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Alberto Signore (Ed.) - Diagnostic Imaging of Infections and Inflammatory Diseases: A Multidiscplinary Approach - 9781118484418 - V9781118484418
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Diagnostic Imaging of Infections and Inflammatory Diseases: A Multidiscplinary Approach

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Description for Diagnostic Imaging of Infections and Inflammatory Diseases: A Multidiscplinary Approach Hardcover. Innovative and multidisciplinary, Diagnostic Imaging of Infections and Inflammatory Diseases thoroughly and systematically presents the state-or-the-art in the diagnostic uses of radiologic imaging and nuclear medicine in the diagnosis and management of infectious and inflammatory diseases. Editor(s): Signore, Alberto; Quintero, Anna Maria. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: MJC; MMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 257 x 185 x 22. Weight in Grams: 902.
Thoroughly and systematically presents the state-of-the-art in the diagnostic uses of radiologic imaging and nuclear medicine in the diagnosis and management of infectious and inflammatory diseases

Although our understanding of microorganisms has advanced significantly and antimicrobial therapy has become increasingly available, infection remains a major cause of patient morbidity and mortality. Imaging of infection and inflammation provides a classic example of radiology and nuclear medicine’s strengths as well as weaknesses in the discovery and diagnosis of disease. Fortunately, the weaknesses are subsiding as new studies and techniques point to better planning and precision in the use of single and ... Read more

Diagnostic Imaging of Infections and Inflammatory Diseases: A Multidisciplinary Approach deals with the very latest developments in the use of radiologic techniques and modalities in the management of patients with a host of infectious and inflammatory diseases. Tremendously timely and useful, this innovative, multidisciplinary book covers a wide range of topics in three parts:

PART 1: Infections and Host Response

  • Epidemiology of Infections in the New Century
  • Bacterial Osteomyelitis: the Clinician Point of View

PART 2: Radiological Imaging

  • Radiological Imaging of Osteomyelitis
  • Radiological Imaging of Spine Infection
  • Radiological Imaging of Soft Tissue Infections
  • Radiological Imaging of Abdominal Infections and Inflammatory Disease
  • Radiological Imaging of Vascular Graft Infection
  • Radiological Imaging of TB and HIV

PART 3: Nuclear Medicine Imaging

  • Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Infections: Techniques, Acquisition Protocols, and Interpretation Criteria
  • Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Osteomyelitis: WBC, Monoclonal Antibody, or Bacterial Imaging?
  • Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Spondylodiscitis: The Emerging Role of PET
  • Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Soft Tissue Infections
  • Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Infections and Inflammatory Diseases of the Abdomen
  • Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Vascular Graft Infections: The Added Role of Hybrid Imaging
  • Nuclear Medicine Imaging of TB and HIV
  • Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Fever of Unknown Origin
  • Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Inflammatory Diseases

Along with carefully developed clinical cases describing the management of patients with inflammation and infection, Diagnostic Imaging of Infections and Inflammatory Diseases is an ideal guide for radiologists and nuclear medicine physicians as well as clinical specialists from many other fields.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781118484418
SKU
V9781118484418
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

About Alberto Signore (Ed.)
EDITED BY Alberto Signore, MD, PhD Professor of Nuclear Medicine, Nuclear Medicine Unit, Department of Medical-Surgical Sciences and of Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, “Sapienza” University, Rome, Italy Ana María Quintero, MD Radiologist, Department of Radiology, Clinica Reina Sofia, Clinica Colsanitas, Bogotá, Colombia

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