Modern imaging of the alimentary tube

The many new developments in gastrointestinal imaging have created a need for a book devoted to imaging of the alimentary tube. This superbly illustrated and well referenced volume is specifically designed to meet this need. The new cross-sectional imaging techniques are clearly described, and their applications to the various segments of the gut and the many types of disease that afflict it are presented. The contributors are highly respected leaders in their fields, and the editor has been recognized as one of the foremosts innovators in gastrointestinal radiology. TOC: Overview. Section 1 Techniques: Advances in CT - MRI of the Alimentary Tube - Endosonography. Section 2 Anatomic Areas: Esophagus - Stomach - Advances in Enteroclysis - Colon. Section 3 Diseases: Peritoneal Reflections, Ligaments, Recesses and Mesenteries - Inflammatory Disease - Less Conventional Inflammatory Diseases - Neoplastic Disease - Infections of the Alilmentary Tract in AIDS - Ischemic Disease - Traumatic Injury to the Bowel and Mesentry - Perforations of the Alimentary Tract. Section 4 Surgery Related Advances: Postoperative Findings - Advances in Interventional Radiology of the Alimentary Tract.