Encyclopedia Of Diagnostic Imaging

www.dbebooks.com - Free Books & magazines Encyclopedia of Diagnostic Imaging A LBERT L. B AERT (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Diagnostic Imaging Volume 1 A–K With 1334 Figures and 141 Tables A LBERT L. B AERT (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Diagnostic Imaging Volume 2 L–Z With 1334 Figures and 141 Tables Editorial Board THOMAS ALBRECHT THOMAS LINK JEAN-PHILIPPE BARRAUD VASILIS NTZIACHRISTOS CARLO BARTOLOZZI SILVIA OBENAUER MARIE-FRANCE BELLIN PETER REIMER ALFREDO BLANDINO PHILIPPE DEMAEREL JEAN-MICHEL BRUEL MICHAEL RICCABONA RICHARD FOTTER ALBERT UWE HABERKORN HENRIK THOMSEN HANS-ULRICH KAUCZOR DIERK VORWERK RAHEL KUBIK-HUCH JAN WILMINK DE ROOS Editor: Albert L. Baert Department of Radiology University Hospital Gasthuisberg Herestraat 49 B-3000 Leuven Belgium A C.I.P. Catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress ISBN: 978-3-540-35278-5 This publication is available also as: Electronic publication under ISBN 978-3-540-35280-8 and Print and electronic bundle under ISBN 978-3-540-35860-2 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 microfilms or in other ways, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is only permitted under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer-Verlag. Violations are liable for prosecution under the German Copyright Law. # Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg New York 2008 The use of 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 the application of operative techniques and medications contained in this book. In every individual case the user must check such information by consulting the relevant literature. Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media springer.com Printed on acid-free paper SPIN: 11008750 2109 — 5 4 3 2 1 0 Preface This compact “Encyclopedia of Diagnostic Imaging” is conceived as a two-volume printed work but will also be available online. It aims to provide basic but up-to-date information on all aspects of the very large field of medical imaging. The state of the art character of the encyclopedia is particularly evident in such topics as molecular imaging, magnetic resonance, and contrast media. Around 4000 entries are arranged in alphabetical order with extensive cross-referencing between them. They have been written by internationally recognised leading experts in the field. The encyclopedia should be used as a quick reference book. It can be recomm