Angiogenesis and Anti-Angiogenesis in Hematological Malignancies
Domenico Ribatti 2014
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A Visual Guide to Scleroderma and Approach to Treatment
Maureen D. Mayes Editor 2014 Although clinical manifestations of scleroderma make it a very “visual” disease, the low prevalence (estimated to be approximately 1 in 4,000 US adults) means that many physicians, rheumatologists included, may fail to recognize the disease particularly in its early stages. In addition, scleroderma varies widely in severity so that the sometimes subtle findings of […]
Continue reading →A DXA Primer for the Practicing Clinician
Angelo A. Licata • Susan E. Williams 2014 A Case-Based Manual for Understanding and Interpreting Bone Densitometry • Osteoporosis is a devastating disease that is a serious and costly public health threat. • Until dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) was discovered, the diagnosis was made after a fragility fracture occurred. • DXA technology was born out of […]
Continue reading →Ultrasonography of the Upper Extremity
Ferdinando Draghi 2014 Hand and Wrist The field of musculoskeletal sonography has undergone unprecedented development over the past decade, thanks to ongoing technological refinements, the inherent advantages of ultrasound imaging itself (low cost, widespread availability, capacity for dynamic studies, excellent acceptance by patients), its value in imaging-guided therapeutic interventions, and—last but by no means least—the […]
Continue reading →Tumors of the Central Nervous System Volume 13
Edited by M.A. Hayat 2014 Types of Tumors, Diagnosis, Ultrasonography, Surgery, Brain Metastasis, and General CNS Diseases It is recognized that scientific journals and books not only provide current information but also facilitate exchange of information, resulting in rapid progress in the medical field. In this endeavor, the main role of scientific books is to […]
Continue reading →MRI of Rheumatic Spine
Paola D’Aprile 2014 A Case-Based Atlas If it is true, as Henry Bergson wrote, that “the eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend”, then in the context of the pursuit of diagnosis you will have to have time to prepare the mind, to avoid a disorientation that results in partial cognitive blindness. With this atlas, […]
Continue reading →Osteonecrosis
Kyung-Hoi Koo • Michael A. Mont • Lynne C. Jones Editors 2014 Osteonecrosis usually affects adults younger than 50 years and frequently leads to collapse and subsequent osteoarthritis. It is becoming more prevalent because of increasing use of steroids in the management of organ transplantation and adjuvant therapy for leukemia and other myelogenous diseases. In the United States, […]
Continue reading →Cysticercosis of the Human Nervous System
Oscar H. Del Brutto • Héctor H. García 2014 Neurocysticercosis—defined as the infection of the central nervous system and its covering by the larval stage of the tapeworm Taenia solium —is a major public health challenge for most of the developing world and is increasingly recognized in developed countries due to mass immigration, refugee movements, international travelling, and overseas […]
Continue reading →Congenital Hip Disease in Adults
George Hartofi lakidis • George C. Babis Kalliopi Lampropoulou-Adamidou 2014 This work is presented on the basis of knowledge and experience acquired in the long course of my surgical practice on the complex problem of congenital abnormalities of the hip. A lot of this experience has been reported in a series of lectures and international publications, and is […]
Continue reading →Hughes Syndrome: Highways and Byways
Graham Hughes Munther A. Khamashta 2013 In the 30 years since the description of the antiphospholipid syndrome (APS/Hughes syndrome), many clinical features have been added, emphasising the truly multisystem nature of the condition. Hughes syndrome is a challenge for clinicians for one reason in particular – its predilection to cross specialty borders. And because laboratory investigation of the syndrome is still far […]
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