Considero que esta obra magistralmente escrita por el Dr. Luis Ramos Mendez, es una contribucion mayor al conocimiento y manejo de los problemas de las vias biliares, los cuales a pesar de los recientes avances en cuanto a metodos de diagnostico y tratamiento por medios endoscopicos del paciente, siguen siendo un gran desafio para el medico tratante. En mi opinion este libro constituye una revision unica y objetiva de las tecnicas intervencionistas utilizadas en la via biliar muchas de ellas ya descritas en la literatura y otras hasta el momento ineditas disenadas por el Maestro Ramos Mendez, gracias a la cual el lector podra adquirir los conocimientos mas actuales y profundos en el topico a discusion. Serios interrogantes existen en cuanto al manejo racional de estos problemas. El texto del Maestro Ramos Mendez provee muchas respuestas a la luz del conocimiento actual y se constituye en una importante guia para el manejo diagnostico y terapeutico de los problemas de vias biliares en sus diversas presentaciones clinicas. Por las razones mencionadas este libro sera de mucho valor para los medicos tratantes y sobre todo para los medicos en formacion y estudiantes de medicina. Dr. Wilfrido Castaneda Zuniga

"Specialty Imaging: Hepatobiliary & Pancreas" provides encyclopedic coverage of the clinical, imaging, and pathologic features of every significant disorder of the liver, pancreas, or biliary system. The book includes anatomy modules, providing a solid foundation, whether normal or variant anatomy, for each disorder. Also included are the latest AJCC staging information with drawings to illustrate all of the stages. With nearly 700 pages, more than 2,300 images, and illustrations, this is the go-to reference for all radiologists, gastroenterologists, surgeons and any physician who deals with patients who have disorders of the liver, pancreas, or biliary system. Let the experts , Dr. Federle, Dr. Jeffrey, and Dr. Tublin guide you through all of the details with easy-to-read bulleted text, tables, and images. Features: numerous full color medical illustrations, state-of-the-art imaging, and pathologic correlation; includes tables and illustrative examples of staging of pancreatic and hepatobiliary malignancies; and features the classic benefits of all Amirsys titles, including time-saving bulleted text, ket facts in each chapter, stunning annotated images, extensive index, and Amirsys eBook Advantage, an online version of the print book with hundreds of additional images, larger images, and fully searchable text.

In this book, the authors discuss the procedures, techniques and applications of medical imaging; which creates images of the human body for clinical purposes or medical science. Topics discussed in this compilation include the use of whole-body fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in patients with large-vessel vasculitis and sarcoidosis; medical image registration; radiological techniques in medical imaging; electrical impedance tomography (EIT); imaging of brain function with PET and its role in aphasia research; and real-time functional magnetic resonance imaging.

The fourth edition of this highly successful textbook discusses the practical applications of the various methods of regional anaesthesia, including ultrasound, as well as giving an account of their theoretical aspects. The well-established author team use their experience to provide a practical and stimulating book which reflects everyday clinical activity, supplemented by high definition ultrasound images and schematic diagrams. The book will also discuss the place of regional anaesthesia in current medical practice, particularly with regard to pain processes, ultrasound imaging, and patient outcomes. Regional anaesthesia is a rapidly expanding sub-speciality of anaesthesia: routine provision of long-lasting pain relief and the introduction of real-time ultrasound block has fuelled a demand for cadaver and ultrasound-based anatomy training courses. Thus, it is more important than ever to have a thorough grounding in this exciting subspecialty.

"Diagnostic Imaging: Chest" (Second Edition) is the much-anticipated update to the bestselling first edition by Dr. Melissa Rosado-de-Christenson and her large team of chest radiology experts. This new edition features an expanded section on infections, including discussion of various infections not included in the first edition. It also adds two new subsections to the chest imaging section. The first of these is an illustrated terminology section, which includes medical illustrations of important visual identifiers such as "honeycombing." The second new subsection describes various radiographic and CT signs, such as the "finger-in-glove" sign. Also fresh in this edition is a new section devoted entirely to atelectasis, which features expanded discussion of this important topic. In all, this 980-page new edition features over 150 new chapters along with the time-saving bulleted text and stunning radiographic and medical illustrations that are hallmarks of the award-winning publications from Amirsys.

