Diagnostic Imaging of Infections and Inflammatory Diseases A Multidiscplinary Approach

Although our understanding of microorganisms has advanced significantly and antimicrobial therapy has become increasingly available, infection remains a major cause of patient morbidity and mortality. Imaging of infection and inflammation provides a classic example of radiology and nuclear medicine’s strengths as well as weaknesses in the discovery and diagnosis of disease. Fortunately, the weaknesses are subsiding as new studies and techniques point to better planning and precision in the use of single and combined imaging modalities.

Diagnostic Imaging of Infections and Inflammatory Diseases: A Multidisciplinary Approach deals with the very latest developments in the use of radiologic techniques and modalities in the management of patients with a host of infectious and inflammatory diseases. Tremendously timely and useful, this innovative, multidisciplinary book covers a wide range of topics in three parts:

PART 1: Infections and Host Response

• Epidemiology of Infections in the New Century
• Bacterial Osteomyelitis: the Clinician Point of View

PART 2: Radiological Imaging

• Radiological Imaging of Osteomyelitis
• Radiological Imaging of Spine Infection
• Radiological Imaging of Soft Tissue Infections
• Radiological Imaging of Abdominal Infections and Inflammatory Disease
• Radiological Imaging of Vascular Graft Infection
• Radiological Imaging of TB and HIV

PART 3: Nuclear Medicine Imaging

• Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Infections: Techniques, Acquisition Protocols, and Interpretation Criteria
• Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Osteomyelitis: WBC, Monoclonal Antibody, or Bacterial Imaging?
• Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Spondylodiscitis: The Emerging Role of PET
• Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Soft Tissue Infections
• Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Infections and Inflammatory Diseases of the Abdomen
• Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Vascular Graft Infections: The Added Role of Hybrid Imaging
• Nuclear Medicine Imaging of TB and HIV
• Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Fever of Unknown Origin
• Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Inflammatory Diseases

Along with carefully developed clinical cases describing the management of patients with inflammation and infection, Diagnostic Imaging of Infections and Inflammatory Diseases is an ideal guide for radiologists and nuclear medicine physicians as well as clinical specialists from many other fields.

PART 1: Infections and Host Response

1 Epidemiology of Infections in the New Century
Nicola Petrosillo

2 Bacterial Osteomyelitis: the Clinician Point of View
Ilker Uçkay, Nicolas Christian Buchs, Khalid Seghrouchni, Mathieu Assal, Pierre Hoffmeyer,
and Daniel Lew

PART 2: Radiological Imaging

3 Radiological Imaging of Osteomyelitis
Jenny T. Bencardino, Zoraida Restrepo-Velez, Randall Bujan and Diego Jaramillo
 
4 Radiological Evaluation of Spine Infection
Ana María Quintero and Roy Riascos

5 Radiological Imaging of Soft Tissue Infections
Carolina Whittle and Giancarlo Schiappacasse

6 Radiological Imaging of Abdominal Infection and Inflammatory Disease
Carolina Whittle, Giancarlo Schiappacasse and Francesca Maccioni

7 Radiological Imaging of Vascular Graft Infection
Alejandro Romero, Tobías Zander, Jorge Lopera, Sergi Quiroga, Manuel Maynar

8 Radiological Imaging of TB and HIV
Jorge Carrillo

PART 3: Nuclear Medicine Imaging

9 Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Infections: Techniques, Acquisition Protocol and Interpretation Criteria
Alberto Signore

10 Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Osteomyelitis: WBC, Monoclonal Antibody or Bacterial Imaging?
Christopher J. Palestro

11 Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Spondylodiscitis: the Emerging Role of PET
Elena Lazzeri, Paola Anna Erba, Martina Sollini, Giuliano Mariani

12 Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Soft Tissue Infections
Bárbara Roxana Morales Klinkert

13 Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Infections and Inflammatory Diseases of the Abdomen
Josep Martín Comín, Alba Rodríguez Gasén  and Christophe Van de Wiele

14 Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Vascular Graft Infections - the Added Role of Hybrid Imaging
Ora Israel

15 Nuclear Medicine Imaging of TB and HIV
Mike Sathekge, Christophe van de Wiele and Alberto Signore

16 Nuclear Medicine Imaging in Fever of Unknown Origin
François-Xavier Hanin and François Jamar
 
17 Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Inflammatory Diseases
Marco Chianelli, Gaurav Malviya, Andor W.J.M. Glaudemans and  Alberto Signore

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