Functional and Morphological Imagining of the Endocrine System

by Herder, Wouter W. De; De Herder, Wouter W.

• ISBN13: 9780792379348
• ISBN10: 0792379349
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-10-01
• Publisher: Kluwer Academic Pub

Summary

'Morphological imaging' and 'functional imaging' are current mainstays for the diagnosis, successful treatment and accurate follow-up of patients with endocrine disorders. Functional and Morphological Imaging of the Endocrine System provides the reader with comprehensive but concise insights in the application of cutting edge imaging techniques and updated imaging protocols for the diagnosis and treatment of hypersecretory hormonal syndromes and functional endocrine masses.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors	vii
Preface
Pituitary
Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Pituitary Area: Pathologic Aspects	3	(32)
Jean-Francois Bonneville
Fabrice Bonneville
Emmanuelle Barrali
Guy Jacquet
Francoise Cattin
Bilateral Simultaneous Inferior Petrosal Sinus Sampling (BSIPSS)	35	(12)
Wouter W de Herder
Steven W.J. Lamberts
Herve L.J. Tanghe
Herman Pieterman
Scintigraphy of Pituitary Tumors	47	(12)
Wouter W. de Herder
Diego Ferone
Dik J. Kwekkeboom
Steven WJ. Lamberts
Pituitary Incidentalomas	59	(14)
Mark E Molitch
Thyroid
Ultrasonography, CT, MRI of the Thyroid Gland	73	(30)
Brian Gorman
Carl C. Reading
Iodine and Technetium Scintigraphy of the Thyroid	103	(22)
Dyde A. Huysmans
Ad R. Hermus
Somatostatin Receptor Scintigraphy in Thyroidal Diseases	125	(20)
Eric P. Krenning
Wouter W. de Herder
Wilmar M. Wiersinga
Dik J. Kwekkeboom
Adrenal
Imaging of the Adrenal Glands	145	(18)
Lukas C. van Dijk
Gabriel P. Krestin
Scintigraphy of Adrenal disorders	163	(28)
Milton D. Gross
Brahm Shapiro
Paul Shreve
Barry I. Shulkin
Adrenal Incidentalomas	191	(24)
Massimo Terzolo
Giangiacomo Osella
Anna Ali
Alberto Angeli
Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors and Carcinoids
Ultrasound, CT and MRI Appearances of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors and Carcinoids	215	(20)
Melanie P. Hiorns
Rodney H. Reznek
Scientigraphy of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors and Carcinoids	235	(16)
Dik J. Kwekkeboom
Wouter W. de Herder
Eric P. Krenning
Index	251