Imaging Endocrine Diseases in Children
This book is a unique resource that will help pediatric radiologists, pediatricians, and pediatric endocrinologists to optimize the work-up and treatment of pediatric patients with endocrine disorders. Acclaimed experts in the field present and discuss th
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Series Editors Maximilian F. Reiser Hedvig Hricak Michael Knauth
Editorial Board Andy Adam, London Fred Avni, Brussels Richard L. Baron, Chicago Carlo Bartolozzi, Pisa George S. Bisset, Durham A. Mark Davies, Birmingham William P. Dillon, San Francisco D. David Dershaw, New York Sam Sanjiv Gambhir, Stanford Nicolas Grenier, Bordeaux Gertraud Heinz-Peer, Vienna Robert Hermans, Leuven Hans-Ulrich Kauczor, Heidelberg Theresa McLoud, Boston Konstantin Nikolaou, Munich Caroline Reinhold, Montreal Donald Resnick, San Diego Rüdiger Schulz-Wendtland, Erlangen Stephen Solomon, New York Richard D. White, Columbus
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Imaging Endocrine Diseases in Children
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Editor Fred Avni Department of pediatric imaging Jeanne de Flandres Hospital CHRU-Lille France
ISBN 978-3-642-20702-0 ISBN 978-3-642-20703-7 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-20703-7
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Foreword
Most endocrine disorders are diagnosed on the basis of sophisticated endocrinological parameters as determined from blood samples. Even as biochemical and molecular biological testing has become more and more elaborate, the results may be ambiguous and they do not answer all questions. Moreover, the phenotype and clinical presentations of a particular patient may raise the suspicion, that an endocrine disorder could be present. In those cases, imaging may play a pivotal role. However, also in those cases in which biochemical analysis is strongly suggesting a specific disease of the endocrine system, imaging is frequently required in order to identify the precise localization and extent of the disease. In adults, imaging of endocrine disorders requires specific expertise and skills. Considering the specific situ
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