Atlas of Paediatric Surgical Imaging

This book is a comprehensive compendium of paediatric conditions, and covers clinical and diagnostic imaging for most diseases affecting neonates and children. Detailed descriptions of radiological signs aim to aid the diagnosis and identification of clinical symptoms.

The book contains a large number of images taken from a collection of current and archival photos obtained from three generations of paediatric surgeons and radiologists which further illustrate the points made in the text. This book will act as a reference manual for any person in training who has to care for neonates and children in a hospital setting.

Uses an anatomical regional approach to clinical pediatric radiology for surgeons Utilises information from a library of radiology collected over 50 years Includes figures which compliment descriptions of procedures

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Robert Carachi, MD, PhD, FRCS (Glas), FRCS (Eng), FEBPS, is Professor of Surgical Paediatrics at the University of Glasgow and Head of the Department/Section of Surgical Paediatrics at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow, where he has been an Honorary Consultant and a Paediatric and Neonatal Surgeon since 1987. Dr. Carachi holds various other positions, including Clinical Lead for Paediatric Telemedicine and Chairman of the Steering Committee for Scotland, Scottish Centre for Telehealth. He is Editor-in-Chief of the Scottish Medical Journal and an Editorial Consultant to the Journal of Pediatric Surgery, and has been on the editorial board of the European Journal of Paediatric Surgery since 1996. Dr. Carachi is a past President of the Paediatric Surgical Section of the Union of European Medical Specialists (UEMS) and is Chairman of the Exam Board for the European Board of Paediatric Surgery. Since 2007 he has been Director of the Scottish Spina Bifida Association. He is a visiting professor or lecturer in a wide range of overseas countries. He has authored approximately 150 journal articles and a number of book chapters, and is also an editor or author of 13 previous books.

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1. Head and neck.- 2. Chest.- 3. Abdomen.- 4. Genito-Urinary.- 5. Back and spine.- 6. Musculo skeletal.- 7. Syndromes/Associations.