Imaging and Computing in Gastroenterology: Ima.Go 90

ISBN-13: 9783540526360 / Angielski / Miękka / 1991 / 211 str.

P. R. Dal Monte; N. D'Imperio; G. Giuliani Piccari

Opis

Deals with recent progress in the research and development of endoscopic, radiologic, echographic and radio-isotopic imaging. Their clinical applications in gastroenterology, both diagnostic and therapeutic, are also explored.

Spis treści

Imaging in Gastroenterology.- Experience with a Hospital-Wide Image Management and Communication System: Is Total Digital Radiology Possible?.- New Approaches to Endoscopy with the Electronic Videoendoscope.- Intraoperative Videocholangioscopy.- Images and Communication.- Didactic Potential of Videoendoscopy.- Interactivity Between Image Processing Systems and Videoendoscopy.- Endoscopic Laser Therapy of Colorectal Tumors.- Recent Advances of Diagnostic Ultrasonography in Gastroenterology.- Endosonographic Staging of Neoplastic Lesions of Upper Gastrointestinal Tract.- Abdominal Doppler and Color Doppler Ultrasound Studies with Emphasis on Liver Vessels: Experience with 2000 Examinations.- Doppler Ultrasound in Hepatic Hemodynamics.- Extracorporeal Gallstone Lithotripsy: Present Status and Future Prospects.- Extracorporeal Shock-Wave Lithotripsy in the Treatment of Bile Duct and Gallbladder Stones.- New Trends in Endoscopic Treatment of Biliary Stones and Its Complications.- Imaging of Hepatic Mass Lesions.- Possibilities and Limitations of Radioactive Tracers in Hepatobiliary Studies.- Recent Radioisotopic Techniques for the Study of Intestinal Diseases.- Biotechnology in the 1980s and 1990s: A Brief Survey.- Health Information Systems and Use of Computers in Medical Decision Processes: State of the Art.- Can the Computer Be of Practical Help in Gastroenterology?.- Problem-Oriented Medical Record: A Real Advantage in Clinical Practice?.- An Experimental Program of Computerized Data Collection in a Hospital Department.- Results of a National Survey on the Use of Computers in Gastroenterology.- Computerized Diagnostic Aid in Gastroenterology.- Applications of Artificial Intelligence Methods to Medical Decision Making in Gastroenterology.- An Expert System in Gastroenterology: Application to the Diagnosis of Jaundice.- Patient Matching: A Decision Support for Liver Transplantation.- Decision Support Systems in Gastrointestinal Oncology.- MeDEA: Modular Knowledge-Based Systems to Support Coding of Medical Documents.- Artificial Intelligence and Hypertext in Gastroenterology.- Basic Requirements of Multimedia Medical Information Systems for the Management of Clinical Patient Data.- Knowledge Transmission in Gastroenterology.