by Kevin R. Moore, Luke L. Linscott
Covering the entire spectrum of
this fast-changing field, the fourth edition of Diagnostic Imaging:
Pediatric Neuroradiology is an invaluable resource for general
radiologists, pediatric neuroradiologists, neurologists and
neurosurgeons, and trainees―anyone who requires an easily accessible,
highly visual reference in this complex area of imaging. Drs. Kevin R.
Moore, Luke L. Linscott, and a team of highly regarded experts provide
up-to-date information on nearly 280 diagnoses in short, detailed
chapters to help you make informed decisions at the point of care. The
text is lavishly illustrated, delineated, and referenced, making it a
useful learning tool for readers at all levels of experience as well as a
handy reference for daily practice.
- Provides
a comprehensive, expert reference for quickly accessible, detailed
information about neoplastic and nonneoplastic disorders affecting the
brain, head, neck, and spine of children to help you make specific
diagnoses and recommendations for further imaging or referral
- Contains
numerous new chapters and sweeping updates throughout, covering
advances in vessel wall imaging that provide more specific diagnoses of
focal cerebral arteriopathy in children; newly identified pediatric
infectious diseases, including human parechovirus; congenital brain
malformations; MOGAD and NMOSD correlating to newly developed consensus
standards; an up-to-date approach to pediatric demyelinating
disorders; and more
- Includes
current tumor criteria from the WHO Classification of Tumours: Central
Nervous System Tumours (fifth edition), including advancements in
molecular genomics and newly determined categories that identify tumor
types/subtypes and facilitate differentiating subtypes
- Features
more than 5,500 images (in print and online), including radiologic
images, full-color medical illustrations, clinical and gross pathology
photographs, and histologic images
- Clearly
demonstrates procedural steps, complications, treatment alternatives,
variant anatomy, and more?all fully annotated to highlight the most
important diagnostic information
- Offers
a vivid, full-color design that makes the material easy to read, with
an extensive image gallery and “thumbnail” visual differential
diagnoses for each entity
- Uses bulleted, succinct text and highly templated chapters for quick comprehension of essential information at the point of care
