Geriatric imaging

In the elderly, the coexistence of various diseases, the presence of involutional and degenerative changes, and the occurrence of both physical and cognitive problems represent ""the norm."" It is therefore important to know how to distinguish the healthy elderly from those in ne...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Guglielmi, G. (Giuseppe), 1957-, Peh, Wilfred C. G., 1958-, Guermazi, Ali
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; New York : Springer, ©2013.
Berlin ; New York : [2013]
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xvi, 1127 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Subjects:
Geriatric radiology.
Diagnostic imaging.
Older people.
Online Access:SpringerLink - Click here for access
Contents:
  • Part I: Musculoskeletal
  • Diagnostic Algorithm in the Elderly
  • Metabolic
  • Imaging of Insufficiency Fractures
  • Imaging of Osteoarthritis
  • Noninfectious Arthritis
  • Infection and Miscellaneous
  • Bone Tumors
  • Part II: Cardiovascular
  • Introduction Cardiovascular Ageing
  • Atherosclerotic Heart Disease
  • Congestive Heart Failure
  • Valvular Heart Disease
  • Central and Peripheral Vessels
  • Part III: Respiratory
  • Airway Disease
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Diffuse Lung Diseases
  • Pleural Disease
  • Thromboembolic Disease and Pulmonary Hypertension
  • Neoplastic Disease
  • Part IV: Head and Neck
  • Lesions of the Skull Base
  • Head and Neck Neoplastic Disease
  • Part V: Neuroradiology
  • Neoplastic Diseases of the Central Nervous System
  • Cerebrovascular Disease
  • Dementing Disorders
  • Movement Disorders
  • Part VI: Gastrointestinal
  • Dysfunctional Disorders of the Pharynx and the Esophagus: VFSS and VFMSS
  • Peritonitis
  • Ischemic Bowel Disease
  • Bowel Obstruction
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • Gastrointestinal Tumors
  • Part VII: Urogenital
  • Benign Prostate Hyperplasia and Prostatic Tumor
  • Renal Tumors in the Elderly
  • Part VIII: Hematologic/Lymphatic
  • Age-Related Physiological Changes of the Bone Marrow and Immune System
  • Age-Related Pathological Changes of the Bone Marrow and Immune System
  • Part IX: Breast
  • Benign Breast Diseases
  • Malignant Breast Tumors
  • Artifacts and Pitfalls in Breast Imaging
  • Part X: Interventional Procedures
  • Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty in Geriatric Patients
  • Percutaneous Imaging-Guided Facet and Other Joint Injections
  • Provocative Discography
  • Percutaneous Biopsy
  • Percutaneous Abscess Drainage
  • Percutaneous Gastrostomy and Gastrojejunostomy and Splanchnic Neurolysis.

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