Therefore, we have brought together international leaders from various fields of diagnostic and therapeutic imaging. We have asked them to use their expertise and experience to select those elements of modern knowledge they believe to be essential to the practising radiologist. Together with their assistant editors they have arranged this base of knowledge in an encyclopaedic form from A to Z.

In this way, with the present Internet version, our goal is to bring today’s knowledge to your fingertips.

For the general radiologist this provides a wide spectrum of important information in as much detail as space allows, for the specialist it gives an update in areas outside his/her focus of experience. It also serves as an invaluable source of information for clinicians, radiographers (technicians), pharmacists, nurses, physiotherapists, and other paramedical health care professionals. It is also a useful reference work for medical physicists, hospital managers, medical suppliers and medical publishers.

Read more about the key organisations and people involved in bringing The Encyclopaedia of Medical Imaging – Medcyclopaedia - on the Internet: NICER, Lund University, Editors & Topics, & Contributors .

The following has been achieved:
- 52 courses have been given in 22 countries and on all continents
- 16,000 participants from 65 countries have attended the courses
- 120,000 copies of educational material under 12 different titles and in 8 languages have been distributed to virtually all countries of the world
- The latest publication effort, the Encyclopaedia of Medical Imaging, has been published 1998-2001 in 8 large book volumes comprising about 18,000 entry words, over 3,500 pages and more than 10,000 images

The market in the medical diagnostics industry has changed and the need for high quality educational programmes today is met, to a large extent, by the growing number of educational courses arranged by the radiological societies. In a mutual understanding between Lund University and Amersham Health, it has been decided that the programme will now be closed down, in that no more courses will be given after 2001, while the Encyclopaedia will be published in further, digital editions.

We are now proud to introduce you, our clients, to a novel publishing venture in diagnostic imaging: The Encyclopaedia of Medical Imaging – Medcyclopaedia - on the Internet.

Today's and tomorrow's society demands that we can understand and manage complicated problems and relations.

Education is a life-long process in which universities are playing an increasingly important role.

The courses offered at Lund University are changing constantly in order to meet these needs, while the research being pursued is directed towards new problems of relevance for modern society.

Today, Lund University, which has departments in Lund, Malmö and Helsingborg, offers a rich, classical student life with fraternities, student societies and cultural activities of many kinds. The University is also part of the modern, international life offered by the various cities and the southern region of Sweden and their proximity to Denmark and the rest of Europe.

Assistant Editor in Chief

David Allison, MD, BSc, FRCR, FRCP, Professor of Radiology, The Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, UK

Associate Editors
Physics, Techniques and Procedures [TE]

Gustav K. von Schulthess, MD, PhD, Professor of Nuclear Medicine, University of Zürich, Switzerland


Hans-Jørgen Smith, MD, PhD, Professor of Radiology, University of Oslo, Norway

Normal Anatomy [AN]

Holger Pettersson, MD, PhD, Professor of Radiology, Lund University, Sweden


Hans Ringertz, MD, PhD, Professor of Radiology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden

Musculoskeletal and Soft Tissue Imaging - Musculoskeletal Imaging [MS]

Donald Resnick, MD, Professor of Radiology, University of California, San Diego, USA


Robert D. Boutin, MD, Professor of Radiology, University of California, San Diego, USA

- Breast Imaging [BR]

Ingvar Andersson, MD, PhD, Professor of Radiology, Lund University, Sweden

Gastrointestinal and Urogenital Imaging - Gastrointestinal Imaging [GI]

Albert L. Baert, MD, PhD, Professor of Radiology, University of Leuven, Belgium

- Urogenital Imaging [GU]

Hedvig Hricak, MD, PhD, Professor of Radiology, Cornell University, Chairman MSKCC, New York, USA


Fergus Coakley, MD, Assistant Professor, University of California, San Francisco, USA

Chest and Cardiovascular Imaging - Chest Imaging [CH]

Philippe Grenier, MD, Professor of Radiology, University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France

- Cardiovascular Imaging [CV]

Charles B. Higgins, MD, Professor of Radiology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA

