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Radiology Illustrated: Gynecologic Imaging is an up-to-date, image-oriented reference in the style of a teaching file that has been designed specifically to be of value in clinical practice. Individual chapters focus on the various imaging techniques, normal variants and congenital anomalies, and the full range of pathology. Each chapter starts with a concise overview, and abundant examples of the imaging findings are then presented.
In this second edition, the range and quality of the illustrations have been enhanced, and image quality is excellent throughout. Many schematic drawings have been added to help readers memorize characteristic imaging findings through pattern recognition. The organization of chapters by disease entity will enable readers quickly to find the information they seek. Besides serving as an outstanding aid to differential diagnosis, this book will provide a user-friendly review tool for certification or recertification in radiology.
List of contents
US and transvaginal US: techniques, normal findings, and variations.- Gynecologic CT and MR imaging.- Variations and congenital anomalies of the female genital tract.- Uterine myoma.- Uterine adenomyosis.- Uterine cervical carcinoma.- Endometrial carcinoma.- Miscellaneous tumors of the uterus.- Posttreatment changes and recurrence of uterine malignancies.- Gestational trophoblastic diseases.- Miscellaneous lesions of the uterus.- Ovarian cysts and cystic diseases.- Ovarian tumors.- Epithelial tumors of the ovary.- Germ cell tumors of the ovary.- Sex cord-stromal tumors of the ovary.- Miscellaneous tumors of the ovary and adnexa.- Endometriosis.- Ovarian torsion.- Pelvic inflammatory disease and tubo-ovarian abscess.- Ectopic pregnancy.- The vagina and vulva.- Vascular diseases of the female pelvis.- Pediatric gynecologic diseases.- Nongynecologic lesions mimicking gynecologic diseases.- Hysterosalpingography.- Sonohysterography.- Gynecologic nonvascular interventions.- Gynecologic vascular interventions.
About the author
Dr. Seung Hyup Kim attended Seoul National University, from which he received his medical degree in 1979, his Masters degree in 1982, and his PhD in 1988. He completed his internship and residency at Seoul National University Hospital, where he is a board-certified radiologist. He served 3 years in the military while radiologist-in-chief at Cheju Medical Center in Cheju-Do, Korea. He then became an instructor in radiology at Seoul National University, spent 1 year as visiting radiologist at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, and advanced through the academic standings to become a professor of radiology, a professor of urology, and an associate dean for student affairs. Now Dr. Kim is the Vice-President of Clinical Services of Seoul National University Hospital.
Dr. Kim was the Secretary General of the 11th Congress of the World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (WFUMB), held in Seoul in 2006. He is currently the President-elect of the Asian Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (AFSUMB).
Dr. Kim has 300 publications, 5 monographs, and 9 book chapters to his name and has presented more than 230 international lectures.
Summary
Radiology Illustrated: Gynecologic Imaging is an up-to-date, image-oriented reference in the style of a teaching file that has been designed specifically to be of value in clinical practice. Individual chapters focus on the various imaging techniques, normal variants and congenital anomalies, and the full range of pathology. Each chapter starts with a concise overview, and abundant examples of the imaging findings are then presented. In this second edition, the range and quality of the illustrations have been enhanced, and image quality is excellent throughout. Many schematic drawings have been added to help readers memorize characteristic imaging findings through pattern recognition. The organization of chapters by disease entity will enable readers quickly to find the information they seek. Besides serving as an outstanding aid to differential diagnosis, this book will provide a user-friendly review tool for certification or recertification in radiology.
