Diseases of the Abdomen and Pelvis: Diagnostic Imaging and Interventional Techniques

Front Matter....Pages II-IX
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Managing an Academic Department in the Private Sector....Pages 3-3
Radiology in a Socialised Medicine Environment....Pages 4-7
Thoughts of a Biologist on the Evolution of Freedom....Pages 8-10
Virtual Reality in Clinical Abdominal MR Imaging....Pages 11-13
PET in Abdominal Imaging of Tumors and Infections....Pages 14-15
Abdominal Ultrasound in the Year 2005....Pages 16-17
Front Matter....Pages 19-19
Film Reading Panel Quiz: Diseases of the Abdomen and Pelvis....Pages 21-33
Front Matter....Pages 35-35
The Acute Abdomen....Pages 37-39
The Acute Abdomen....Pages 40-42
Abdominal Trauma....Pages 43-47
Trauma of the Abdomen and Pelvis....Pages 48-56
Variants and Pseudotumors Simulating Disease....Pages 57-60
Variants and Pseudotumors Simulating Diseases in the Abdomen and Pelvis....Pages 61-66
Imaging of the Pediatric Gastrointestinal Tract....Pages 67-73
Imaging of the Urogenital Tract: Concepts, Challenges and Controversies....Pages 74-82
A Rational Approach to Tumor Imaging in the Abdomen....Pages 83-86
A Rational Approach to Tumour Imaging in the Abdomen....Pages 87-90
Cineradiographic Examination of Impairments of Swallowing....Pages 91-95
Swallowing Disorders....Pages 96-99
Diseases of the Upper GI Tract: Basics of Radiologic-Pathologie Correlation....Pages 100-107
Front Matter....Pages 35-35
Contemporary Radiological Examination of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract....Pages 108-115
Diseases of the Small Bowel....Pages 116-118
Diseases of the Small Bowel....Pages 119-123
Diseases of the Colon and Disturbances of Rectal Evacuation....Pages 124-129
Defaecography: A Radiological Investigation for Defaecation Disorders....Pages 130-133
The Peritoneal Cavity and Reflections....Pages 134-141
Pathways of Intraabdominal Spread of Disease....Pages 142-149
Imaging of Diseases of the Liver....Pages 150-155
Diseases of the Liver....Pages 156-161
Imaging of Diseases of the Pancreas and Biliary System....Pages 162-169
Differential Diagnosis of Pancreatic and Biliary Duct Diseases....Pages 170-174
Vascular Interventional Procedures in the Abdomen....Pages 175-182
Diagnosis and Intervention in Vascular Diseases of the Abdomen....Pages 183-191
Renal and Adrenal Tumors....Pages 192-196
Radiographic Imaging of Urinary Tract Infection and Obstruction....Pages 197-201
Obstruction and Infection of the Kidneys and Ureters....Pages 202-205
MRI and CT of the Uterus....Pages 206-210
Diseases of the Female Pelvis....Pages 211-216
Diseases of the Male Pelvis....Pages 217-226
Imaging Disorders of the Male Pelvis....Pages 227-230
Front Matter....Pages 35-35
Gastrointestinal Tract Intervention....Pages 231-243
Non-Vascular Abdominal Interventions....Pages 244-253
Interventions in the Genito-Urinary Tract and Pelvis....Pages 254-258
Interventional Radiology in the Lower Urinary and Genital Tracts....Pages 259-265
Occlusive Vascular Diseases of the Abdomen....Pages 266-270
Occlusive Vascular Diseases of the Abdomen....Pages 271-277