Imaging of the Sternocostoclavicular Region

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Jurik, Anne Grethe (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Radiology.; Oncology.; Rheumatology.; Surgical oncology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Imaging / Radiology.; Surgical Oncology.

Review of the normal histopathological anatomy, imaging techniques and diagnostic findings for a broad spectrum of clinical problems, including a classification of inflammatory syndromes previously described under several different terms.

Table of Contents:

• Development of the Sternocostoclavicular Region
• Bones, Cartilages and Joints
• Normal Anatomy and Variants
• Bones and Cartilages
• Sternoclavicular Joints
• Biomechanics of the Sternocostoclavicular Region
• Biomechanics of Joints and Cartilages
• Imaging Techniques and Procedures
• Conventional Radiography and Tomography
• Computed Tomography
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• Ultrasonography
• Radionuclide Imaging
• Clinical Problems
• Congenital and Developmental Abnormalities
• Traumatic and Post-traumatic Disorders
• Seronegative Arthritis and Sternocostoclavicular Syndromes
• Predominant Osseous Inflammatory Lesions
• Other Rheumatic Inflammatory Disorders
• Degenerative Joint Disorders, Including Condensing Osteitis
• Infectious Disorders
• Primary Bone Tumours
• Other Malignant Disorders
• Miscellaneous Disorders.