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Ultrasound of the Gastrointestinal Tract [electronic resource] / edited by Giovanni Maconi, Gabriele Bianchi Porro.

By: Maconi, Giovanni [editor.].
Contributor(s): Bianchi Porro, Gabriele [editor.] | SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Medical Radiology: Publisher: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014Edition: 2nd ed. 2014.Description: XIV, 289 p. 500 illus., 100 illus. in color. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783642319839.Other title: With contributions by numerous experts.Subject(s): Medicine | Radiology, Medical | Diagnosis, Ultrasonic | Internal medicine | Gastroenterology | Surgery | Medicine & Public Health | Imaging / Radiology | Diagnostic Radiology | Ultrasound | Gastroenterology | Surgery | Internal MedicineDDC classification: 616.0757 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Part I: Acute Abdomen -- Part II: Chronic InflammatoryBowel Diseases -- Part III: Infections -- Part IV: Neoplasm -- Part V: Procedures and Technical Developments -- Part VI: Transperineal Ultrasound.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: This is the second, updated and extended edition of a well-received book that offers a comprehensive overview of ultrasonographic imaging of acute and chronic gastrointestinal diseases, including acute abdomen, appendicitis, diverticulitis, inflammatory bowel diseases, neoplasms and masses, infections, malabsorption syndromes, and rare conditions. The value of ultrasound in each disorder is clearly explained and illustrated, and limitations identified. Information is also provided on recent technical developments and ultrasound applications that are likely to become of increasing importance, such as functional and 3D ultrasound, contrast agents and intraoperative ultrasound, elastography, and transperineal ultrasound. The authors are all distinguished experts in the topics they address. Ultrasound of the Gastrointestinal Tract will be a helpful guide in daily practice not only for radiologists but also for gastroenterologists, abdominal surgeons, pediatricians, and oncologists.
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Part I: Acute Abdomen -- Part II: Chronic InflammatoryBowel Diseases -- Part III: Infections -- Part IV: Neoplasm -- Part V: Procedures and Technical Developments -- Part VI: Transperineal Ultrasound.

This is the second, updated and extended edition of a well-received book that offers a comprehensive overview of ultrasonographic imaging of acute and chronic gastrointestinal diseases, including acute abdomen, appendicitis, diverticulitis, inflammatory bowel diseases, neoplasms and masses, infections, malabsorption syndromes, and rare conditions. The value of ultrasound in each disorder is clearly explained and illustrated, and limitations identified. Information is also provided on recent technical developments and ultrasound applications that are likely to become of increasing importance, such as functional and 3D ultrasound, contrast agents and intraoperative ultrasound, elastography, and transperineal ultrasound. The authors are all distinguished experts in the topics they address. Ultrasound of the Gastrointestinal Tract will be a helpful guide in daily practice not only for radiologists but also for gastroenterologists, abdominal surgeons, pediatricians, and oncologists.

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