Radiology of the Stomach and Duodenum

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Freeman, Alan H. (Editor), Sala, Evis (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Series: Medical Radiology, Diagnostic Imaging,
• Subjects: Medicine.; Radiology.; Gastroenterology.; Oncology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Imaging / Radiology.; Diagnostic Radiology.

A number of imaging techniques, many of them complementary, are used in the investigation and treatment of disorders of the stomach and duodenum. Optimal patient treatment requires a thorough knowledge of the application of these techniques, as well as a sound understanding of pathology of the stoma...

Table of Contents:

• and Clinical Overview
• Radiological-Pathological Correlation
• Endoscopy of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract
• Problems and Pitfalls of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Is There Still a Role for the Barium Meal?
• Conventional Radiology of the Stomach and Duodenum
• CT of the Stomach
• Multislice CT of the Stomach
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Stomach
• Endoscopic Ultrasound of the Stomach
• CT of the Duodenum
• Radionuclide Imaging of the Stomach
• Radiological Intervention in the Stomach and Duodenum
• The Acute Stomach and Duodenum
• The Postoperative Stomach and Duodenum
• Angiography of the Stomach and Duodenum.