Interpreting Chest X-rays - Brossura

Ellis, Stephen

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1904842771 ISBN 13: 9781904842774

Casa editrice: Scion Pub Ltd, 2010

Riassunto

Radiological imaging is now accessible to a wide range of healthcare workers, many of whom are increasingly taking on extended roles. This book will equip all healthcare professionals, including medical students, chest physicians, radiographers and radiologists, with the techniques and knowledge required to interpret plain chest radiographs.

It is not an exhaustive text, but concentrates on interpretive skills and pattern recognition ? these help the reader to understand the pitfalls and spot the clues that will allow them to correctly interpret the chest X-rays they will encounter in their daily practice.

The book features over 300 high quality images, along with a range of case story images designed to enable readers to test and develop their interpretation skills.

Interpreting Chest X-Rays is a handy ready reference that will help you to avoid making errors interpreting chest X-rays and decide, for example:

* if a temporary pacing wire has been inserted correctly
* whether the shadows you can see are real abnormalities
* if all chest tubes and lines are located appropriately in an ITU patient
* what further imaging may assist interpretation of an apparent abnormality
* whether a post-surgical chest is significantly abnormal
* what organism might be causing an infection
* why a patient is short of breath
* whether patient positioning accounts for an abnormal appearance on a chest X-ray
* what impact radiographic technique has had on the appearance of pathology

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Recensione

Interpreting chest radiographs is one of the most if not the most difficult yet routine radiologic activity. In some respects, thoracic computed tomographic (CT) examinations are easier to correctly analyze, because among other reasons, the 3-dimensional anatomy is laid out much more clearly, and the density of structures is more readily discerned. Similarly, teaching the basics of chest radiographic (CXR) analysis can be surprisingly difficult, especially to the beginner. In Interpreting Chest X-Rays, a profusely- illustrated paperback book by the thoracic radiologist Dr. Stephen Ellis, a substantial amount of ground is covered on this difficult topic in 240 pages. Dr. Ellis is an outstanding teacher, with an appealing approach and writing style. I imagine, after reading this new introductory book, that anyone at any level, after spending a few weeks with Dr. Ellis on a chest imaging rotation, would learn an enormous amount of practical and valuable information....The book is very well written and organized. There are excellent, very instructive figure legends....Overall, the cases shown are excellent, they cover substantial ground, and demonstrate numerous valuable teaching points, particularly for an introductory text. Putting together such a collection of images is not easy...The emphasis on "review areas," and the potential pitfalls of CXR interpretation, is outstanding and relatively comprehensive, and important material is provided and reviewed for both the neophyte and the experienced health care practitioner...Interpreting Chest X-Rays is highly recommended for anyone wishing to acquire a basic yet relatively comprehensive approach to the chest radiograph. The book is affordable, and is particularly suited for trainees, including pulmonary medicine fellows, medical students on a radiology rotation, physicians' assistant students or nursing students on a critical care or pulmonary rotation, and first-year radiology residents on a thoracic radiology rotation. Dr. Stephen Ellis makes the difficult seem easy, with his instructive teaching style and helpful approach to the surprisingly difficult topic of chest radiography interpretation. --Clinical Pulmonary Medicine, Nov 2010

Interpreting Chest X-rays is an excellent, simple book which will be available to medical students, radiographers and medical staff, including chest physicians and radiologists, providing an understanding of techniques and basic knowledge required to interpret plain chest radiographs. The book includes over 300 high quality images and is laid out in 17 chapters covering technique, anatomy, in-built errors of interpretation, fundamentals of chest x-ray interpretation and pattern recognition with subsequent chapters of pulmonary, pleural, cardiac, mediastinal disease and ITU chest x-ray abnormalities. The author states that the book is concentrated on interpretive skills and pattern recognition which will enable readers to interpret chest radiographs in their clinical practice. The book is reasonably priced and would be recommended to all healthcare professionals who are involved with the interpretation of plan chest radiographs. --RAD Magazine, Dec 2010

Interpreting Chest X-Rays was a delight to read and review. It is a concise text that covers the basics of chest radiography. This book would be perfect for the medical student, allied health care worker, or general physician. --American Journal of Roentgenology

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Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Scion Pub Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1904842771
• ISBN 13: 9781904842774
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 250
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile