Imaging in endocrinology / Paolo Pozzilli [and three others] ; collaborators, Giusy Beretta [and six others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pozzilli, Paolo.

Contributor:

Pozzilli, Paolo.

Beretta, Giusy.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Endocrinology.

Diagnostic imaging.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, England : Wiley-Blackwell, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Imaging in Endocrinology will provide endocrinologists and radiologists of all levels with an outstanding diagnostic imaging atlas to aid them in the diagnosis and management of all the major endocrine diseases they are likely to encounter. In full colour throughout, the 300 high-quality images consist of CT scans, MRI, NMR and histopathology slides, and are arranged by each specific endocrine condition, resulting in a visually outstanding and easily accessible tool that guides the user through exactly what to look out for and provides a practical and extremely useful aid in helping t

Contents:

Imaging in Endocrinology; Contents; About the Companion Website; Preface; Collaborators; 1 Thyroid; Hashimoto's thyroiditis (chronic autoimmune thyroiditis); Definition and epidemiology; Etiology and pathogenesis; Signs and symptoms; Diagnosis; Treatment; Illustrations (Figs 1.1-1.4); Graves' disease (Basedow's disease); Definition and epidemiology; Etiology and pathogenesis; Signs and symptoms; Diagnosis; Treatment; Illustrations (Figs 1.5 & 1.6); Subacute thyroiditis (de Quervain's thyroiditis); Definition and epidemiology; Etiology and pathogenesis; Signs and symptoms; Diagnosis; Treatment

Illustration (Fig. 1.7)Benign thyroid nodules; Definition and epidemiology; Etiology and pathogenesis; Signs and symptoms; Diagnosis; Treatment; Illustrations (Figs 1.8-1.11); Thyroid cancer; Definition and epidemiology; Etiology and pathogenesis; Signs and symptoms; Diagnosis; Treatment; Illustrations (Figs 1.12-1.25); 2 Pituitary Gland; Craniopharyngioma; Definition; Etiology; Signs and symptoms; Diagnosis; Treatment; Hypothalamic dysgerminoma; Definition; Etiology; Signs and symptoms; Diagnosis; Treatment; Growth hormone-secreting pituitary tumor; Definition; Etiology; Signs and symptoms

DiagnosisTreatment; Illustrations (Figs 2.6-2.10); Prolactin-secreting pituitary tumor; Definition; Etiology; Signs and symptoms; Diagnosis; Treatment; Illustrations (Figs 2.11-2.13); Corticotropin-secreting pituitary tumor (Cushing syndrome); Definition; Etiology; Signs and symptoms; Diagnosis; Treatment; Illustrations (Figs 2.14-2.16); Nelson syndrome; Definition; Etiology; Signs and symptoms; Diagnosis; Treatment; Illustrations (Figs 2.17-2.20); Clinically nonfunctioning pituitary tumors; Definition; Etiology; Signs and symptoms; Diagnosis; Treatment; Illustrations (Figs 2.21-2.23)

Primary pituitary carcinomaDefinition; Etiology; Signs and symptoms; Diagnosis; Treatment; Illustrations (Figs 2.24-2.27); Pituitary cyst; Definition; Etiology; Signs and symptoms; Diagnosis; Treatment; Illustrations (Figs 2.28-2.31); Nontumorous lesions of the pituitary gland and pituitary stalk; Definition; Etiology; Signs and symptoms; Diagnosis; Treatment; Illustrations (Figs 2.32-2.34); Pituitary apoplexy; Definition; Etiology; Signs and symptoms; Diagnosis; Treatment; Illustrations (Figs 2.35-2.37); Tumors metastatic to the pituitary; Definition; Etiology; Signs and symptoms; Diagnosis

TreatmentIllustrations (Figs 2.38 & 2.39); 3 Adrenal Gland; Adrenal incidentaloma; Definition; Etiology; Signs and symptoms; Diagnosis; Treatment; Illustrations (Figs 3.1-3.4); Adrenocortical carcinoma; Definition; Etiology; Signs and symptoms; Diagnosis; Treatment; Illustrations (Figs 3.5-3.8); Adrenal-dependent Cushing syndrome; Definition; Etiology; Signs and symptoms; Diagnosis; Treatment; Classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia; Definition; Etiology; Signs and symptoms; Diagnosis; Treatment; Illustrations (Figs 3.15 & 3.16); Primary aldosteronism; Definition; Etiology; Signs and symptoms

Diagnosis

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 7, 2013).

ISBN:

9781118749081

1118749081

9781118749074

1118749073

9781118749319

1118749316

OCLC:

861081930