Biochemical and Imaging Diagnostics in Endocrinology, An Issue of Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America

This issue of Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics, guest edited by Drs. Richard Auchus, Adina Turcu, Alan D. Waxman, and Barry D. Pressman, is devoted to Biochemical and Imaging Diagnostics in Endocrinology. Articles in this issue include Mass spectrometry applicability in endocrine testing; Point-of-care endocrine testing; Thyroid, Bone; NET; Predictors of fertility; Thyroid ultrasound imaging and needle biopsy; Pituitary imaging; Adrenal imaging; Pancreatic imaging; Diagnosis and management of thyroid disorders; Neuroendocrine Tumors, and Parathyroid Imaging.

List of contents

Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics
Biochemical and Imaging Diagnostics in Endocrinology
Foreword: Latest Innovations in Biochemical and Imaging Diagnostics
in Endocrinology
Preface: The Current Status and Evolution of Hormone Testing in the Digital Age
Role of Mass Spectrometry in Clinical Endocrinology
Point-of-Care Endocrine Diagnostics
Biochemical Testing in Thyroid Disorders
Biochemical Testing Relevant to Bone
Biochemical Testing in Neuroendocrine Tumors
Biochemical and Imaging Diagnostics in Endocrinology: Predictors of Fertility
Thyroid Cancer: Ultrasound Imaging and Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy
Pituitary Imaging
Adrenal Imaging
Pancreatic Imaging
Selected Controversies of Radioiodine Imaging and Therapy in Differentiated Thyroid Cancer
Imaging of Neuroendocrine Tumors: Indications, Interpretations, Limits, and Pitfalls

Product details

• Authors: Richard J Auchus, Richard J. Auchus, Barry D Pressman, Barry D. Pressman, Adina F Turcu, Adina F. Turcu, Alan D Waxman, Alan D. Waxman, Waxman Alan D.
• Publisher: Elsevier Health Science
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.09.2017
• EAN: 9780323545501
• ISBN: 978-0-323-54550-1
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 228 mm x 229 mm
• Weight: 500 g
• Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; MEDICAL / Biochemistry, Endocrinology, MEDICAL / Endocrinology & Metabolism, MEDICAL / Diagnostic Imaging / General