Musculoskeletal Imaging of the Older Population, An Issue of Radiologic Clinics of North America

In this issue of Radiologic Clinics, guest editors Drs. Eric Chang and Christine B. Chung bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Imaging of the Older Population. By 2030, one of every five Americans is projected to be over age 65, with persons over 85 years constituting one of the fastest-growing portions of the population. This issue provides expert coverage of key topics including osteoporosis and osteoarthritis, with individual chapters on specific areas of the body: spine, hip, knee, and shoulder.

• Contains 12 relevant, practice-oriented topics including imaging of osteoporosis; imaging of chronic kidney disease: mineral and bone disorder; imaging of osteoarthritis of the hip; imaging of the aging spine; imaging of musculoskeletal tumors in the elderly; and more.
  
• Provides in-depth clinical reviews on imaging of the older population, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.
  
• Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
  

List of contents

Osteoporosis Imaging
Imaging of Chronic Kidney Disease-Mineral and Bone Disorder
Imaging of Paget's Disease of Bone
Imaging of Sarcopenia
Imaging of Tendinopathies in Advancing Age
Shoulder Osteoarthritis
Imaging of Osteoarthritis of the Knee
Imaging of Osteoarthritis of the Hip
Imaging of the Aging Spine
Imaging of Crystal Disorders: Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate Crystal Deposition Disease, Calcium Hydroxyapatite Crystal Deposition Disease and Gout Pathophysiology, Imaging, and Diagnosis
Imaging in Musculoskeletal Oncology: Special Considerations in the Elderly
Current Imaging Concepts in Shoulder and Hip Arthroplasty

Product details

• Assisted by: Eric Y Chang (Editor), Eric Y. Chang (Editor), Chang Eric Y. (Editor), Christine B Chung (Editor), Christine B. Chung (Editor), Chung Christine B. (Editor)
• Publisher: Elsevier Health Science
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.06.2022
• EAN: 9780323849449
• ISBN: 978-0-323-84944-9
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 11 mm x 254 mm
• Weight: 520 g
• Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; Radiology, MEDICAL / Family & General Practice, MEDICAL / Radiology, Radiotherapy & Nuclear Medicine, MEDICAL / Geriatrics, Geriatric medicine, Primary care medicine, primary health care, Medical imaging: radiology