Radiology Of The Pancreas (medical Radiology)

For a long time the morphologic diagnosis of diseases of the pancreas - which is the most hidden organ of the abdomen - by means of radiologic methods was inade­ quate. Diagnostic radiology of pancreatic diseases has been revolutionized by new cross-sectional methods such as computed tomography with volume CT scanning, further progress in ultrasonography in the form of color duplex Doppler, and magnetic resonance imaging. Therefore we had the idea of publishing an up-to-date treatise on radiology of the pancreas in order to convey the contributions made by various new imaging modalities for the diagnosis of pancreatic disorders. The editors of this volume are outstanding specialists in diagnostic radiology of the abdomen. Albert L. Baert is the author of one of the very first books on computed tomography of the body, published by Springer-Verlag in 1980. Since then he has published extensively on this method, especially as it is applied to the abdomen. He is a well-known teacher on computed tomography of the body, and especially the pancreas, and on diagnostic angiography. As a publisher he is active on the editorial boards of several radiologic journals. Guy Delorme has published extensively on the radio diagnosis of the digestive system. Moreover he has been very active as editor of French textbooks and was the chief editor of the volume dealing with the liver, biliary ducts, spleen, and pancreas in the prestigious series Traite du radiodiagnostic covering the whole field of diagnostic radiology. The diagnostic approach to the pancreas has been revolutionized by new cross-sectional radiological methods such as computed tomography and furtherprogress in ultrasonography. The potential and the limitations of these and other modalities for the diagnosis of pancreatic diseases are considered in this volume by a group of internationally recognized experts. Both common and rarer diseases are extensively illustrated. The latest technical developments in imaging modalities such as color duplex Doppler, volume CT scanning and MRI are thoroughly discussed. Furthermore, a basis for better understanding of the radiological features is provided by chapters on the embryology, histopathology and physiopathology of the pancreas. The state of the art information on pancreatic radiology presented here represents excellent source materialfor the continuing education of medical specialists in the field Front Matter....Pages I-XII The Exocrine and Endocrine Pancreas: Embryology and Histology....Pages 1-8 Physiology of the Exocrine Pancreas....Pages 9-19 The Normal Radiologic Anatomy of the Pancreas....Pages 21-35 Pathology of the Pancreas....Pages 37-67 Pancreatic Diseases in Childhood....Pages 69-82 Acute Pancreatitis....Pages 83-99 Chronic Pancreatitis....Pages 101-128 Ductal Adenocarcinoma....Pages 129-172 Cystic Tumors of the Pancreas....Pages 173-195 Endocrine Tumors of the Pancreas....Pages 197-234 Rare and Secondary Tumors of the Pancreas....Pages 235-246 Pancreatic Trauma....Pages 247-253 Pancreatic Transplantation....Pages 255-265 The Postoperative Pancreas....Pages 267-274 Back Matter....Pages 275-281