This open access book deals with imaging of the abdomen and pelvis, an area that has seen considerable advances over the past several years, driven by clinical as well as technological developments. The respective chapters, written by internationally respected experts in their fields, focus on imaging diagnosis and interventional therapies in abdominal and pelvic disease; they cover all relevant imaging modalities, including magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, and positron emission tomography. As such, the book offers a comprehensive review of the state of the art in imaging of the abdomen and pelvis. It will be of interest to general radiologists, radiology residents, interventional radiologists, and clinicians from other specialties who want to update their knowledge in this area.

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Contents

۱. Renal Tumors
۲. MRI of the Pelvic Floor and MR Defecography
۳. Benign Disease of the Uterus
۴. Therapy Monitoring of Oncologic Disease in the Abdomen (Including PET/CT)
۵. Disease of the Gallbladder and Biliary Tree
۶. Pathways for the Spread of Disease in the Abdomen and Pelvis
۷. Urogenital Pathologies in Children Revisited
۸. Adnexal Diseases
۹. Adrenal Imaging
۱۰. Diseases of the Upper GI Tract
۱۱. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Prostate in the PI-RADS Era
۱۲. Small Bowel Disease
۱۳. Emergency Radiology of the Abdomen and Pelvis. Imaging of the Non-traumatic and Traumatic Acute Abdomen
۱۴. Diseases of the Pancreas
۱۵. The Pediatric Gastrointestinal Tract. What Every Radiologist Needs to Know
۱۶. Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. CT Colonography
۱۷. Focal Liver Lesions
۱۸. Malignant Diseases of the Uterus
۱۹. Benign Diseases of the Colon and Rectum (incl. CT colonography)
۲۰. Urinary Obstruction, Stone Disease, and Infection
۲۱. Diffuse Liver Disease. Cirrhosis, Focal Lesions in Cirrhosis, and Vascular Liver Disease
۲۲. Imaging of Diffuse and Inflammatory Liver Disease
۲۳. Urinary Obstruction, Stone Disease, and Infection
۲۴. Imaging of Testicular and Scrotal Masses. The Essentials