid review of critical areas of study.

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