Imaging of Parasitic Diseases

• Main Authors: Haddad, Maurice (Author), Tamraz, Jean (Author), Abd El Bagi, Mohammed (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Radiology.; Infectious diseases.; Tropical medicine.; Medicine & Public Health.; Imaging / Radiology.; Diagnostic Radiology.; Tropical Medicine.; Infectious Diseases.

This book provides an overview of the imaging findings of parasitic diseases using modern imaging equipment. The chapters consist of short descriptions of causative pathogens, epidemiology, modes of transmission, pathology, clinical manifestations, laboratory tests, and imaging findings, with illust...

Table of Contents:

• Imaging of Parasitic Diseases of the Central Nervous System
• Imaging of Parasitic Diseases of the Thorax
• Imaging of Parasitic Diseases of the Gastrointestinal Tract
• Imaging of Parasitic Diseases of the Hepatobiliary Tract, Pancreas, and Spleen
• Imaging of Parasitic Diseases of the Genitourinary System
• Imaging of Parasitic Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Soft Tissues
• Conclusions.