ONCOLOGIC IMAGING SPINE AND SPINAL CORD TUMORS (HB 2017) Hardcover

This book offers a thorough guide to understanding medical images of spine and spinal cord tumors, aiming to help doctors and residents become better at diagnosing these conditions. It starts by explaining key ideas in spinal tumor imaging, specifically the "compartmental approach" and how the microscopic structure of tumors relates to their appearance on scans. These concepts are made clear through real patient examples and diagrams. The second section serves as a training tool, providing detailed descriptions of various spinal tumors and emphasizing their imaging characteristics. Each tumor type is illustrated with X-rays, CT scans, and MRI images. In some cases, the book also includes diagrams and images from pathology or surgery. The third section acts as a "practice" guide, offering tips for accurate image-based diagnosis. Separate chapters focus on how factors like how common a tumor is, the patient's age, the tumor's location, and its specific imaging patterns can help diagnose different types of spinal tumors (affecting bone, outside the spinal cord, within the spinal cord but outside the cord itself, inside the spinal cord, and tumors in children). The cases presented throughout the book will improve the reader's ability to recognize different tumor patterns and help them solve diagnostic challenges they might face in their daily work in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, and elsewhere.