Overview
- First book dedicated to imaging of spinal infections
- Addresses different spinal infections in details
- Written by European, Asian, and Tunisian experts
Part of the book series: Medical Radiology (MEDRAD)
Part of the book sub series: Diagnostic Imaging (Med Radiol Diagn Imaging)
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About this book
This book examines all aspects of the imaging of spinal infection. The diagnosis of spinal infection has been a challenge for many years. In addition to clinical and laboratory findings and histopathological examination, imaging has a major role in aiding and expediting the correct diagnosis. This book comprehensively addresses how imaging can help in localizing the site and specifying the extent of a variety of spinal infections.
After introductory chapters on the epidemiology and pathophysiology of spinal infection, the different imaging techniques are discussed in detail. The bulk of the book addresses different specific spinal infections caused by various pathogens. These comprise chapters on hematogeneous pyogenic spondylodiscitis, iatrogenic spinal infection, pyogenic epidural abscess, spinal brucellosis, salmonella spondylodiscitis, spinal tuberculosis, spinal hydatidosis, and fungal spondylodiscitis. The last chapter describes diagnostic algorithm of spinal infection.
The book is written by Tunisian, Asian and European experts and will be a valuable resource for all medical practitioners who deal with spinal infection, including radiologists, rheumatologists and orthopedic surgeons.
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Wilfred CG Peh is Clinical Professor at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore and Head of the Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital. His subspecialty interest is musculoskeletal radiology. He was Founding President of the Asian Musculoskeletal Society and received the President’s medal from the International Skeletal Society in 2003. He has authored more than 500 journal publications, more than 60 book chapters and 9 books.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Imaging of Spinal Infection
Editors: Mohamed Fethi Ladeb, Wilfred C.G. Peh
Series Title: Medical Radiology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-70459-9
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-70458-2Published: 08 May 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-70461-2Published: 08 May 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-70459-9Published: 07 May 2021
Series ISSN: 0942-5373
Series E-ISSN: 2197-4187
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 269
Number of Illustrations: 96 b/w illustrations, 66 illustrations in colour
Topics: Imaging / Radiology, Rheumatology