Modern Imaging Of The Alimentary Tube (medical Radiology)

The many new developments in gastrointestinal imaging have created a need for a book devoted to imaging of the alimentary tube. This superbly illustrated and well referenced volume is specifically designed to meet this need. The new cross-sectional imaging techniques are clearly described, and their applications to the various segments of the gut and the many types of disease that afflict it are presented. The contributors are highly respected leaders in their fields, and the editor has been recognized as one of the foremosts innovators in gastrointestinal radiology. Front Matter....Pages I-X Overview....Pages 1-4 Front Matter....Pages 5-5 Advances in Computed Tomography....Pages 7-30 Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Alimentary Tube....Pages 31-59 Endosonography....Pages 61-70 Front Matter....Pages 71-71 Esophagus....Pages 73-91 Stomach....Pages 93-127 Advances in Enteroclysis....Pages 129-142 Colon....Pages 143-158 Peritoneal Reflections, Ligaments, Recesses, and Mesenteries....Pages 159-182 Front Matter....Pages 183-183 Inflammatory Disease....Pages 185-215 Less Conventional Inflammatory Diseases....Pages 217-229 Neoplastic Disease....Pages 231-246 Infections of the Alimentary Tract in AIDS....Pages 247-255 Ischemic Disease....Pages 257-269 Traumatic Injury to the Bowel and Mesentery....Pages 271-283 Perforations of the Alimentary Tract....Pages 285-301 Front Matter....Pages 303-303 Postoperative Findings....Pages 305-334 Advances in Interventional Radiology of the Alimentary Tract....Pages 335-356 Back Matter....Pages 357-366 This work presents advances in imaging of the alimentary tube, and looks at areas such as: endosonography; advances in enteroclysis; inflammatory disease; ischemic disease; traumatic injury to the bowel and mesentery; and perforations of the alimentary tract. Presents the latest advances in imaging of the alimentary tube, with recent developments in gastrointestinal imaging. It is written by leaders in their fields and provides information on imaging techniques and applications.