In 2006, when Elsevier approached us about Abdominal Imaging, we were initially doubtful. Our uncertainty arose from a simple question: is there truly a need for another abdominal radiology text? Several excellent comprehensive multi-volume reference texts are available, and there are a number of handbooks that provide busy Radiologists with quick access to images and abbreviated information at the interpretation station. Elsevier piqued our interest by explaining that the approach for Abdominal Imaging would be entirely new. Their market research had determined that the traditional problems faced by comprehensive texts -portability and quick access- could be solved by creating an accessible online knowledge platform. This platform, titled Imaging Consult, comprises a online radiology support tool that presents high yield content and numerous annotated images in an easy-to-use format specifically designed for rapid retrieval of clinically useful information. But electronic search and retrieval is not sufficient in isolation: the text must permit swift review, quick understanding, and a clear distillation of the key facts. The objective of Abdominal Imaging is to provide readers with the best of both worlds: a reference that is both comprehensive and that incorporates features more typically found in handbooks—short, readable sentences, key fact boxes, summary tables, abbreviated reference lists, listings of important review articles, and, above all, a highly integrated knowledge base that allows readers to rapidly access key content from any Internet-connected computer anywhere in the world.
To achieve this objective we assembled an international group of over 130 expert authors who contributed a total of 136 chapters. Each author created a chapter based on adherence to a template. This approach allows the reader to treat the text as a dynamic resource; instead of reading an entire chapter to find a pertinent fact, the reader can simply turn to the section of interest and rapidly access needed knowledge. We are well aware that useful Radiology texts should have many images for review, and we have taken care to richly illustrate the chapters with over 2,500 images of excellent quality. The chapters have also been supplemented with illustrative boxes titled Key Points, Classic Signs, and What the Referring Physician Needs to Know. These boxes provide tightly focused synopses so that a busy reader may glean the most crucial information in the precious few minutes that are available during a typical day at the reporting workstation. For those who wish to deepen their knowledge beyond the text, a list of key references and review articles has been provided in every chapter. In this way, we hope to facilitate self-study in the many potential areas of reader interest. The text also comes with access to Imaging Consult online, the searchable decision support tool that allows the reader to rapidly retrieve useful information and greatly facilitates the practical use of our two-volume “handbook.”
Producing a text of this type is necessarily an undertaking that is the work of many people. There are several people whose contribution stands out. The numerous chapter authors whose work was so essential to this project: it is a testament to your dedication and knowledge that we were able to complete this mammoth task. We have also been privileged to work with superb editorial assistants. Dr. Melanie Seale's editorial contribution was simply outstanding: for many chapters Melanie read not only the chapter text, but also the source references. Melanie—thanks so much for everything. We couldn't have done this without you. Our efforts would not have been possible without the understanding and strong support of our families and colleagues. We have also been privileged to work with an indefatigable team at Elsevier. Roxanne Halpine demonstrated a remarkable combination of patience and perseverance. No matter how busy the editors and authors, Roxanne somehow managed to coax us all to complete our chapters. We would also like to thank Rebecca Gaertner, who managed the project, and Norm Stellander, our production manager. Elsevier has a great team, and we have been lucky to work with them.
Editing the 1,476 pages that make up Abdominal Imaging has been an arduous task. But it's also been fun. We’ve learned so much new about our own subspecialty that we did not know before we started that we believe that there will be something useful and fun in this text for every physician who interprets diagnostic images of the abdomen and pelvis.
- Dushyant Sahani and Anthony Samir -
Key Features
- Select the best imaging approaches and effectively interpret your findings by comparing them to thousands of images that represent every modality and every type of abdominal imaging.
- Find detailed, expert guidance on all diagnostic, therapeutic, and interventional aspects of abdominal imaging in one authoritative source, including challenging topics such as Oncologic Assessment of Tumor Response and How to Scan a Difficult Patient.
- Efficiently locate the information you need with a highly templated, well-organized, at-a-glance organization.
Website Features
- Consult the book from any computer at home, in your office, or at any practice location.
- Instantly locate the answers to your clinical questions via a simple search query.
- Quickly find out more about any bibliographical citation by linking to its MEDLINE abstract.