Computer-assisted imaging with radiation (x- and gamma rays) is an integral part of modern medical-diagnostic practice. This imaging technology is also slowly finding its way into industrial applications. Although the technology is well developed, there is a need for further improvement to enhance image quality, reduce artifacts, minimize patient radiation exposure, compete with and complement other imaging methods (such as magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasonics), and accommodate dense and large objects encountered in industrial applications. Scientists and engineers, attempting to progress this technology, are faced with an enormous amount of literature, addressing the imaging problem from various view points. This book provides a single source that addresses both the physical and mathematical aspects of the imaging problem in a consistent and comprehensive manner.

SALIENT FEATURES -Comprises 200 Common and rares Cases with highly organized radiological description of the diseases. -Classifies all cases in a series of Head and Spine chapters. -Covers all new imaging modalities. -Useful for Radiologist, Residents in Radiology preparing their examination (FRCR) and also for Neurologists and Neurosurgeons. - A different style used to give the opportunity to the readers to use the book directly as an atlas or to cover the diagnosis and comment and use it as a Case-Reviews, this idea is not present in the other books.

This simple reference guide on how to examine and interpret CT head scans will be an invaluable guide to all radiographers, medical students and junior doctors. CT head scans are one of the most common medical and radiological examinations to be carried out in hospitals, and is now becoming a role extension for radiographers to diagnose and report these images. This guidebook hopes to provide the reader with a fundamental overview of the common pathologies found in CT head imaging from degenerative disease to tumours, infections, inflammations and normal variants. This book can also be used as a reference tool for any medical professionals who want to further their knowledge of common CT head abnormalities, the nature of the pathology and differential diagnosis.

This simple reference guide on how to examine and interpret CT head scans will be an invaluable guide to all radiographers, medical students and junior doctors. CT head scans are one of the most common medical and radiological examinations to be carried out in hospitals, and is now becoming a role extension for radiographers to diagnose and report these images. This guidebook hopes to provide the reader with a fundamental overview of CT head imaging from the technological side of how CT functions to in depth anatomy illustrations, report writing and common pathologies in acute trauma and vascular disease. This book can also be used as a reference tool for any medical professionals who want to further their knowledge of common CT head abnormalities, the nature of the pathology and differential diagnosis.

Amirsys proudly announces the Second Edition of the bestselling Diagnostic Imaging: Obstetrics," "written by the foremost experts in the field, Dr. Paula Woodward and team.""With approximately 260 diagnoses--all featuring the most recent information, ""citations, and images--this reference guides the practicing radiologist through the""intricacies of obstetrics and gynecology. Richly colored graphics pop off the page, and""all images are fully annotated to highlight the most important diagnostic possibilities.""Coupled with a new companion eBook, which includes hundreds of additional""images, references, and fully searchable text, this updated volume will surely""become the new standard reference textbook for imaging of obstetrics and""gynecologic-related anomalies.""

Medical Spanish: A Basic Grammar Guide is the most extensive grammar guide for health care ever created. Oriented to Medical Spanish, this book is an extremely thorough and practical review of grammar essentials. It provides the "ultimate" method for health care workers to study the language. It is organized into well-defined sections, each of which offers clear and concise explanations and examples of grammar topics. The book also includes verb tenses, examples of everyday usage, and cultural notes. It is a book for all levels of Spanish. And for those in the health care field, there is no better investment, not only as a learning tool, but also as a general reference for Spanish grammar. At 240 pages and encompassing a single volume, it is an indispensable guide for understanding grammar as it relates to Medical Spanish. Undoubtedly, those who use this book will keep it close when evaluating Spanish-speaking patients. In short, they will rely on it and never want to work without it again.

Amirsys is pleased to announce the publication of Specialty Imaging: Gastrointestinal Oncology, our only book focused entirely on gastrointestinal cancers. Dr. Akram Shabaan and team have skillfully assembled over 1,000 high-quality images that show the various tumor stages for cancers of the small intestine, esophagus, appendix, colon, stomach, gall bladder, pancreas, and more. These images and over 320 pages of easy-to-read bulleted text masterfully guide the clinician and researcher through a sophisticated discussion of a variety of imaging appearances, stages, and treatment options. The book includes the hot-off-the-press Seventh Edition AJCC cancer staging tables, which provide the definitions for TNM and AJCC prognostic groups for all gastrointestinal cancers. This handy reference is perfect for radiologists, oncologists, and other medical professionals who demand accuracy.

