Color Doppler US of the Penis

clinics and imaging. I’m greatly indebted to them for their enthusiastic c- mitment and support. Also, I would like to thank most sincerely the Medical Radiology series editor, Professor Albert Baert, for giving me the opportunity to publish this book. I sincerely hope that the present book ful? lls the expectations of our colleagues in their common clinical practice. Trieste Michele Bertolotto Contents XI Contents 1 Instrumentation, Technical Requirements Lorenzo E. Derchi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 Penile Anatomy Anthony J. Bella, William O. Brant, and Tom F. Lue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 3 Physiology of Penile Erection and Pathophysiology of Erectile Dysfunction Anthony J. Bella, William O. Brant, and Tom F. Lue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 4 Clinical Evaluation of Erectile Dysfunction in the Era of PDE-5 Inhibitors: The Residual Role of Penile Color Doppler US Emanuele Belgrano, Stefano Bucci, Giovanni Liguori, and Carlo Trombetta. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 5 US Anatomy of the Penis: Common Findings and Anatomical Variations Michele Bertolotto, Andrea Lissiani, Riccardo Pizzolato and Micheline Djouguela Fute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 6 US Evaluation of Erectile Dysfunction Pietro Pavlica, Massimo Valentino, and Libero Barozzi . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 7 Peyronie’s Disease: Etiology and Treatment William O. Brant, Anthony J. Bella, and Tom F. Lue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 8 US Evaluation of Patients with Peyronie’s Disease Michele Bertolotto, Matteo Coss, and Carlo E. Neumaier . . . . . . . . . . . 61 9 Pathophysiology and Treatment of Priapism Giovanni Liguori, Stefano Bucci, Sara Benvenuto, Carlo Trombetta, and Emanuele Belgrano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 10 Imaging Priapism: The Diagnostic Role of Color Doppler US Michele Bertolotto, Fabio Pozzi Mucelli, Giovanni Liguori, and Daniela Sanabor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .