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9780071627085

Basic Radiology, Second Edition

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  • ISBN13:

    9780071627085

  • ISBN10:

    0071627081

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2010-08-27
  • Publisher: McGraw Hill / Medical

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Summary

A well-illustrated, systems-based primer on learning radiologic imagingBasic Radiologyis the easiest and most effective way for medical students, residents, and clinicians not specializing in radiologic imaging to learn the essentials of diagnostic test selection, application, and interpretation. This trusted guide is unmatched in its ability to teach you how to select and request the most appropriate imaging modality for a patient's presenting symptoms and familiarize yourself with the most common diseases that current radiologic imaging can best evaluate.Features: More than 800 high-quality images across all modalities A logical organ-system approach Consistent chapter presentation that includes:---Recap of recent developments in the radiologic imaging of the organ system discussed;---Description of normal anatomy; ---Discussion of the most appropriate imaging technique for evaluating that organ system;---Questions and imaging exercises designed to enhance your understanding of key principles Brief list of suggested readings and general references Timely chapter describing the various diagnostic imaging techniques currently available, including conventional radiography, nuclear medicine, ultrasonography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging An important chapter providing an overview of the physics of radiation and its related biological effects, ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging

Author Biography

Author Profiles
Michael Chen, MD
Professor of Radiology
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Thomas Pope, MD
Professor of Radiology
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina

David Ott, MD
Professor of Radiology
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Table of Contents

Contributors
Preface
PART 1: INTRODUCTION
1. Scope of Diagnostic Imaging, Michael Y.M. Chen and Christopher T. Whitlow
2. The Physical Basis of Diagnostic Imaging, Robert L. Dixon and Christopher t. Whitlow
PART 2: CHEST
3. Imaging of the Heart and Great Vessels, James G. Ravenel
4. Radiology of the Chest, Caroline Chiles and Shannon M. Gulla
5. Radiology of the Breast, Rita I. Freimanis and Joseph S. Ayoub
PART 3: BONES AND JOINTS
6. Musculoskeletal Imaging, Tamara Miner Haygood and Mohamed M.H. Sayyouh
7. Imaging of Joints, Paul L. Wasserman and Thomas L. Pope
PART 4: ABDOMEN
8. Plain Film of the Abdomen, Michael Y.M. Chen
9. Radiology of the Urinary Tract, Jud R. Gash and Jacob Noe
10. Gastrointestinal Tract, David J. Ott
11. Liver, Biliary Tract, and Pancreas, Melanie P. Caserta, Fakhra Chaudhry, and Robert E. Bechtold
PART 5: HEAD AND SPINE
12. Brain and Its Coverings, Michael E. Zapadka, Michelle S. Bradbury, and Daniel W. Williams, III
13. Imaging of the Spine, Nandita Guha-Thakurta and Lawrence E. Ginsberg

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