Thoracic Imaging, Second Edition, written by two of the world's most respected specialists in thoracic imaging, is the most comprehensive text-reference to address imaging of the heart and lungs. Inside you'll discover the expert guidance required for the accurate radiologic assessment and diagnosis of both congenital and acquired cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases. New topics in this edition include coronary artery CT, myocardial disease, pericardial disease, and CT of ischemic heart disease. This edition has a new full-color design and many full-color images, including PET-CT. A companion website will offer fully searchable text and images.

Pediatric Sonography, Fourth Edition gives you a complete working knowledge of the latest scanning technologies and the clinical applications of ultrasound in pediatric and adolescent patients. Readers will find just the guidance they need to determine the most appropriate imaging method for evaluating a specific clinical problem, conduct the sonographic examination, and interpret the findings. The book shows the sonographic appearance of normal anatomy and disease processes within each organ system and points out technical and interpretive artifacts and errors that can affect evaluations. This edition features more than 1,800 clear, sharp images, including over 300 full-color images throughout. Other highlights include a new chapter on breast sonography, discussions of the uses and limitations of mobile instrumentation, and expanded coverage of ultrasound-guided interventional procedures.

A comprehensive reference of cutting-edge advanced techniques for quantitative image processing and analysis

Medical diagnostics and intervention, and biomedical research rely progressively on imaging techniques, namely, the ability to capture, store, analyze, and display images at the organ, tissue, cellular, and molecular level. These tasks are supported by increasingly powerful computer methods to process and analyze images. This text serves as an authoritative resource and self-study guide explaining sophisticated techniques of quantitative image analysis, with a focus on biomedical applications. It offers both theory and practical examples for immediate application of the topics as well as for in-depth study.

Advanced Biomedical Image Analysis presents methods in the four major areas of image processing: image enhancement and restoration, image segmentation, image quantification and classification, and image visualization. In each instance, the theory, mathematical foundation, and basic description of an image processing operator is provided, as well as a discussion of performance features, advantages, and limitations. Key algorithms are provided in pseudo-code to help with implementation, and biomedical examples are included in each chapter.

Image registration, storage, transport, and compression are also covered, and there is a review of image analysis and visualization software. The accompanying live DVD contains a selection of image analysis software, and it provides most of the algorithms from the book so readers can immediately put their new knowledge to use.

Members of the academic community involved in image-related research as well as members of the professional R&D sector will rely on this volume.
It is also well suited as a textbook for graduate-level image processing classes in the computer science and engineering fields.

Medical Spanish: A Guide for Social Services, Complete Volume, is the most extensive Medical Spanish resource ever created for Social Services. At 596 pages, it is so complete, those involved with social services will never want to work without it again. History: Step-by-step phrases for taking a complete social services history. Don't know much Spanish? No problem. If you speak English, you can take a history from Spanish-speaking patients with this book. It is that complete and easy to use. Evaluation: Just as easy are the step-by-step phrases for performing a complete evaluation. No matter what your Spanish level, this book orients the evaluation to the way you think in English. Social Services Determination: A virtual cookbook for instructing patients about numerous determination issues. Want the information in technical terms? Want the information in lay terms? And want the information explained in the kind of Spanish, which your clients understand? Procedures: Need to explain the procedures your clients need or you need to accomplish? Just pick your topic. Social Services Issue Explanations: A whole host of issues and their explanations - from adoption and birth control to end-of-life concerns, teen problems, and many more. Vocabulary: From soups to nuts - literally - all of the vocabulary needed for Social Services is in this book. Uncommonly simple - and utilitarian. This book has it all.

Now in its updated Third Edition, MRI: The Basics is an easy-to-read introduction to the physics behind MR imaging. The subject is presented in a clear, user-friendly, clinically relevant fashion, with large-size, legible equations, state-of-the-art images and instructive diagrams, and questions and answers that are ideal for board review. The "American Journal of Radiology" praised the previous edition as "an excellent text for introducing the basic concepts to individuals interested in clinical MRI."

This edition spans the gamut from basic physics to multi-use MR options to specific applications, and has dozens of new images. Coverage reflects the latest advances in MRI and includes completely new chapters on k-space, parallel imaging, cardiac MRI, and MR spectroscopy.

