DIAGNOSTIC AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY

1. Physical Basics
2. Radiation Biology and Radiation Protection
3. Conventional Diagnostic Radiology
4. ComputedTomography
5. Magnetic Resonance Imaging
6. Angiography and Intervention
7. Ultrasound
8. Contrast Agents
9. The Brain
10. Spinal Column
11. Temporal Bone and Central Skull Base
12. Nasopharynx
13. Face and Paranasal Sinuses
14. Orbit
15. Mandible, Teeth and Temporomandibular Joints
16. Salivary Glands
17. Oropharynx and Oral Cavity
18. Larynx, Hypopharynx and Soft Tissue of the Neck
19. Chest and Mediastinum
20. Imaging and Interventional Diagnostics of the Breastmammary Gland Using X-Ray Mammography, Mamma Sonography and MR Mammography
21. Heart and Vessels
22. Vascular Diagnostics and Interventional Techniques
23. Vascular Interventional Therapy
24. Liver
25. Gallbladder and Biliary Tree
26. The Pancreas
27. The Spleen
28. Gastrointestinal System
29. Adrenal Glands
30. Kidney, Urinary Tract, and Bladder
31. The Prostate
32. Female Reproductive System
33. The Basics of Traumatology
34. Site Specific Trauma
35. Inflammatory Bone Diseases
36. Primary and Secondary Bone Tumors
37. Tumor-Like Lesions
38. Systemic Skeletal Diseases
39. Diseases of the Joints

This exceptional book covers all aspects of diagnostic and interventional radiology within one volume, at a level appropriate for the specialist. From the basics through diagnosis to intervention: the reader will find a complete overview of all areas of radiology. The clear, uniform structure, with chapters organized according to organ system, facilitates the rapid retrieval of information.
Features include:
• Presentation of the normal radiological anatomy
• Classification of the different imaging procedures according to their diagnostic relevance
• Imaging diagnosis with many reference images
• Precise description of the interventional options

The inclusion of many instructive aids will be of particular value to novices in decision making:
• Important take home messages and summaries of key radiological findings smooth the path through the jungle of facts
• Numerous tables on differential diagnosis and typical findings in the most common diseases offer a rapid overview and orientation
• Diagnostic flow charts outline the sequence of diagnostic evaluation

All standard procedures within the field of interventional radiology are presented in a clinically relevant and readily understandable way, with an abundance of illustrations. This is a textbook, atlas, and reference in one: with more than 2500 images for comparison with the reader’s own findings. This comprehensive and totally up-to-date book provides a superb overview of everything that the radiology specialist of today needs to know.

Features
• Covers the entire spectrum of radiology in one exceptional volume
• Provides up-to-date information on diagnosis and interventional techniques
• Presents more than 2500 images for comparison with the reader’s own findings