Full Description
Dx-Direct is a series of eleven Thieme books covering the main subspecialties in radiology. It includes all the cases you are most likely to see in your typical working day as a radiologist. For each condition or disease you will find the information you need -- with just the right level of detail. Dx-Direct gets to the point: - Definitions, Epidemiology, Etiology, and Imaging Signs - Typical Presentation, Treatment Options, Course and Prognosis - Differential Diagnosis, Tips and Pitfalls, and Key References...all combined with high-quality diagnostic images. Whether you are a resident or a trainee, preparing for board examinations or just looking for a superbly organized reference: Dx-Direct is the high-yield choice for you!The series covers the full spectrum of radiology subspecialties including:Brain Gastrointestinal Cardiac Breast Urogenital Spinal Head and Neck Musculoskeletal Pediatric Thoracic Vascular
Contents
1 TraumaCerebral ContusionDiffuse Axonal InjurySubdural Hematoma (SDH)Epidural HematomaTraumatic Subarachnoid HemorrhageCerebral EdemaHerniation SyndromesSkull Fracture2 InflammationMultiple Sclerosis (MS)Postinfectious Encephalomyelitis (ADEM)Herpes Simplex EncephalitisCerebral AbscessMeningitisCerebral VasculitisToxoplasmosisProgressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML)Tuberculosis of the CNSCNS Cysticercosis3 AneurysmsSubarachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH)Saccular AneurysmFusiform Aneurysm4 Vascular MalformationsCavernous HemangiomaVenous DysplasiaCapillary TelangiectasiaPial Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)Cranial Dural Arteriovenous FistulaVariants of Vascular AnatomyVascular Compression Syndromes5 StrokeIschemic Brain InfarctionCerebral MicroangiopathyPrimary Intracerebral HemorrhageAmyloid AngiopathyVascular DissectionImpaired Venous DrainageDiffuse Hypoxic Brain Damage6 TumorsMeningiomaHigher Grade GliomasBrain MetastasisLow-Grade AstrocytomaPrimary CNS LymphomaSellar MassesNerve Sheath TumorsOligodendrogliomaPilocytic AstrocytomaMedulloblastomaPineal TumorsEpidermoidEmbryonal TumorsEpendymomaGlioneuronal TumorsHemangioblastomaGliomatosis CerebriChoroid Plexus Papilloma7 CystsArachnoid CystVirchow-Robin SpacesPineal CystColloid CystRathke Cleft CystChoroid Plexus Cyst8 MeningesMeningeal CarcinomatosisReactive Meningeal EnhancementCNS Sarcoidosis9 Ventricles and CisternsObstructive HydrocephalusIdiopathic Normal-Pressure HydrocephalusPseudotumor Cerebri10 LeukoencephalopathiesWallerian DegenerationAlzheimer DiseaseCentral Pontine MyelinolysisToxic LeukoencephalopathiesReversible Posterior LeukoencephalopathyMultiple System AtrophyWilson DiseaseHepatic EncephalopathyAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)Wernicke EncephalopathySuperficial Siderosis of the Brain11 Congenital MalformationsChiari MalformationsDefective MigrationAnomalies of the Corpus CallosumDandy-Walker ComplexPeriventricular Leukomalacia (PVL)Neurofibromatosis Type I (Von Recklinghausen Disease)Neurofibromatosis Type IITuberous Sclerosis (Bourneville-Pringle Disease)Sturge-Weber SyndromeVon Hippel-Lindau SyndromeHoloprosencephaly12 Artifacts in MRI13 Postoperative Changes
