A shot at glory and prestige for a budding corporate explorer descends into chaos as her inexperienced team, accompanied by morally ambiguous super-soldiers, is tested against the dangerous elements of nature and the murderous outcasts surviving off the land. Rising tensions threaten to pull the expedition apart as they make the dangerous trek in search of a secretive laboratory whose hidden prize could reshape the political landscape.

She went to find adventure. She went to be a hero. She found a nightmare instead.When a string of brutal murders rocks a mountain village, the residents hire a group of mercenaries in a desperate attempt to bring the culprit to justice. All signs pointing to a mysterious super-soldier operating in the nearby wilderness. Determined to make a name for herself, a local girl accompanies the gunslingers, only to discover there are far worse things roaming the hills.And sometimes...

When a corporate executive is murdered by a mysterious drone, a newly promoted Talia Hellion is tasked with hunting down the culprit. Partnered with an old adversary, Talia is thrust into a seedy world of corporate intrigue, forged identities, and lies. As suspects turn up dead and clues dwindle, she realizes this mastermind is one step ahead of her. Soon she'll have to fight fire with fire, a new reality that might claim her very sanity.

Advances in Ophthalmology and Optometry reviews the most current practices in both ophthalmology and optometry. A distinguished editorial board, headed by Dr. Myron Yanoff, identifies key areas of major progress and controversy and invites expert ophthalmologists and optometrists to contribute original articles devoted to these topics. Topics covered this volume include, but are not limited to, technology in the evolution of eye care, myopia, anti-VEGF medications in retinopathy of prematu...

Advances in Ophthalmology and Optometry reviews the most current practices in both ophthalmology and optometry. A distinguished editorial board, headed by Dr. Myron Yanoff, identifies key areas of major progress and controversy and invites expert ophthalmologists and Optometrists to contribute original articles devoted to these topics. These insightful overviews bring concepts to a clinical level and explore their everyday impact on patient care. Topics will cover all specialty areas, high...

Mitchell's sole ambition was a mundane job where he could spin in a chair and collect a paycheck, a cozy position that would maximize his talents of napping and eating all day. Never in his wildest nightmares would he have to travel through hostile a backcountry in search of an ominous assassin. Partnered with an arrogant, yet awe-inspiring super-soldier who finds his presence clumsy and cowardly, together they'll uncover a dark and ancient secret that will challenge everything they believ...

Editor Orlando Ortiz and authors review important areas in Imaging of the Postoperative Spine. Articles will include: Post-operative spine imaging in cancer patients; Minimally invasive spine intervention; Post-vertebral augmentation spine imaging; Imaging of lumbar spine fusion; Motion sparing spine instrumentation; Imaging of spine surgery complications; Post-operative fluid collections; Emerging techniques of post-operative spine imaging, What the spine surgeon needs to know about post-...

This book offers an excellent and comprehensive overview on the clinical use of fillers in aesthetic medicine that will assist both novice and advanced practitioners. Based on an evidence-based perspective, the book opens by describing the most common fillers, with information on their characteristics, efficacy and safety. The main part of the book then explains how to use fillers for the most frequent facial indications, such as the glabella, nasolabial folds, infraorbital hollow, nose, c...

Part 2B of the FRCR examination for trainee radiologists involves six 'long cases', which can contain images of any body system and any imaging modality: plain film, CT, MRI, ultrasound, nuclear medicine and contrast studies. FRCR 2B: A Guide to the Long Cases contains 60 highly illustrated long cases and answers, organised into 10 sets of 6 cases. The cases are based on the format of the exam and the answers are at the level of detail the candidate would be expected to provide in the time...

This book offers ophthalmologists and medical practitioners a concise, data-driven review of the information that is most relevant in guiding the diagnosis and management of thyroid-associated eye diseases (TED). Thyroid-Associated Eye Disease can be read in its entirety to give a perspective of the field, but also considered as a reference as clinical questions arise. The goal is to deliver data- driven guidance and discreet approaches and suggestions useful for clinical practice...

There have been major advancements in the pharmacologic treatment of eye diseases over the past decade. With newly discovered disease targets and novel approaches to deliver therapeutic compounds to the eye, patients are seeing improved outcomes. Not only are there better treatments for diseases where treatments existed, we now have effective therapy for previously untreatable and blinding eye disorders. This volume will cover the pharmacologic treatment of eye diseases from the front of t...

Essentials of Pediatric Radiology: A Multimodality Approach provides a concise overview of both basic and complex topics encountered by pediatric radiologists in their daily practice. Written by leading pediatric radiologists from renowned children's hospitals, it focuses particularly on multimodality imaging, covering the full gamut of radiologic diagnostic techniques, including conventional radiography and ultrasound, Doppler ultrasound, up-to-date CT and MRI techniques, and PET-CT. Each...