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This is the second of two volumes that together provide a comprehensive analysis of the embryology, normal anatomy, and pathology of the liver and intrahepatic biliary tract as seen on modern diagnostic imaging techniques. In this second volume, readers will find comprehensive description and illustration of the imaging appearances of tumoral pathologies, both in the "normal liver" and in the context of chronic liver disease and liver cirrhosis. In addition, the imaging findings in relation to different treatment approaches are presented, with extensive coverage of imaging of tumor response and post-treatment changes. The authors are world-leading experts in the field, and the book will be an ideal reference for all members of the radiology community, from residents to experts. It will also aid clinicians during their daily practice.
List of contents
Part I Hepatic Tumoral Pathology - Normal Liver.- Hepatic Hemangioma, Focal Nodular Hyperplasia and Hepatocellular Adenoma.- Inflammatory Liver Lesions.- Infectious Liver Diseases and Parasitic Lesions.- Imaging of Hepatic Cystic Tumors.- Uncommon Liver Tumors.- Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma and Mixed Tumors.- Liver Metastases.- Part II Hepatic Tumoral Pathology - Chronic Liver Disease and Liver Cirrhosis.- Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Diagnostic Imaging Criteria.- Hepatocellular Carcinoma - Diagnostic Guidelines.- Benign Lesions in Cirrhosis.- Pseudolesions in the Cirrhotic Liver.- Part III Therapy of Hepatic Tumours and Post-Treatment Changes in the Liver.- Percutaneous Ablation of Liver Tumors.- Transarterial Chemoembolisation and Combined Therapy.- Transarterial 90yttrium Radioembolisation.- Imaging of Treated Liver Tumors and Assessment of Tumor Response to Cytostatic Therapy and Post-Treatment Changes in the Liver.- Part IV Special Topics.- Hepatic Tumoral Pathology: The Paediatric Liver.- Functional Imaging of the Liver.
About the author
Emilio Quaia, MD, is Full Professor and Chair of Radiology and Director of Residency Program at the University of Padova (Italy). He is also Honorary Consultant in Radiology at the University of Edinburgh, UK, where he worked in the Edinburgh Imaging Facility QMRI at the Queen's Medical Research Institute from 2016 to 2018. Prior to taking up this position in October 2016 he was Associate Professor of Radiology and Consultant in Radiology at the University of Trieste, Italy. Dr. Quaia graduated from the University of Udine in 1995 and then undertook training in Radiology at the University of Trieste. He also holds a Master's degree in the Management and Direction of Health Organizations (University of Trento, 2011). Dr. Quaia has received various honors and awards, including Radiology Editor's Awards in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2011 for Special Distinction as a reviewer for the journal.
