Radiologic Atlas of Bone Tumors
Author | : Jacob Dennis Mulder |
Publisher | : Elsevier Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 749 |
Release | : 1993-01-01 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 9780444812933 |
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Hardbound. Unlike most of the recent publications on bone tumors, this book has been written by radiologists, and hence with the emphasis on the radiologic approach to the diagnosis of bone tumors. The authors provide clear and comprehensive descriptions of clinical and radiologic data of bone tumors and tumor-like lesions, and how this information can best be used to arrive at a reliable diagnosis; this data is also presented in the form of easy-to-consult tables.The book gives a clear overview of the diversity in the radiographic image of all malignant and benign bone tumors, and of many tumor-like bone lesions, by displaying more than 1500 illustrations (chosen from more than 8000 fully documented files from the Netherlands Committee on Bone Tumors) which stress the typical and atypical features that would fit a diagnosis. As well as the conventional radiograph, all of the modern imaging techniques (CT, MRI, isotope scintigraphy, etc.) are fully dis