Abstract This chapter on advanced cardiac ultrasound focuses on describing three-dimensional echocardiography, contrast echocardiography, and deformation imaging by echocardiography. These advanced echocardiographic methods are already implemented in clinical cardiology. However,…
Abstract Cardiac imaging is an essential part of clinical cardiovascular medicine to identify disease, assess severity and make management decisions, guide interventions, and monitor progression or effect of therapy. In…
Non-neoplastic Conditions of the Peritoneum In many of the diseases discussed in this chapter the diagnosis is often initially raised on computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). However,…
Benign Testicular Lesions Etiology and Clinical Presentation Benign scrotal or testicular swellings and masses have many etiologies and different clinical presentations, as listed in Tables 78-1 and 78-2 . Of…
Cross-sectional imaging modalities including ultrasonography, computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonancy imaging (MRI) provide good anatomic detail of the abdominal wall and allow evaluation of pathologic processes in this area….
Benign Focal Prostate Lesions Etiology Benign focal lesions of the prostate include benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) (see Chapter 72 ), congenital cysts, acquired cysts, prostatitis (acute bacterial, chronic bacterial, chronic…
Increasing emphasis on tailoring of cancer treatment strategies to individual patients (i.e., personalized medicine) has enabled development of multiple therapeutic options in the management of malignant diseases of the abdomen…
Etiology Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is characterized by the increased volume of prostatic stroma and glandular epithelial cells involving the transitional zone and periurethral region of the prostate. Hormones such…
Imaging Traditionally, the seminal vesicles were evaluated with seminal vesiculography. This has largely been replaced by computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and ultrasound ( Figure 74-1 ). Figure…
Peritoneal Fluid Collections Etiology Ascites is the abnormal accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity. There are numerous causes of ascites, including congenital, infective, inflammatory, and neoplastic diseases. In the…
