Overview

This book provides a comprehensive overview of diagnostic imaging in infectious diseases. It starts with a general review of infectious diseases, including their classification, characteristics and epidemiology. In separate chapters, the authors then introduce the radionuclide imaging of 50 kinds of infectious diseases. Volume 1 covers 21 viral infections. Volume 2 has 29 chapters discussing 24 bacterial infections and 5 parasitic infections. Each disease is clearly illustrated using cases combined with high-quality computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The book provides a valuable reference source for radiologists and doctors working in the area of infectious diseases.

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Author:   Hongjun Li
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
Weight:   2.339kg
ISBN:  

9789402403466

ISBN 10:   9402403469
Pages:   656
Publication Date:   23 August 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Radiology.- Ultrasonography.- Radionuclide imaging .- Past, Present and Future of Infectious Diseases.- Classification of the Infectious Diseases.- Genetic Basis of Infectious Diseases.- Infection and Immunity.- Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases.- Features of Infectious Diseases.- Acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis.- Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease.- Dengue Fever.- Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever.- Epidemic encephalitis B.- Epidemic Hemorrhagic Fever.- Epidemic parotitis.- Hand-foot-mouth disease.- Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza.- HIV/AIDS .- Infectious atypical pneumonia.- Influenza.- Influenza A (H1N1).- Measles.- Nipah Virus Encephalitis.- Poliomyelitis.- Rabies.- Rubella.- Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome.- Varicella and herpes zoster.- Viral Hepatitis.

Reviews

This new ... is a welcome and timely contribution to the literature in the field. ... The chapters are well illustrated with pathological and radiological images and illustrative cases, and the references are a useful source of further reading. ... The contributors should be congratulated for producing this fine work of scholarship which will hopefully have a worldwide appeal, not only for radiologists but also physicians interested in this area of medicine. (Dr. Arpan Banerjee, RAD Magazine, April, 2016)

Author Information

Editor Li Hongjun, is a Professor and Director at the Diagnostic Radiology Department in Beijing You An Hospital, affiliated with Capital Medical University, Beijing, China. Professor Li is also the editor of the book Radiology of Influenza A (H1N1) and the book Radiology of HIV/AIDS: A Practical Approach.

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