Imaging of the Pancreas Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis / edited by Emil J. Balthazar, Alec J. Megibow, Roberto Pozzi Mucelli.

With the aid of numerous high-quality illustrations, this volume explains the strengths and limitations of the different techniques employed in the imaging of pancreatitis. Ultrasound, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and interventional imaging are each considered separately in the se...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Balthazar, Emil J. (Editor), Megibow, Alec J. (Editor), Pozzi Mucelli, Roberto (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
Edition:1st ed. 2009.
Series:Diagnostic Imaging
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Table of Contents:
  • Acute Pancreatitis
  • Pathophysiology of Acute Pancreatitis
  • Clinical Aspects of Acute Pancreatitis: Features, Prognosis and Use of Imaging Findings in Therapeutic Decision Making
  • The Role of Ultrasound in Acute Pancreatitis
  • The Role of Computed Tomography
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Acute Pancreatitis
  • Pancreatic Trauma
  • Pancreatic Trauma
  • Pronic Pancreatitis
  • Pathophysiology of Chronic Pancreatitis
  • Clinical Aspects of Chronic Pancreatitis: Features and Prognosis
  • The Role of Ultrasound
  • The Role of Computed Tomography
  • The Role of MR Imaging in Chronic Pancreatitis
  • The Role of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
  • Complications of Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis
  • Pathology of Chronic Pancreatitis
  • Clinical Aspect of Complications: Features and Prognoses
  • Imaging of Pancreatic Pseudocyst
  • Imaging of Biliary and Vascular Complications
  • Imaging of Local Extension and Fistulas
  • Chronic Pancreatitis vs Pancreatic Tumors
  • The Role of Endoscopy in Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis
  • Surgical and Interventional Perspective in Chronic Pancreatitis.