Contents
Part One - Imaging Techniques
Section 1 - Conventional Imaging of the Abdomen
- CHAPTER 1 - Plain Radiography of the Abdomen
- CHAPTER 2 - Fluoroscopic Study of the Abdomen and Fluoroscopic Contrast Media
Section 2 - Ultrasound
- CHAPTER 3 - Ultrasound Physics and Instrumentation: A Condensed View
- CHAPTER 4 - Abdominal Ultrasound Imaging
- CHAPTER 5 - Harmonic Imaging
- CHAPTER 6 - Doppler Ultrasound Imaging
- CHAPTER 7 - Four-Dimensional Ultrasound Imaging
- CHAPTER 8 - Contrast Media and Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Evaluation
Section 3 - Computed Tomography
- CHAPTER 9 - Principles of CT Physics
- CHAPTER 10 - Instrumentation and Radiation Safety
- CHAPTER 11 - Recent Advances
- CHAPTER 12 - CT Contrast Media and Principles of Contrast Enhancement
- CHAPTER 13 - CT Protocols for Abdomen and Pelvis
Section 4 - Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- CHAPTER 14 - Principles of MRI Physics
- CHAPTER 15 - MRI Instrumentation and Safety
- CHAPTER 16 - MRI Pulse Sequences
- CHAPTER 17 - MRI Artifacts
- CHAPTER 18 - Contrast Media and Contrast-Enhanced MRI
- CHAPTER 19 - MR Angiography
- CHAPTER 20 - Advanced MRI Applications
Section 5 - Positron Emission Tomography and Co-Registered PET/CT
- CHAPTER 21 - PET/CT Technique and Instrumentation
- CHAPTER 22 - Pearls and Pitfalls in PET and PET/CT Interpretation
- CHAPTER 23 - PET and PET/CT Clinical Applications
Section 6 - Postprocessing
- CHAPTER 24 - Principles of 3D Postprocessing
- CHAPTER 25 - Advanced Applications in Postprocessing
Part Two - Nontraumatic Acute Abdomen
- CHAPTER 26 - Ureteral and Kidney Stones
- CHAPTER 27 - Acute Appendicitis
- CHAPTER 28 - Hollow Viscus Perforation
- CHAPTER 29 - Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Part Three - Stomach
Section 7 - Stomach Imaging Techniques
- CHAPTER 30 - Conventional Imaging of the Stomach and Duodenum
- CHAPTER 31 - CT of the Stomach and Duodenum
- CHAPTER 32 - Anatomic Variants of the Stomach and Duodenum
Section 8 - Stomach Lesions
- CHAPTER 33 - Benign Mucosal Diseases of the Stomach
- CHAPTER 34 - Malignant Mucosal Diseases of the Stomach
- CHAPTER 35 - Gastric Stromal Tumors
- CHAPTER 36 - Gastric Outlet Obstruction
- CHAPTER 37 - Abnormal Positions of the Stomach
Section 9 - Gastric Function Imaging
- CHAPTER 38 - Gastric Function Imaging Techniques
- CHAPTER 39 - Clinical Applications of Gastric Function Imaging
Part Four - Small Bowel and Colon
Section 10 - Small Bowel
- CHAPTER 40 - Conventional Imaging of the Small Bowel
- CHAPTER 41 - CT of the Small Bowel
- CHAPTER 42 - Ultrasound Imaging of the Small Bowel
- CHAPTER 43 - MRI of the Small Bowel
- CHAPTER 44 - Nuclear Medicine Techniques for the Small Bowel
- CHAPTER 45 - Small Bowel Obstruction
- CHAPTER 46 - Acute Small Bowel Ischemia
- CHAPTER 47 - Chronic Small Bowel Ischemia
- CHAPTER 48 - Benign Neoplasms and Wall Thickening of the Small Bowel
- CHAPTER 49 - Malignant Neoplasms and Wall Thickening of the Small Bowel
- CHAPTER 50 - Small Bowel Anomalies and Variants
Section 11 - Colon
- CHAPTER 51 - Conventional Imaging of the Colon and Rectum
- CHAPTER 52 - CT of the Colon and Rectum
- CHAPTER 53 - CT Colonography
- CHAPTER 54 - Normal Anatomy and Variants of the Colon
- CHAPTER 55 - Inflammatory and Infectious Colonic Lesions
- CHAPTER 56 - Colonic Vascular Lesions
- CHAPTER 57 - Colon Cancer and Screening Strategies
- CHAPTER 58 - Imaging of the Postoperative Bowel
Part Five - Liver and Pancreas
Section 12 - Liver
- CHAPTER 59 - Ultrasonography of the Liver
- CHAPTER 60 - CT of the Liver
- CHAPTER 61 - MRI of the Liver: From Sequences to Protocol
- CHAPTER 62 - Nuclear Imaging of the Liver
- CHAPTER 63 - Benign Focal Lesions
- CHAPTER 64 - Malignant Focal Lesions
- CHAPTER 65 - Fatty Liver Disease
- CHAPTER 66 - Cirrhosis
- CHAPTER 67 - Hepatic Iron Overload
- CHAPTER 68 - Hepatic Storage Disorders
- CHAPTER 69 - Hepatitis
- CHAPTER 70 - Hepatic Veno-occlusive Diseases
