Fig. 18.1 Diagram of the lateral surface of the brain illustrating its main anatomic features Fig. 18.2 Diagram of the brain illustrating the main internal structures Knowledge of cross-sectional anatomy…
and Abdelhamid H. Elgazzar2 (1) Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University Health Science Center, Kuwait City, Kuwait (2) Department of Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait City, Kuwait…
Fig. 15.1 Phases and lesion morphology of coronary atherosclerosis progression according to gross pathological and clinical findings (Reproduced from Fuster et al. [11] with permission) Table 15.1 Atherosclerotic lesion types…
Fig. 13.1 Diagram of the lobes and segments of the lungs Fig. 13.2 Simple diagram of the upper and lower airways 13.1.1 Respiratory Airways The upper airways are lined by…
Fig. 17.1 (a, b) The Couinaud segments of the liver. (a) Anterior surface view; (b) visceral surface view. I, caudate/Spigel’s lobe; II, left, posterolateral segment; III, left anterolateral segment; IVa,…
Fig. 12.1 TWB vs. LWB. Differences are the acquired field of views. The commonly used limited whole body field of view (left) from the base of the skull to the…
Fig. 16.1 Diagram of the relevant parts of the digestive system 16.1 The Esophagus 16.1.1 Anatomic and Physiological Considerations The esophagus is a 25 cm-long muscular tube that passes through…
Mediator Characteristics and role in inflammation A. Cell factors Histamine Stored in mast cells, basophil and eosinophil leukocytes, and platelets Release from sites of storage is stimulated by complement components…
, Pravin C. Singhal2 and Abdelhamid H. Elgazzar3 (1) Department of Nuclear Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA (2) Division of Kidney Diseases and Hypertension, Hofstra Norh Shore LIJ Medical School, Great Neck,…
Cell type Major ultrastructural feature Function Chief cell Slightly eosinophilic cytoplasm, few mitochondria The active endocrine cell, producing the parathyroid hormone Oxyphil cell Rich eosinophilic cytoplasm, tightly packed mitochondria May…
