Radiological Imaging of the Kidney (eBook)

Embryology and development of the Kidney.- Normal Radiological Anatomy and Anatomical Variants of the Kidney.- Normal Radiological Anatomy of the Retroperitoneum.- Imaging and Interventional Modalities: Ultrasound of the Kidney.- Computed Tomography.- Magnetic Resonance Imaging.- Nuclear Medicine.- Biopsy.- Vascular Interventional Radiology.- Non-vascular Interventional Radiology.- Non-Tumoral Pathology: Congenital and Development Disorders of the kidney.- Renal Cystic Disease.- Renal Parenchymal Diseases.- Obstructive Uropathy, Pyonephrosis and Reflux Nephropathy in adults.- Nephrolithiasis and Nephrocalcinosis.- Acute Renal Infections.- Chronic renal infections and renal fungal infections.- Renal Vascular Pathologies.- Imaging of Renal Trauma.- Tumoral Pathology: Benign Solid Renal Tumors.- Renal Cell Carcinoma.- Rare and Secondary Tumors of the Kidney and Renal Pseudotumors.- Radiofrequency ablation and cryoablation for renal cell carcinoma.- Urinary tract tumors.- Renal Lymphoma and Renal Sarcomas.- Cystic Renal Masses. Special Topics: The Pediatric Kidney.- The Kidney in the Elderly.- Renal Failure.- Renal Transplant.- Imaging of Dialysis.- Imaging of the Postoperative Kidney.- Contrast Media – Induced Nephropathy and Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis.- Functional Imaging of the Kidney.- Molecular Imaging and Tumoral Antigen Targeting.- Research Perspectives and Future Trends in Renal Imaging.