Screening and Preventive Diagnosis with Radiological Imaging (eBook)

Foreword 5
Introduction 6
Contents 9
Part 1: Fundamentals and Prerequisites 12
Epidemiology and Statistics 13
Relevant Diseases and Therapeutic Options 22
2.1 Oncological Diseases 22
2.2 Vascular Diseases Relevant to Screening 31
Pathology 46
3.1 General Oncological Aspects of Screening 46
3.2 Screening for Vascular Pathology 52
Screening and Preventive Diagnosis with Radiological Imaging 59
Personnel and Structural Prerequisites for Screening- Programs 68
Technical Prerequisites 81
6.1 Whole- Body MRI 81
6.2 CT 92
6.3 Ultrasound 99
6.4 Mammography 102
6.5 PET – CT 113
Risks of Screening and Preventive Diagnosis 127
Ethical Aspects of Screening and Preventive Diagnosis with Radiological Imaging 137
Part 2: Organ-Related Examinations 147
Screening in Unselected Populations 147
Cardiovascular Diseases 148
9.1 MRI 148
9.2 CT 157
9.3 Duplex Ultrasound of the Carotid Arteries: Practical Aspects and Results of Screening for Carotid Disease 162
Oncological Disease 180
10.1 Breast Cancer 180
10.2 Renal Cancer – Ultrasound 190
10.3 Colorectal Cancer 197
Congenital Pediatric Diseases 211
11.1 Pre- and Postnatal Kidney Screening 211
11.2 Sonographic Screening of the Infant Hip 216
Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Prevention of Alzheimer ´ s Disease 227
Osteoporosis 243
Preventive Diagnosis for Risk Groups 255
Exogenous Exposure: Occupation and Environment 256
14.1 Asbestos 256
14.2 Heavy Smokers 267
14.3 Screening for Endometrial Cancer in Asymptomatic Patients Receiving Tamoxifen Therapy 285
Genetic Disposition 302
15.1 Breast Cancer – Screening in Women with an Inherited Risk 302
15.2 Practical Aspects and Results of Screeening for Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma 314
Predisposing Diseases 320
16.1 Chronic Hepatitis and Liver Cirrhosis 320
16.2 Autoimmune Disease, AIDS and Transplanted Patients 326
Subject Index 339
List of Contributors 347