- CHAPTER 71 - Cholestatic Hepatic Disorders
- CHAPTER 72 - Hepatic Variants
Section 13 - Pancreas
- CHAPTER 73 - Imaging of the Pancreas
- CHAPTER 74 - Pancreas—Normal Variants
- CHAPTER 75 - Solid Pancreatic Masses
- CHAPTER 76 - Cystic Lesions of the Pancreas
- CHAPTER 77 - Imaging of Acute Pancreatitis
- CHAPTER 78 - Imaging of Chronic Pancreatitis
- CHAPTER 79 - Miscellaneous Pancreatitis
- CHAPTER 80 - Diffuse Pancreatic Disease
Part Six - Gallbladder, Bile Ducts, and Spleen
Section 14 - Gallbladder and Bile Ducts
- CHAPTER 81 - Imaging Techniques for the Gallbladder and Bile Ducts
- CHAPTER 82 - Gallbladder and Bile Ducts—Variants and Anomalies
- CHAPTER 83 - Dilated Bile Ducts
- CHAPTER 84 - Tumors of the Gallbladder
- CHAPTER 85 - Intrahepatic Bile Duct Tumors
- CHAPTER 86 - Extrahepatic Bile Duct Tumors
- CHAPTER 87 - Diffuse Gallbladder Wall Thickening
- CHAPTER 88 - Focal Gallbladder Wall Thickening
- CHAPTER 89 - Gallbladder and Bile Duct Functional Imaging
Section 15 - Splenic Lesions
- CHAPTER 90 - Focal Splenic Lesions
- CHAPTER 91 - Diffuse Splenic Lesions
Part Seven - Abdominal and Pelvic Lymph Nodes
- CHAPTER 92 - Lymph Node Imaging Techniques
- CHAPTER 93 - Clinical Role of Lymph Node Imaging
Part Eight - Urogenital Imaging
Section 16 - Kidneys and Urinary Tract
- CHAPTER 94 - Conventional Imaging of the Kidneys and Urinary Tract
- CHAPTER 95 - CT of the Kidneys and Urinary Tract
- CHAPTER 96 - MRI of the Kidneys and Urinary Tract
- CHAPTER 97 - Nuclear Imaging of the Kidneys and Urinary Tract
Section 17 - Focal Renal Lesions
- CHAPTER 98 - Benign Focal Renal Lesions
- CHAPTER 99 - Malignant Focal Renal Lesions
- CHAPTER 100 - Cystic Renal Lesions
Section 18 - Diffuse Renal Diseases
- CHAPTER 101 - Diffuse Renal Parenchymal Diseases
- CHAPTER 102 - Renal Parenchymal Infections
- CHAPTER 103 - Renal Vascular Diseases
- CHAPTER 104 - Miscellaneous Diffuse Renal Diseases
Section 19 - Ureters and Bladder
- CHAPTER 105 - Urinary Tract Obstruction
- CHAPTER 106 - Benign Ureteral Strictures
- CHAPTER 107 - Malignant Ureteral Strictures
- CHAPTER 108 - Benign Bladder Lesions
- CHAPTER 109 - Malignant Bladder Lesions
Section 20 - Urinary Tract Anomalies and Variants
- CHAPTER 110 - Urinary Tract Anomalies and Variants
Section 21 - Adrenal Mass
- CHAPTER 111 - Imaging of Adrenal Glands
- CHAPTER 112 - Enlarged Adrenal Glands
- CHAPTER 113 - Adrenal Masses
Section 22 - Prostate and Seminal Vesicles
- CHAPTER 114 - Imaging of the Prostate and Seminal Vesicles
- CHAPTER 115 - Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy
- CHAPTER 116 - Benign Focal Prostate Lesions
- CHAPTER 117 - Malignant Focal Prostate Lesions
- CHAPTER 118 - Seminal Vesicle Lesions
Section 23 - Penis and Scrotum
- CHAPTER 119 - Imaging of the Penis
- CHAPTER 120 - Erectile Dysfunction
- CHAPTER 121 - Penile Trauma and Miscellaneous Penile Lesions
- CHAPTER 122 - Imaging of the Scrotum
- CHAPTER 123 - Benign Testicular Lesions
- CHAPTER 124 - Malignant Testicular Lesions
Section 24 - Urethra and Perineum
- CHAPTER 125 - Imaging of the Urethra
- CHAPTER 126 - Imaging of Disorders of the Female Urethra
- CHAPTER 127 - Imaging of Disorders of the Male Urethra
Section 25 - Peritoneum and Retroperitoneum
- CHAPTER 128 - Anatomy of Peritoneum and Retroperitoneum
- CHAPTER 129 - Peritoneal Fluid Collections
- CHAPTER 130 - Peritonitis and Peritoneal Abscess
- CHAPTER 131 - Non-neoplastic Conditions of the Peritoneum
- CHAPTER 132 - Neoplastic Conditions of the Mesentery and Omentum
Part Nine - Abdominal Wall and Hernias
- CHAPTER 133 - Normal Anatomy of the Abdominal Wall
- CHAPTER 134 - Non-neoplastic Conditions of the Abdominal Wall
- CHAPTER 135 - Neoplastic Conditions of the Abdominal Wall
- CHAPTER 136 - Abdominal Wall Hernias
Product Details
- Hardcover: 1600 pages
- Publisher: Saunders; 1 Har/Psc edition (October 27, 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1416054499
- ISBN-13: 978-1416054498
List Price: $329.00
