Geriatric Imaging
Publisher: Springer Berlin / Heidelberg
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1127
ISBN-13: 9783642355783
Subjects: Geriatrics; Older people, diseases; Diagnostic imaging
Description: In the elderly, the coexistence of various diseases, the presence of involutional and degenerative changes, and the occurrence of both physical and cognitive problems represent ""the norm."" It is therefore important to know how to distinguish the healthy elderly from those in need of treatment as a sound basis for avoiding overdiagnosis and overtreatment. This aspect is a central theme in Geriatric Imaging, which covers a wide range of applications of different imaging techniques and clearly explains both the potential and the limitations of diagnostic imaging in geriatric patients. Individua