Radiology Made Easy

by Arpan K. Banerjee

• ISBN13: 9780521676359
• ISBN10: 0521676355
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-07-17
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

Radiology plays a central role in diagnosis, management and even treatment of a patient's condition. The increasing importance of radiology in clinical medicine has led to the inclusion of the subject in medical school curricula worldwide. Most radiology teaching for medical students is conducted around films of real patients on the ward or in tutorial groups within the radiology department itself and, by reflecting this method of learning, the approach of this book will be familiar to students studying radiology at undergraduate level. The book adopts a systemic approach to cover the commonest clinical problems that are encountered on the wards, in tutorials and in examinations. Clear radiographs are each presented with brief reports and an accompanying discussion of the diagnosis, differential diagnosis and potential further investigations. This new edition is enhanced with many new images, and all are now clearly labelled and arrowed to highlight significant diagnostic features.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Basic principles and radiological investigations

Plain films

Screening/fluoroscopy

Ultrasound

Computed tomography

Magnetic resonance imaging

Nuclear medicine

Interventional radiology

Section A. The Chest: Introduction to the chest radiograph

Cardiomegaly

Heart failure

Pulmonary oedema

Pleural effusion

Lobar pneumonia

Bronchopneumonia

Pneumothorax

Pulmonary collapse

Pulmonary nodule

Carcinoma bronchus

Chronic obstructive airways disease

Cavitating mass

Tuberculosis

Sarcoidosis

Mediastinal mass

Opaque hemi-thorax

Fibrosing alveolitis

Pneumocystis infection

HIV and the chest

Cystic fibrosis

Bronchiectasis

Pulmonary emboli

Section B. Gastrointestinal System: Interpreting the abdominal radiograph

Perforation

Small bowel obstruction

Large bowel obstruction

Barium swallow

Barium meals

Bowel carcinoma

Diverticular disease

Crohn's disease

Ulcerative colitis

Gallstones

Acute pancreatitis

Liver metastases

Abdominal abscess

Subphrenic abscess

Section C. Central Nervous Systems: Haemorrhage

Subarachnoid haemorrhage

Cerebral infarction

Brain atrophy

Ring enhancing lesions

MRI of the pituitary

Multiple sclerosis

Cerebrovascular disease

Section D. Bone: Osteoarthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis

Gout

Ankylosing spondylitis

Paget's disease

Back pain

Osteoporosis

Osteomyelitis

Metastases/tumours

Fractures

Section E. Renal, Gynaecological and Vascular Systems: Horseshoe kidneys

Renal colic

Hydronephrosis

Renal tumour

Bladder cancer

Ovarian cancer

Fibroids

Obstetric scans

Mammography

Deep vein thrombosis

Aortic aneurysm

Vascular intervention.