Full Description
This volume provides an up-to-date and comprehensive review of Imaging of the Shoulder. In the first part of the book, the various techniques employed when imaging the shoulder are discussed in detail. Individual chapters are devoted to radiography, computed tomography, ultrasound and MRI. The second part then highlights the application of these techniques to the diverse diseases encountered in the shoulder region. Among the many topics addressed are congenital and developmental abnormalities, trauma, metabolic bone disease, infection, arthritis and tumors. Each chapter is written by an acknowledged expert in the field and a wealth of illustrative material is included. This book will be of great value to radiologists, orthopedic surgeons and other clinicians with an interest in the shoulder pathology.
Contents
Imaging Techniques and Procedures.- Shoulder Radiography.- CT and CT Arthrography of the Shoulder.- Imaging Techniques and Procedures: MRI and Arthrography.- Ultrasound of Shoulder.- Imaging of the Shoulder Nuclear Medicine: Techniques and Applications.- Interventional Procedures.- Clinical Problems.- Congenital and Developmental Disorders.- Bone Trauma.- Imaging of Shoulder Impingement Syndrome.- Shoulder Instability.- Arthritis of the Shoulder.- Imaging of Shoulder Infection.- Osteonecrosis and Marrow Disorder.- Sports Injuries.- Scapulothoracic Joint.- Pectoral Muscles.- Imaging of Brachial Plexus.- Postoperative Imaging of the Shoulder I: Soft Tissue.- Shoulder Arthroplasty and Implants.- Tumour and Tumourlike Lesions.
