Imaging of Synovial Tumors and Tumor-like Conditions

Filip M. Vanhoenacker · Mohamed Fethi Ladeb

Jul 2023 · Springer Nature

About this ebook

This vastly illustrated book offers a comprehensive survey of the role of imaging in the diagnosis of synovial tumors and tumor-like conditions. It gives an overview of the anatomy and histology of the synovium and discusses the classification, pathology, genetics and molecular biology of synovial tumors. The book presents the benefits of various imaging modalities in the diagnosis of these masses, which is important to provide appropriate treatment.

Imaging of Synovial Tumors and Tumor-like Conditions will be a valuable resource not only for radiologists but also for orthopedic surgeons, oncologists, radiotherapists, and pathologists.

About the author

Mohamed Fethi Ladeb is Professor of Radiology at the Medical School of Tunis. He was former Head of the Department of Radiology, M. Kassab Orthopaedic Institute, Tunisia. His subspecialty interest is musculoskeletal radiology. He is a member of the international Skeletal Society, The French Radiologic Society, The Swiss Radiologic Society, The Tunisian Radiologic Societ,y and The Tunisian Society of Telemedicine. His academic output comprises 100 journal publications, 17 book chapters, two guidelines and three books.

Filip M. Vanhoenacker is staff radiologist at the department of radiology at General Hospital Sint-Maarten Mechelen and guest professor of musculoskeletal radiology at the University of Antwerp’s Faculty of Medicine and Health sciences and the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at Ghent University. Filip Vanhoenacker graduated as a medical doctor from the Catholic University of Leuven in 1987, Belgium. He is a board certified radiologist with extensive international experience. He has co-authored or authored 375 peer-reviewed scientific papers, six books and 91 book chapters. He is an active member of many national and international societies, including the ESR. He served as Secretary and President of the European Society of Musculoskeletal Radiology (ESSR).