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Melanoma Research : Genetics, Growth Factors, Metastases, and Antigens (Cancer Treatment and Research) by Nathanson, and Larry Edition 1 Published in 1991 by Springer
The incidence of melanoma has increased by 2000% since 1930, and one person dies each hour from the disease. This cutting-edge guide provides scientifically accurate information patients and their families need in order to understand melanoma and its treatment and to receive vital reassurance. It is also a resource for those who want information about preventing the disease or finding it early when it is most curable.Catherine M. Poole, a melanoma survivor and melanoma patient advocate for many national organizations, and Dr. DuPont Guerry, an internationally renowned melanoma expert, have collaborated to provide current, correct, and easily understood information on the disease. The authors have had first hand contact with a multitude of patients with melanoma, and they understand exactly how to empower patients to gain control of their situations and obtain the best treatment.
Cutaneous Melanoma and Precursor Lesions (Developments in Oncology) by Ruiter, and Dirk J./ Welvaart, and Kees/ Ferrone, and Soldano Edition 1 Published in 1984 by Springer
Clinical Management of Malignant Melanoma (Cancer Treatment and Research) by Costanzi, and John J. Edition 1 Published in 1984 by Springer
Based on the 1st edition this 2nd edition volume provides a completely revised comprehensive overview of the current state of the development in magnetic resonance (MR) vascular imaging. The basic principles and technical features of MR angiography are outlined, consideration being given to both flow-dependent and flow-independent contrast-enhanced approaches. Specific chapters focus on image display techniques, blood flow quantification, hardware configurations, and the limitations and artifacts of MR angiography. The well-established approach of providing a clinical overview of MR angiography in different vascular areas has been continued, with the presentation of a large number of and representative MR angiograms based on current acquisition techniques. Suitable examination protocols for different vascular regions and lesions are described to facilitate correct application of the technique. Systematic comparison is made with other vascular imaging techniques.
Head trauma in children is a major public health problem. A leading cause of death, it also results in a spectrum of morbidity involving cognition, academic achievement, and social interaction. A primary goal of this book is to explore sources of unexplained variability in outcome. One important source of variability is the developmental stage. Children are evolving organisms for whom a static conceptualization of outcome may misconstrue the effects of traumatic brain injury. For clinicians, this volume will provide easy access into the mainstream of research on traumatic brain injury in children, its pathophysiology, treatment, and outcome. For scientists specializing in cognition and development, and for those in the basic neurosciences, the studies of traumatic brain injury discussed in this book provide a unique opportunity to relate brain structure to patterns of behaviour. Modern neurodiagnostic techniques have created new possibilities for understanding the neurological basis of the diverse behavioural deficits shown by head-injured children. The contributors to this volume have not only presented detailed analyses of our present state of knowledge of the diverse determinants of outcome in children with head injury, but they have also emphasized the gaps and limitation in our knowledge.
This monograph discusses a clinical decision-making rule for mild head injury in young children, an extremely common type of injury seen in emergency departments. These children appear to respond differently to mild head injuries and face different developmental issues than do older children. Management guidelines for these types of head injury remain unclear. A classification and regression tree (CART) program was used to identify characteristics that were correlated with intracranial injury (ICI) among children in the study. The information garnered from the tree was used to construct a clinical decision-making rule for the evaluation of very young children with mild head injuries. A cost analysis was done to determine potential cost savings from the new decision-making rule.The authors determined that very young children have unique injury and symptom characteristics that merit further study and may require a separate decision-making process. Minor changes in the way children without ICIs are treated could result in institutional cost savings of as much as $90,000 per year.