CHAPTER 11 Pancreas, biliary tract and intra-abdominal organs Bastiaan de Boer*, Clinical aspects In the developed world, the incidence of pancreatic cancer has risen threefold since the 1920s. Prognosis is…
CHAPTER 18 Infectious diseases Andrew S. Field Clinical aspects Introduction The widespread use of FNB for both palpable and impalpable lesions where the clinical and imaging differential diagnosis (DD) includes…
CHAPTER 2 The techniques of FNA cytology Svante R. Orell, Philippe Vielh Basic techniques Svante R. Orell The success of fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) depends to a high degree…
CHAPTER 9 Mediastinum Amanda Segal, Felicity A. Frost, Kim R. Geisinger Clinical aspects A broad range of mass lesions is found in this site, of which about 40% are malignant….
CHAPTER 3 Imaging methods for guidance of aspiration cytology Suzanne Le P. Langlois, Steve Chryssidis Percutaneous biopsy is a well-established and routine practice in imaging departments,1,2 and is a frequently…
CHAPTER 1 Introduction Svante R. Orell, Gregory F. Sterrett Historical perspective Fine needle aspiration cytology as we know it today dates back to around 1950. However, the idea to obtain…
Chapter 25 Nervous System and Special Sensory Disorders I. Cerebral Edema, Pseudotumor Cerebri, Herniations, Hydrocephalus A. Cerebral edema Cerebral edema: intracellular and extracellular types 1. Subdivided into intracellular and extracellular…
Chapter 16 Upper and Lower Respiratory Disorders I. Symptoms and Signs of Respiratory Disease (Tables 16-1 and 16-2) II. Pulmonary Function Tests A. Calculation of the alveolar-arterial (A-a) gradient 1….
Chapter 22 Endocrine Disorders I. Overview of Endocrine Disease A. Negative feedback loops 1. Control an increase or decrease in hormone production Negative feedback: ↑ calcium, ↓ PTH; ↓ calcium,…
