Radiology of Parasitic Diseases : A Practical Approach / edited by Hongjun LI.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Li, Hongjun, editor.

SpringerLink (Online service)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medicine.

Parasitology.

Radiology.

Infectious diseases.

Medicine & Public Health.

Imaging / Radiology.

Infectious Diseases.

Local Subjects:

Medicine & Public Health.

Imaging / Radiology.

Infectious Diseases.

Parasitology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XXIII, 243 pages 130 illustrations, 21 illustrations in color.)

Contained In:

Springer eBooks

Place of Publication:

Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2017.

System Details:

text file PDF

Summary:

This book primarily summarizes the imaging characteristics and theory of parasitic disease, offering a clinical guide and practical approach to understanding, preventing and diagnosing parasitic disease. Through imaging diagnosis and cross-research of imaging with autopsy and pathology, it highlights the chief characteristics and evolution of imaging, which provides primary scientific data for the understanding and research of parasitic disease. Divided into 9 chapters, this volume is fully illustrated with DR, CT and MRI images of different kinds of parasitic diseases, providing a valuable resource for radiologists in this field. Li Hongjun, is a Professor and Director of the Diagnostic radiology Department in Beijing You An Hospital, affiliated with Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.

Contents:

General introduction to parasitic diseases

Etiology of parasitic diseases

Pathophysiology of parasitic diseases

Pathomechanism of parasitic diseases

Radiological modalities

Laboratory diagnosis

Protozoiasis

Helminthiasis

Nematodiasis

Fluke disease.

Other Format:

Printed edition:

ISBN:

9789402409116

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.