This book provides a comprehensive overview of modern imaging of infectious and inflammatory diseases in abdomen and pelvis. It starts with a general review of infectious diseases, as well as routine, molecular and functional imaging techniques in infection and inflammatory diseases. Each chapter has an identical structure and focuses on a particular organ or organ system. Besides bacterial, virus, fungal and parasitic infections, immune-related inflammatory lesions are also introduced. Imaging features of pathologic entities are depicted in an abundance of high-quality CT and MRI images. The book provides a valuable reference source for radiologists and doctors working in the area of infectious and inflammatory diseases.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of modern imaging of infectious and inflammatory diseases in abdomen and pelvis. It starts with a general review of infectious diseases, as well as routine, molecular and functional imaging techniques in infection and inflammatory diseases. Each chapter has an identical structure and focuses on a particular organ or organ system. Besides bacterial, virus, fungal and parasitic infections, immune-related inflammatory lesions are also introduced. Imaging features of pathologic entities are depicted in an abundance of high-quality CT and MRI images. The book provides a valuable reference source for radiologists and doctors working in the area of infectious and inflammatory diseases.