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Taylor & Francis Textbook of Diagnostic Imaging in the Elderly 2002 Edition by Mario Impallomeni, Pauline Smiddy, Martin Lipton
Geriatric imaging is now a recognised specialty. Textbook of Diagnostic Imaging in the Elderly is the first authoritative textbook on the subject, which lets the physician maximize the unique and essential contribution that imaging can bring to clinical diagnosis of disease in the elderly patient. Each chapter is short, practical and comprehensive, beginning with a clinical introduction and providing an abundance of clinical photographs. This highly illustrated reference text has been written in close collaboration with practising clinicians and radiologists well known for their expertise in the field. Table of contents :- 1. General Introduction 2. Conventional Radiography, Digital Radiography, Image Management and PACS 3. Contrast Media 4. Computed Tomography 5. Magnetic Resonance Imaging 6. Ultrasound 7. Radionuclide Imaging 8. Clinical Governance 9. Chest Diseases 10. The Heart 11. The Gastrointestinal Tract 12. The Radiology of Urological and Gynaecological Disease 13. The Brain and Cranial Nerves 14. The Spine, Peripheral and Autonomic Nervous System 15. Musculo-skeletal Disease 16. The Vascular System 17. The Endocrine System 18. Imaging of Head and Neck Lesions 19. Imaging of the Breast 20. Haematology 21. Future Developments in Imaging