Screening and Preventive Diagnosis with Radiological Imaging (Medical Radiology Diagnostic Imaging)

Cover......Page 1
MEDICAL RADIOLOGY:Diagnostic Imaging......Page 2
Screening and Preventive Diagnosis with Radiological Imaging......Page 3
Copyright......Page 4
Foreword......Page 5
Introduction......Page 6
Contents......Page 9
Part 1:Fundamentals and Prerequisites......Page 12
1.Epidemiology and Statistics......Page 13
2.Relevant Diseases and Therapeutic Options......Page 22
3.Pathology......Page 46
4.Screening and Preventive Diagnosis with Radiological Imaging:Diagnostic Algorithms for Whole-Body Exams......Page 59
5.Personnel and Structural Prerequisites for Screening-Programs......Page 68
6.Technical Prerequisites......Page 81
7.Risks of Screening and Preventive Diagnosis......Page 127
8.Ethical Aspects of Screening and Preventive Diagnosis with Radiological Imaging......Page 137
Screening in Unselected Populations......Page 147
9.1 MRI......Page 148
9.2 CT......Page 157
9.3 Duplex Ultrasound of the Carotid Arteries:Practical Aspects and Results of Screening for Carotid Disease......Page 162
10.1 Breast Cancer......Page 180
10.2 Renal Cancer – Ultrasound......Page 190
10.3 Colorectal Cancer......Page 197
11.1 Pre- and Postnatal Kidney Screening......Page 211
11.2 Sonographic Screening of the Infant Hip......Page 216
12.1 Introduction......Page 227
12.2 Mild Cognitive Impairment......Page 228
12.3 Neurobiological Markers in Preclinical Diagnosis......Page 229
12.5 Functional Neuroimaging in Cognitive Decline......Page 235
12.6 Neurofunctional MRI in Mental Decline......Page 237
12.7 Discussion and Conclusion......Page 238
13.1 Epidemiology, Socioeconomic Impact......Page 243
13.2 Diagnosis of Osteoporosis......Page 244
13.3 Imaging Methods for Osteoporosis......Page 245
13.4 Summary......Page 252
14.1 Asbestos......Page 255
14.2 Heavy Smokers......Page 266
14.3 Screening for Endometrial Cancer in Asymptomatic Patients Receiving Tamoxifen Therapy......Page 284
15.1 Breast Cancer – Screening in Women with an Inherited Risk......Page 301
15.2 Practical Aspects and Results of Screeening for Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma......Page 313
16.1 Chronic Hepatitis and Liver Cirrhosis......Page 319
16.2 Autoimmune Disease, AIDS and Transplanted Patients......Page 325
Subject Index......Page 338
List of Contributors......Page 346
Titles in the series already published......Page 350