Mayan Medical Aid's Medical Spanish: A Cheat Sheet, is the best Medical Spanish quick-reference tool ever created for health care workers. At 144 pages and pocket-sized, it is so rapidly useful that those who work in health care will never want to work without it again. History: Step-by-step phrases for taking a goal-directed medical history. Don't know much Spanish? No problem. If you speak English, you can take a history from Spanish-speaking patients in minutes with this book. It is that complete and easy to use. Physical Exam / Evaluation: Just as easy are the step-by-step phrases for performing a complete physical examination and evaluation. Do you want your patients to stand up, sit down, squat, take a deep breath and hold it, or just be quiet? No matter what your Spanish level, this book orients the physical exam and evaluation to the way you think in English. Diagnosis: A virtual cookbook for instructing patients about numerous diagnostic issues. Want the diagnosis in technical terms? Want the diagnosis in lay terms? And want the diagnosis explained in the kind of Spanish, which your patients understand? Medications: A whole host of medications and their explanations - from aspirin, steroids, and antibiotics to diabetic medications, anti-hypertensives, cough drops, anesthetics and many more. Vocabulary: All of the vocabulary needed to practice good medicine is in this book: anatomy, symptoms, verbs, history, physical exam, diagnoses, medicines, and a whole host of other essential words. As simple and utilitarian as it gets, this book has it all.

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a medical imaging technique used to visualize detailed internal structure of the body. This book discusses the recent developments in the field of MRI and its application to the diagnosis of human brain disorders. In addition, it reviews the newly emerging concepts and technology, based on the multi-coherence imaging (MQCI). It explains how computer packages can be used to generate images in diseased states and compare them to in vivo results. This will help improve the diagnosis of brain disorders based on the real-time events happening on atomic and molecular quantum levels. This is important since quantum-based MRI would enable clinicians to detect brain tumors at the very early stages.

Choose the right imaging for your patients. Rely on this compendium of evidence-based criteria to confidently select the most appropriate imaging modality for the diagnostic investigation of the most commonly evaluated musculoskeletal conditions. The Musculoskeletal Imaging Handbook simplifies the complex field of musculoskeletal imaging for the primary practitioner responsible for ordering imaging or for the clinician who wants to understand the role of imaging in their patient's care. Information on Radiographs, MRIs, CTs, and Diagnostic Ultrasound is condensed into easily understood bullet points, decision pathways, tables, and charts. The most valuable feature of this Handbook is the ability to see the entire spectrum of imaging available, and understand why one imaging modality is most appropriate at a given point in the diagnostic investigation. This Handbook includes all the evidence-based criteria currently available to guide a primary practitioner in the selection of the most appropriate imaging investigation for a given clinical condition: the American College of Radiology Appropriateness Criteria for Musculoskeletal Conditions, Western Australia's Diagnostic Imaging Pathways for Musculoskeletal Conditions, and the Ottawa, Pittsburgh, and Canadian Clinical Decision Rules for ankle, knee, and cervical spine trauma. It's the perfect companion to Lynn N. McKinnis' Fundamentals of Musculoskeletal Imaging, 4th Edition.

Medical Spanish: A Psychiatrist's Guide, Complete Volume, is the most extensive Medical Spanish resource ever created for psychiatrists. At 692 pages, it is so complete that psychiatrists will never want to work without it again. History: Step-by-step phrases for taking a complete medical and psychiatric history. Don't know much Spanish? No problem. If you speak English, you can take a history from Spanish-speaking patients with this book. It is that complete and easy to use. Evaluation: Just as easy are the step-by-step phrases for performing a complete psychiatric examination and evaluation. Do you want your patients to interpret proverbs, perform memory tests, or just be quiet? No matter what your Spanish level, this book orients the evaluation to the way you think in English. Diagnosis: A virtual cookbook for instructing patients about numerous diagnostic issues. Want the diagnosis in technical terms? Want the diagnosis in lay terms? And want the diagnosis explained in the kind of Spanish, which your patients understand? Procedures: Need to explain the procedures you need to perform? Just pick your topic. Treatment and Explanations: A whole host of treatments and their explanations - from anxiety disorders and depression to bipolar disease and many more. Vocabulary: From soups to nuts - literally - all of the vocabulary needed to practice good psychiatry is in this book. Uncommonly simple - and utilitarian. This book has it all.