Vascular Disease: Diagnosis and Therapy
Fig. 1 a–f Complicated Stanford type B aortic dissection with renal malperfusion. a Computed tomography (CT) demonstrating primary entry tear of type B aortic dissection. b CT demonstrating compression of…
of Diffuse and Inflammatory Liver Disease
Fig. 1 a–c Diffuse fatty liver. A 41-year-old woman presenting with epigastric pain. a Axial contrast-enhanced computed tomography image demonstrates diffuse low attenuation of the liver without displacement of the…
of the Male Pelvis: Scrotum
Fig. 1 Seminoma. Sonogram demonstrates a minimally heterogeneous, well-marginated intratesticular mass Staging involves clinical, pathologic, radiologic, and serum-tumor-marker data [1]. In broad categories, tumors limited to the testis are stage…
Defecography: Clinical Indications, Technical Aspects, Reference Lines and Findings
Fig. 1 a–c Anorectal angle variations. a Sagittal T2-weighted image at rest after rectal filling with gel. The pubococcygeal line (PCL) (black line). At rest, the anorectal angle (ARA) (white…
and Therapy of Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Abdomen
Fig. 1 a–o Well-differentiated neuroendocrine neoplasm (NEN) of pancreatic tail, status post extended pancreatectomy and partial omentectomy, initial tumor stage (Union for International Cancer Control, UICC) pT2 (Ø 3.2 cm)…
Should it Be Integrated into Screening and Clinical Routine Imaging?
Fig. 1 a–c Breast cancer screening: asymptomatic 60-year-old woman. A spiculated mass with microcalcifications is shown in the lateral part of the left breast on these craniocaudal (CC) images. a…
of the Breast: Current Indications and Outlook to the Future
Study Year No. patients Cancer N+ Mammography MRI Warner 2004 1,236 BRCA 22 9% 36% 77% Kriege 2004 1,909 51 14% 40% 71% Kuhl 2005 1,613 12 8% 42% 83%…
and Cystic Masses and Mass-Like Lesions of the Liver, Bile Ducts, and Pancreas
© Springer-Verlag Italia 2014J. Hodler, G. K. von Schulthess, R. A. Kubik-Huch and Ch. L. Zollikofer (eds.)Diseases of the Abdomen and Pelvis 2014–201710.1007/978-88-470-5659-6_36 Solid and Cystic Masses and Mass-Like Lesions of the Liver, Bile Ducts, and Pancreas Jeanne S. Chow1 (1) Departments…
Management Using PET/CT
© Springer-Verlag Italia 2014J. Hodler, G. K. von Schulthess, R. A. Kubik-Huch and Ch. L. Zollikofer (eds.)Diseases of the Abdomen and Pelvis 2014–201710.1007/978-88-470-5659-6_34 Lymphoma: Management Using PET/CT Niklaus G. Schaefer1 (1) Medical Oncology & Nuclear Medicine, Zurich, Switzerland Introduction [18F]-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-positron…
