Images and Intervention


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Cottam explains the patterns of U.S. intervention in Latin America by focusing on the cognitive images that have dominated policy makers' world views, influenced the procession of information, and informed strategies and tactics. She employs a number of case studies of intervention and analyzes decision-making patterns from the early years of the cold war in Guatemala and Cuba to the post-cold-war policies in Panama and the war on drugs in Peru. Using two particular images-the enemy and the dependent-Cottam explores why U.S. policy makers have been predisposed to intervene in Latin America when they have perceived an enemy (the Soviet Union) interacting with a dependent (a Latin American country), and why these images led to perceptions that continued to dominate policy into the post-cold-war era.




Image-Guided Interventions E-Book


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Completely revised to reflect recent, rapid changes in the field of interventional radiology (IR), Image-Guided Interventions, 3rd Edition, offers comprehensive, narrative coverage of vascular and nonvascular interventional imaging—ideal for IR subspecialists as well as residents and fellows in IR. This award-winning title provides clear guidance from global experts, helping you formulate effective treatment strategies, communicate with patients, avoid complications, and put today's newest technology to work in your practice. - Offers step-by-step instructions on a comprehensive range of image-guided intervention techniques, including discussions of equipment, contrast agents, pharmacologic agents, antiplatelet agents, and classic signs, as well as detailed protocols, algorithms, and SIR guidelines. - Includes new chapters on Patient Preparation, Prostate Artery Embolization, Management of Acute Aortic Syndrome, Percutaneous Arterial Venous Fistula Creation, Lymphatic Interventions, Spinal and Paraspinal Nerve Blocks, and more. - Employs a newly streamlined format with shorter, more digestible chapters for quicker reference. - Integrates new patient care and communication tips throughout to address recent changes in practice. - Highlights indications and contraindications for interventional procedures, and provides tables listing the materials and instruments required for each. - Features more than 2,300 state-of-the-art images demonstrating IR procedures, full-color illustrations of anatomical structures and landmarks, and video demonstrations online. - 2014 BMA Medical Book Awards Highly Commended in Radiology category!




Image-Guided Interventions


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Responding to the growing demand for minimally invasive procedures, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the current technological advances in image-guided surgery. It blends the expertise of both engineers and physicians, offering the latest findings and applications. Detailed color images guide readers through the latest techniques, including cranial, orthopedic, prostrate, and endovascular interventions.




Image-guided Musculoskeletal Intervention


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In 'Image-Guided Musculoskeletal Intervention' the authors look at a wide range of related subjecys, including procedural similarities, shoulder injections, elbow injections, wrist and hand injections, hip and knee injections and various surgeon's perspectives on these areas.




Image-guided Spine Intervention


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This book provides background information and step-by-step procedures for a range of image-guided interventional procedures relating to the treatment of spine and back pain. Each chapter discusses a specific procedure, covering the pertinent anatomy, selection criteria, contraindications, equipment, medications, instructions, potential complications, and aftercare. Case studies, CPT codes, references, and a neurosurgeon's commentators are also provided. 625 color illustrations support the narrative instructions. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.




Spine Imaging and Intervention, An Issue of Radiologic Clinics of North America, E-Book


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In this issue of Radiologic Clinics, guest editor Dr. Vinil Shah brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Spine Imaging. Top experts in the field cover essentials of spinal tumor ablation; spinal CSF leak localization with dynamic CT myelography; endovascular treatment of CSF venous fistulas; imaging of discogenic and vertebrogenic pain; and more. - Contains 14 relevant, practice-oriented topics including functional anatomy of the spinal cord; diffusion tensor imaging of the spinal cord: clinical applications; 3-D printing in treatment planning of spinal deformities and tumors; role of high-resolution MR imaging (MR neurography) in diagnosis and treatment of peripheral nerve disorders; practical artificial intelligence applications in spinal imaging; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on spine imaging, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.







CJLACS


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Nature and Health


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• The volume is multidisciplinary in its approach thus gaining insights from a number of perspectives • Each chapter is written by a subject expert from their respective fields • The book relates theory and evidence to relevant current and future policy and practice • This is the first volume that examines this new and emerging subject




The Alien Oracles


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A QUEST to discover the original language and symbols of humankind places Dr. Hope Taylor and her dedicated associates - a British archeologist, a biblical historian, and an ex-Legionnaire/NSA operative - in deadly danger. Secret societies, the Vatican, and rogue mercenaries pursue them to both suppress and unleash the power of ancient knowledge and biblical prophecy. THE ENIGMA of the Black Opal, the sub rosa plot to usher in The Second Coming, and the real power of The Ark of the Covenant are all revealed in this quest to solve mysteries unknown for centuries. Originating from the distant stars, hidden for centuries, and now scattered throughout the world - Sumer, Luxor, Roswell ...- etched on shimmering triangular Tablets, come oracles and compelling evidence of alien intervention. Hugh Fraser is a college English professor, trained Acupuncturist, and ex Top Secret International Courier Officer for the U.S. Army. His goal is to bring to the reader thought-provoking novels that enlighten, engage, and entertain. He lives in Reno, NV with his wife Louise and their three West Highland White Terriers.