Fundamentals In Oncologic Ultrasound: Sonographic Imaging And Intervention In The Cancer Patient

Fundamentals in Oncologic Ultrasound O. Catalano • A. Nunziata • A. Siani Fundamentals in Oncologic Ultrasound Sonographic Imaging and Intervention in the Cancer Patient Foreword by David Cosgrove ORLANDO CATALANO 1st Department of Radiology National Cancer Institute “Fondazione G. Pascale” Naples, Italy ALFREDO SIANI 1st Department of Radiology National Cancer Institute “Fondazione G. Pascale” Naples, Italy ANTONIO NUNZIATA Department of Radiology “S. Bellone” Center DSB50, ASL NA1 Naples, Italy Completely revised and updated edition of the volume: Ecografia in Oncologia Testo-Atlante di ultrasonologia diagnostica e interventistica dei tumori Orlando Catalano, Alfredo Siani © Springer-Verlag Italia 2007 All rights riserved Translation: Alexander Cormack, Trieste, Italy Library of Congress Control Number: 2009922838 ISBN 978-88-470-1354-4 Springer Milan Berlin Heidelberg New York e-ISBN 978-88-470-1355-1 Springer is a part of Springer Science+Business Media springer.com © Springer-Verlag Italia 2009 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Italian Copyright Law in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the Italian Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Product liability: The publishers cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information about dosage and application contained in this book. In every individual case the user must check such information by consulting the relevant literature. Cover image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Typesetting: Compostudio, Cernusco s/N (Milan), Italy Printing and binding: Printer Trento S.r.l., Trento, Italy Printed in Italy in February 2009 Springer-Verlag Italia S.r.l., Via Decembrio 28, I-20137 Milan, Italy Foreword It is a remarkable observation that human creativity can be fostered by spectacular scenery, itself usually the result of tectonic activity which raises mountains of beauty but carries the sting of earthquakes and eruptions. Think of Silicon Valley in California or of the Tokyo-Kyoto corridor in Eastern Japan. Another is the glorious Amalfi coast around Naples, where the authors of this new textbook work in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius. Is it the beauty that inspires or the tension of knowing that one’s life may be shattered at any moment if a volcanic or tectonic disaster strikes? Whatever the explanation, these authors’ passion for their subject shines through and their work carries not only their enthusiasm but also a rare beauty in its construction/format, for it is a joy to hold and behold with its beautiful all-colour printing and abundant illustrations of excellent quality, mainly, of course, ultrasound images but a