Neuroradiology and Head and Neck Imaging - Neuroradiology [NR]

Giuseppe Scotti, MD, Professor of Neuroradiology, Free University Vita Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy

- Head and Neck Imaging [HN]

Robert Hermans, MD, PhD, Assoc. Professor of Radiology, University of Leuven, Belgium

Volume VII — Paediatric Imaging [PE]

Helen Carty, MB, BCh, FRCR, FRCP, Professor of Radiology, University of Liverpool, UK

Volume VIII — Index Volume

Holger Pettersson, MD, PhD, Professor of Radiology, Lund University, Sweden

Chief Editorial Staff
Editor in Chief: Holger Pettersson
Assistant Editor in Chief: David Allison
Language Editor: Catherine McEvoy
Chief Editorial Secretary: Eva Jönsson
Editorial Secretary: Karin Jönsson
Graphics Editor: Göran Eliasson
Editorial Assistant: Grethe Pettersson
CD-ROM Functionalities: Morten Weibye
Web Edition: Morten Weibye & Marianne C. Olsen
Project Coordinator: Tove Måseide
Project Consultant: Jan R. Nielsen

Volume Editors:
Gustav K. von Schulthess MD, PhD, Professor of Nuclear Medicine, University of Zürich, Switzerland
Hans-Jørgen Smith MD, PhD, Professor of Radiology, University of Oslo, Norway

Assistant Editors:
Cyrill Burger, PhD, University of Zürich, Switzerland
Aaro Kiuru, PhD, Turku University, Turku, Finland
Mats Nilsson, PhD, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
Dennis L. Parker, PhD, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Norbert J. Pelc, Sc.D, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
Peter Styles, D.Phil, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, England
David Townsend, PhD, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Christoph L. Zollikofer MD, Kantonspital Wintherthur, University of Zürich, Switzerland

Book Volume II
Normal Anatomy [AN]

Volume Editors:
Holger Pettersson MD, PhD, Professor of Radiology, Lund University, Sweden

Hans Ringertz MD, PhD, Professor of Radiology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden

Assistant Editors:
Ingvar Andersson MD, PhD, Professor of Radiology, Lund University, Sweden
Hans Bergstedt DDS, PhD, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
Sten Cronqvist MD, PhD, Lund University, Sweden
Olle Ekberg MD, PhD, Lund University, Sweden
James Jackson MB, BSc, FRCR, MRCP, The Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, UK
Kjell Jonsson MD, PhD, Lund University, Sweden
Bertil Svane MD, PhD, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
Pål Svendsen MD, PhD, Gothenburg University, Sweden

Book Volume III
Musculoskeletal and Soft Tissue Imaging

Volume Editors III:1: Musculoskeletal Imaging [MS]
Donald Resnick MD, Professor of Radiology, University of Califaornia, San Diego, CA, USA
Robert D. Boutin MD, Ass. Professor of Radiology, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA

Volume Editor III:2: Breast Imaging [BR]
Ingvar Andersson MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Radiology, Lund University, Sweden

Assistant Editors III:2:
Harold A. Oberman MD, Professor of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
Joachim Teubner MD, Msc, Privat Dozent, University of Heidelberg, Germany

Book Volume IV
Gastrointestinal and Urogenital Imaging

Volume Editor IV:1: Gastrointestinal Imaging [GI]
Albert L. Baert MD, PhD, Professor of Radiology, University of Leuven, Belgium

Volume Editors IV:2: rogenital Imaging [GU]
Hedvig Hricak MD, PhD, Professor of Radiology, Cornell University, Chairman MSKCC, New York, USA
Fergus Coakley MD, Assistant Professor, University of California, San Francisco, USA

Assistant Editors IV:1:
Olle Ekberg MD, PhD, Professor of Radiology, Lund University, Sweden
Eric Ponette MD, PhD, Professor of Radiology, University of Leuven, Belgium
Hans Stridbeck MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Radiology, Lund University, Sweden

