Diagnostic Imaging: Musculoskeletal Non-Traumatic Disease 3rd edition

Covering the entire spectrum of this fast changing field Diagnostic Imaging: Musculoskeletal Non Traumatic Disease third edition is an invaluable resource for musculoskeletal radiologists general radiologists and trainees anyone who requires an easily accessible highly visual reference in this complex area of imaging Drs Kirkland W Davis Donna G Blankenbaker Stephanie A Bernard and their team of highly regarded experts provide up to date information on recent advances in technology and the understanding of musculoskeletal diseases and disorders to help you make informed decisions at the point of care The text is lavishly illustrated delineated and referenced making it a useful learning tool as well as a handy reference for daily practice Guides readers through the complexities of the full range of non traumatic musculoskeletal disorders including arthritis collagen vascular diseases bone tumors soft tissue tumors infections systemic diseases developmental and congenital abnormalities and metabolic diseases Contains multiple new chapters on topics such as musculoskeletal genetics neurinomas and rapidly progressive osteoarthritis among others as well as updates throughout on reclassified lesions tumors and neoplasms; musculoskeletal infection details including image guided aspirations and biopsies for infections; and evolving medical and surgical treatments for many musculoskeletal conditions Reflects recent changes in the World Health Organization s classification of tumors and tumor like conditions regarding terminology and diagnostic criteria Covers evolving imaging techniques such as ultrasound in non traumatic disease imaging contrast enhanced ultrasound use in tumor biopsies enhanced MR of musculoskeletal tumors and diffusion weighted MR and PET CT and PET MR use for rapidly progressive osteoarthritis Provides up to date discussions of enhancements in bone and soft tissue tumor pathology and imaging of orthopedic implants and related hardware Features more than 3 750 annotated images with an additional 2 100 digital only examples including radiologic images full color medical illustrations clinical and histologic photographs and gross pathology images Uses bulleted succinct text and highly templated chapters for quick comprehension of essential information at the point of care