Publisher's Synopsis
Renowned as the most comprehensive atlas in gastroenterology, Dr. Yamada's masterwork enters a Third Edition with hundreds of brand-new and updated illustrations. The atlas uses the latest endoscopic imaging techniques as well as double contrast radiography, CT, isotopic scintigraphy, ultrasonography, MRI, positron emission tomography, and other state-of-the-art technologies to deliver the most advanced and detailed views available. This edition has a new Associate Editor, Neil Kaplowitz, MD, whose special area of expertise is hepatology. Sixteen new chapters focus specifically on liver disease. Other new chapters include genetic counseling and alternative medicine. FEATURES: Over 2,800 top-quality images - many new to this edition - cover a range of modalities, including double contrast radiography, CT, isotopic scintigraphy, ultrasonography, MRI, positron emission tomography. Cross-referencing to the textbook. NEW TO THE THIRD EDITION: Sixteen new chapters focus specifically on liver disease, an important link to GI practice. A new Associate Editor, Neil Kaplowitz, MD, brings his expertise in hepatology to this exciting new edition.;Other new chapters include genetic counseling and alternative medicine. ALSO INCLUDED! is this time-saving electronic reference which provides instant, unlimited access to the full text and illustrations of Dr. Yamada's Textbook of Gastroenterology, Fourth Edition and Atlas of Gastroenterology, Third Edition - a total of more than 4,800 pages and nearly 5,000 illustrations, including over 1,600 in full colour. User-friendly software enables viewers to search both books in various ways, Atlas chapters link to relevant Textbook chapters, all Textbook references link to MEDLINE abstracts, and a button embedded in each reference section links to PubMed. Users can perform instant searches on one or both books; call up images and import them into Powerpoint (c); zoom in and out of key views; and jump between hypertext links. Bookmark and history features allow users to move around the text without losing their place
