Paolo Pozzilli, Andrea Lenzi, Bart L. Clarke, William F. Young Jr. (Eds): Imaging in Endocrinology

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“Imaging in Endocrinology” is a diagnostic imaging atlas dealing with epidemiology, etiopathogenesis, semeiology, diagnosis, and management of all major endocrine diseases. The editorial idea is based on the consideration that images, starting from visual inspection, then considering diagnostic imaging, and finally including histopathology, are fundamental pillars in defining a precise phenotypic classification of an endocrine disease to decide an effective management. The editors are Paolo Pozzilli, professor of endocrinology at the University Campus Biomedico in Rome and the London School of Medicine; Andrea Lenzi, Professor of Endocrinology at the Sapienza University in Rome; Bart L. Clarke and William F Young Jr, respectively, associate professor and professor of medicine at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Rochester. The point of view is, therefore, that of authoritative clinicians, who describe their opinion on the primary role that images may interpret in endocrinology. …