Published August, 2016
By Elisabetta de Lutio di Castelguidone and Antonella Messina
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Techniques reviewed include: Conventional radiography* Endoscopy and endoscopic ultrasound* Conventional, color-Doppler and contrast-enhanced ultrasound* Computed tomography* Magnetic resonance imaging, and* Contrast-enhanced PET/CT imaging.

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Published August, 2016
By Giuseppe Borzellino and Claudio Cordiano
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Although the majority of surgeons today are unfamiliar with the his- ry of early minimally invasive surgery developments, it is important to realize that the advent of laparoscopy led not only to new surgical te- niques, but also to a change in the doctrine of medical care, by streng- ening the concept of minimal invasiveness.

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Published August, 2016
By Carlo Ratto, Giovanni B. Doglietto, A.C. Lowry, L. Pahlman and G. Romano
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Fecal incontinence is a common and embarrassing condition with a devastating impact on patients' lives. This book reviews the latest advances in the epidemiologic, socio-economic, psychological, diagnostic, and therapeutic aspects of fecal incontinence, helping to establish effective treatment guidelines.

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Published August, 2016
By Fabio Triulzi, Cristina Baldoli, Cecilia Parazzini and Andrea Righini
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The novel aim of this book is to illustrate the MR imaging features of the fetal and the neonatal brain by matching prenatal and postnatal images for a wide range of neurological abnormalities. In order to have a sound understanding of neonatal brain diseases, detailed knowledge of prenatal brain pathology is immensely helpful;

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Published August, 2016
By E. Carlos Rodriguez-Merchan
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This book reviews current knowledge on the diagnosis and treatment (surgical and non-surgical) of cartilage defects at the knee joint.

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Published August, 2016
By Gabriele Masselli
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This comprehensive guide to MRI of the pregnant patient presenting with fetal or maternal diseases provides a practical, hands-on approach to the use of state-of-the-art MRI techniques and the optimization of sequences.

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Published August, 2016
By Johannes Schramm
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This volume reviews standard treatments for spinal dural arteriovenous fistulas, examining the anatomy of arteries and veins of the sylvian fissure, as well as microsurgical advances and the development of modern therapeutic strategies in intracranial meningiomas.

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Published August, 2016
By M.A. Hayat
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A general introduction to the principles of diagnosis and treatment of children with brain tumors is presented. Also are detailed results of clinical trials in pediatric brain tumors, such as medulloblastoma, ependymoma, craniopharyngioma, low-grade glioma, high-grade glioma, brainstem glioma, and germ cell tumors, using radiotherapy.

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Published August, 2016
By Hongjun Li
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This book provides a comprehensive overview of diagnostic imaging in infectious diseases. In separate chapters, the authors then introduce the radionuclide imaging of 50 kinds of infectious diseases. Each disease is clearly illustrated using cases combined with high-quality computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

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Published August, 2016
By Giuliano Mariani, Elena Lazzeri, Paola Anna Erba, Alberto Signore, Napoleone Prandini, Annibale Versari and Giovanni D'Errico
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This atlas fills a gap in the literature by documenting in detail the role of nuclear medicine imaging of infection and inflammation. Emphasis is placed in particular on the ability of multimodality imaging to increase both the sensitivity and the specificity of radionuclide imaging.

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