Imaging of Urogenital Diseases : A Color Atlas

Nowadays, there is tremendous interest in an integrated imaging approach to urogenital diseases. This interest is tightly linked to the recent technological advances in ultrasound, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and nuclear medicine. Significant improvements in image quality have brought numerous clinical and diagnostic benefits to every medical specialty. This book is organized in nine parts and twenty-seven chapters. The first six chapters review the normal macroscopic and radiological anatomy of the urogenital system. In subsequent chapters, urogenital malformations, lithiasis, as well as infectious and neoplastic disorders of the kidneys, bladder, urinary collecting system, and male and female genitalia are extensively discussed. The pathologic, clinical, and diagnostic (instrumental and not) features of each disease are described, with particular emphasis, in neoplastic pathologies, on primitive tumors and disease relapse. The statics and dynamics of the pelvic floor are addressed as well and there is a detailed presentation of state-of-the-art interventional radiology. The volume stands out in the panorama of the current medical literature by its rich iconography. Over 1000 anatomical illustrations and images, with detailed captions, provide ample evidence of how imaging can guide the therapeutic decision-making process. __Imaging of Urogenital Diseases__ is an up-to-date text for radiologists, urologists, gynecologists, and oncologists, but it also certainly provides an invaluable tool for general practitioners. Its succinct, well-reasoned approach integrates old and new knowledge to obtain diagnostic algorithms. This information will direct the clinician to the imaging modality best-suited to yielding the correct diagnosis. Front Matter....Pages I-XVII Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Urinary System: Normal Gross and Microscopic Anatomy....Pages 3-10 Urinary System: Normal Radiologic Anatomy....Pages 11-33 Male Reproductive System: Normal Gross and Microscopic Anatomy....Pages 35-46 Male Reproductive System: Normal Radiologic Anatomy....Pages 47-64 Female Reproductive System: Normal Gross and Microscopic Anatomy....Pages 65-72 Female Reproductive System: Normal Radiologic Anatomy....Pages 73-89 Front Matter....Pages 91-91 Clinics and Imaging....Pages 93-123 Front Matter....Pages 125-125 Clinical Approach....Pages 127-134 Diagnostic Imaging....Pages 135-211 Front Matter....Pages 213-213 Clinical Approach to Prostate Disease....Pages 215-220 Diagnostic Imaging of the Prostate....Pages 221-255 Clinical Approach to Testicular Disease....Pages 257-259 Diagnostic Imaging of the Testicle....Pages 261-278 Front Matter....Pages 279-279 Clinical Approach....Pages 281-285 Diagnostic Imaging....Pages 287-306 Front Matter....Pages 307-307 Female Pelvic Floor Dysfunction: Clinics and Imaging....Pages 309-329 Front Matter....Pages 331-331 Endometriosis, Pelvic Pain: Clinics and Imaging....Pages 333-346 Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: Clinics and Imaging....Pages 347-358 Clinical Approach to Uterine Disease....Pages 359-366 Diagnostic Imaging of the Uterus....Pages 367-409 Front Matter....Pages 331-331 Clinical Approach to Adnexal Disease....Pages 411-417 Diagnostic Imaging of the Adnexa....Pages 419-446 Front Matter....Pages 447-447 Clinical Approach....Pages 449-452 Diagnostic Imaging....Pages 453-464 Front Matter....Pages 465-465 Prostate Biopsy....Pages 467-473 Treatment of Varicocele....Pages 475-480 Drainage and Embolization Techniques....Pages 481-489 Back Matter....Pages 491-495 Lucio Olivetti, Luigi Grazioli, Editors ; [foreword By Robert Pozzi Mucelli ; Translation, Alexander Cormack]. Originally Published As: Diagnostica Per Immagini Dell'apparato Urogenitale / Lucio Olivetti, Luigi Grazioli. Springer-verlag Italia. C2008. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.