Biochemical And Imaging Diagnostics In Endocrinology An Issue Of Endocrinology And Metabolism Clinics Of North America

This issue of Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics, guest edited by Drs. Richard Auchus, Adina Turcu, Alan D. Waxman, and Barry D. Pressman, is devoted to Biochemical and Imaging Diagnostics in Endocrinology. Articles in this issue include Mass spectrometry applicability in endocrine testing; Point-of-care endocrine testing; Thyroid, Bone; NET; Predictors of fertility; Thyroid ultrasound imaging and needle biopsy; Pituitary imaging; Adrenal imaging; Pancreatic imaging; Diagnosis and management of thyroid disorders; Neuroendocrine Tumors, and Parathyroid Imaging.

This issue of Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics, guest edited by Drs. Richard Auchus, Adina Turcu, Alan D. Waxman, and Barry D. Pressman, is devoted to Biochemical and Imaging Diagnostics in Endocrinology. Articles in this issue include Mass spectrometry applicability in endocrine testing; Point-of-care endocrine testing; Thyroid, Bone; NET; Predictors of fertility; Thyroid ultrasound imaging and needle biopsy; Pituitary imaging; Adrenal imaging; Pancreatic imaging; Diagnosis and management of thyroid disorders; Neuroendocrine Tumors, and Parathyroid Imaging.

This issue of Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics, guest edited by Dr. Albert Shieh of UCLA, is devoted to Bone Disorders. Articles in this outstanding issue include: Role of Osteocyte in Bone and Non-Bone Disease; Bone-Fat Interaction; Imaging Beyond DXA; Vitamin D in African-Americans; Pre-Menopausal Osteoporosis; Combined Pharmacologic Therapy in Osteoporosis; Drug-Related Adverse Events in Osteoporosis; Novel Therapies for Osteoporosis; Diabetes and Bone Disease; Bariatric Surgery and Bone Metabolism; Hyperparathyroidism and Bone Microarchitecture; FGF-23 Mediated Bone Disease; and Endothelin-Related Bone Disorder.

This issue of Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics, guest edited by Dr. Constantine A. Stratakis, is devoted to Genetics in Endocrine Disorders. Articles in this issue include: Genetics of Short Stature; Genetics of Diabetes Insipidus; Pituitary Hypoplasia; Pituitary Tumor Genetics and Associated Syndromes; Defects of Thyroid Hormone Synthesis; Molecular Genetics of Thyroid Cancer; Genetics of Hyperparathyroidism Including Parathyroid Cancer; Genetics of Adrenocortical Development and Tumors; Genetics of Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia; Genetics of Pheochromocytomas and Related Conditions; Genetics of Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 and Type 2 Syndromes; Genetics of Hypogonadotrophic Hypogonadism and Kallman Syndrome; Disorders of Sex Development; Genetics of Lipodystrophy; and PTEN-Spectrum Disorders.

This issue of Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics, guest edited by Drs. J. Chris Gallagher and Daniel Bikle, is devoted to Vitamin D. Articles in this issue include: The Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Action of Vitamin D, Worldwide Review of Serum 25OHD Status; RDA Update (7 Years Post IOM); The Use of Vitamin D Metabolites and Analogs in the Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease; Effect of Vitamin D on Falls and Physical Performance; Vitamin D Effect on BMD and Fractures; Bariatric Surgery and Vitamin D Metabolism, Role of Vitamin D in the Prevention and Treatment of Cancer; Role of Vitamin D in Cardiovascular Disease; Regulation of Immune Function by Vitamin D and its Use in Diseases of Immunity; Genetic Diseases of Vitamin D Metabolizing Enzymes; Measurement of Vitamin D Metabolites: Clinical Issues; The Free 25OHD Hypothesis, and Ethnic/Racial Differences in Vitamin D Levels: Physiologic or Pathologic.

This issue of Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics, guest edited by Dr. Michael Mingzhao Xing, is dedicated to Thyroid Cancer. Topics include, but are not limited to, Current Histological Classification of Thyroid Cancer, Molecular Pathogenesis and Mechanisms of Thyroid Cancer, Clinical Diagnostic Evaluation of Thyroid Nodules, Molecular Diagnostic Evaluation of Thyroid Nodules, Clinical Risk Stratification of Differentiated Thyroid Cancer, Molecular Risk Stratification of Differentiated Thyroid Cancer, Conventional Thyroidectomy in the Treatment of Primary Thyroid Cancer, Neck Dissection in the Surgical Treatment of Thyroid Cancer, Conventional Robotic Endoscopic Thyroidectomy for Thyroid Cancer, Transoral Endoscopic Thyroidectomy for Thyroid Cancer, Conventional Radioiodine Therapy for Differentiated Thyroid Cancer, Re-differentiation of Radioiodine-refractory Thyroid Cancer for Radioiodine Treatment, Management of Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma, Conservative Surveillance Management of Low-risk Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma, Thyroid-stimulating Hormone Suppression Therapy in Differentiated Thyroid Cancer, Diagnostic Imaging Testing in the Surveillance of Thyroid Cancer Recurrence, Novel Drug Treatments of Progressive Radioiodine-refractory Differentiated Thyroid Cancer, Management of Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer, and Management of Medullary Thyroid cancer.

This issue of Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics, guest edited by Dr. Sethu K. Reddy, is devoted to Diabetes. Articles in this issue include: Approach to Multicultural Issues in Diabetes; Clinical Utility of Genetic Testing in T2DM; Utility of CGM - Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus; Islet Cell Transplantation; Use of Telemedicine; Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis; Microbiome: Role in Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus; Population Management and Diabetes; Pre-diabetes; Metformin: What do we know?; Insulin: Making Sense of Current Options; Nutrition in Diabetes; Bariatric Surgery: Pathophysiology and Outcomes; Future Therapies in Diabetes; Lipodystrophic Syndromes; and In-patient Diabetes Management in the 21st Century.

This issue of Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics, edited by Adriana G. Ioachimescu, will focus on Cushing’s Syndrome. Topics include--but are not limited to--1. Diagnosis of Cushing’s syndrome in the modern era, Gene mutations in patients with Cushing’s syndrome, Morbidity in Cushing’s syndrome and impact of treatment, Localization of ACTH-dependent Cushing’s syndrome, Prognostic factors of long-term remission after surgical treatment of Cushing’s disease, Outcomes of pituitary radiation for Cushing’s disease, New molecular targets in Cushing’s disease, Recent advances in subclinical Cushing’s syndrome, Adrenal surgery for Cushing’s syndrome, Adrenocortical carcinoma with hypercortisolism, Ectopic Cushing’s syndrome, Medical therapy for Cushing’s syndrome in the 21st century, Pregnancy in patients with Cushing’s syndrome, Mortality in patients with Cushing’s syndrome, and Cushing’s syndrome in children and adolescents.