Assistant Editors IV:2:
Jessica Leung MD, Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
Maya Meux MD, Assistant Clinical Professor, University of California, San Francsico, USA
Shaju L. Varghese MD, Research Fellow, University of California, San Francsico, USA

Book Volume V
Chest and Cardiovascular Imaging

Volume Editor V:1: Chest Imaging [CH]
Philippe Grenier MD, PhD, Professor of Radiology, University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris,
France

Volume Editor V:2: Cardiovascular Imaging [CV]
Charles B. Higgings MD, Professor of Radiology, University of California, San Fransisco, CA, USA

Assistant Editors V:1:
Michel Brauner MD, Professor of Radiology, University of Cambridge, England
Lawrence Goodman MD, PACR, Professor of Radiology, Duke University, North Carolina, USA
Nevzat Karabulut MD, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA
Hilary Moss FRCR, Senior Registrar, Department of Imaging, University of Cambridge, England
Jacques Rémy MD, Professor of Radiology, University of Lille, France
Martine Rémy-Jardin MD, PhD, Professor of Radiology, University of Lille, France
Johny Verschakelen MD, Professor of Radiology, University of Leuven, Belgium
W Richard Webb MD, Professor of Radiology, University of California, San Francisco, USA

Book Volume VI
Neuroradiology and Head & Neck Imaging

Volume Editor VI:1: Neuroradiology [NR]
Giuseppe Scotti MD, Professor of Neuroradiology, Free University Vita Salute San Raffael, Milan, Italy

Volume Editor VI:2: Head and Neck Imaging [HN]
Robert Hermans MD, PhD, Assoc. Professor of Radiology, University of Leuven, Belgium

Assistant Editors VI:1:
Francesco Scomazzoni MD, Assistand Professor of Neuroradiology, Scientific Institute San Raffael Hospital, Milan, Italy

Book Volume VII
Paediatric Imaging [PE]
Volume Editor: Helen Carty MB, BCh, FRCR, FRCP, Professor of Radiology, University of Liverpool, UK

Assistant Editors:
Andrew Duncan MBBS, DMRD, FRCR, FRCPCH, Consultant Paediatric Radiologist, Bristol Royal Hospital for S Children, Bristol, UK
Jill Carlin MB, ChB, MRCP, FRCR, Consultant Radiologist, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester, UK
David Grier MB, ChB, MRCP(UK), FRCR, Consultant Radiologist, Bristol Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Bristol, UK
Isla Lang MB, ChB, MRCP(UK), FRCR, Consultant Radiologist, Sheffield Children's Hospital NHS Trust, Sheffield, UK
Gillian Long MB, MRCP, DCH, DRCOG, FRCR, MEd, Consultant Radiologist, Mater Children's Hospital, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Melanie Hiorns MB, ChB, FRCR, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK
Kieran McHugh FRCR, FRCPI, DCH, Consultant Radiologist, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK
Maeve McPhillips MB, BCh, BAO, FRCR, Consultant Radiologist, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Sanjay Maroo MB, ChB, FRCR, Consultant Radiologist, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow, UK
Ann Mills MB, BChir, MRCP, FRCR, Consultant Radiologist, Royal Bolton Hospital, Bolton, UK
Ethna Phelan, MS, BCh, BAO, DMRD, FRCR, Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin, Dublin, UK
David Pilling MB, ChB, FRCR, FRCPCH, Consultant Radiologist, Royal Liverpool Children's NHS Trust, Alder Hey, Liverpool, UK
Clare Roche MB, BCh, BAO, MRCPI, DMRD, FRCR, Royal Liverpool Children's NHS Trust, Alder Hey, Liverpool, UK
Lawrence Tan Thuan Heng MBBS (Singapore), FRCR (London), FAMS (Radiology), HKAM (Radiology), Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong, PRC
Neville Wright DMRD, FRCR, Consultant Radiologist, Royal Liverpool Children's NHS Trust, Alder Hey, Liverpool, UK

Book Volume VIII — Index Volume

Volume Editor:
Holger Pettersson MD, PhD, Professor of Radiology, Lund University, Sweden