Provides a condensed overview of relevant topics in abdominal and pelvic diseases
Chapters are disease-oriented and cover all major imaging modalities
Relevant not only for radiologists, oncologists, surgeons but also for clinicians in other specialities wishing to update their knowledge in this field
Written by internationally renowned experts, this volume is a collection of chapters dealing with imaging diagnosis and interventional therapies in abdominal and pelvic disease. The different topics are disease-oriented and encompass all the relevant imaging modalities including X-ray technology, nuclear medicine, ultrasound and magnetic resonance, as well as image-guided interventional techniques. The book represents a condensed overview of twenty topics relevant in abdominal and pelvic disease and is aimed at residents in radiology as well as at experienced radiologists wishing to be updated on the current state-of-the art.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
?Emergency Radiology of the Abdomen and Pelvis.- Diseases of the Upper GI Tract (incl. Swallowing Disorders).- Imaging of the Small Bowel (incl. Enteroclysis by CT/MR).- Benign Diseases of the Colon and Rectum.- Benign Diseases of the Colon and Rectum (incl. CT Colonography).- Malignant Diseases of the Colon and Rectum ( incl. CT Colonography).- MRI of the Pelvic Floor including Defecography.- Diffuse Liver Disease.- Focal Liver Disease.- Diseases of the Gall Bladder.- Diseases of the Pancreas.- Adrenal Disease.- Renal Tumors.- Genitourinary Obstruction and Infection.- Benign Diseases of the Uterus.- Malignant Diseases of the Uterus.- Adnexal Diseases.- Diseases of the Male Genital Tract (Prostate, Scrotum and Testis).- Diseases of the Prostate.- Abdominal Vascular Disease: Diagnosis and Therapy.- Non-Vascular Abdominal Disease: Diagnosis and Therapy.- Pathways for the Spread of Disease in the Abdomen.- Abdominal Trauma.- Congenital and Acquired Pathologies of the Pediatric Gastro-Intestinal Tract.- Congenital and Acquired Pathologies of the Pediatric Uro-Genital Tract.