Learning Radiology : Recognizing the Basics (with STUDENT CONSULT Online Access)

Herring, William

ISBN 10: 0323074448 / ISBN 13: 9780323074445

Editore: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division, 2011

Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Codice articolo GRP87449372

Riassunto:

Learning Radiology: Recognizing the Basics, 2nd Edition, is an image-filled, practical, and clinical introduction to this integral part of the diagnostic process. William Herring, MD, a skilled radiology teacher, masterfully covers everything you need to know to effectively interpret medical images. Learn the latest on ultrasound, MRI, CT, and more, in a time-friendly format with brief, bulleted text and abundant high-quality images. Then ensure your mastery of the material with additional online content, bonus images, and self-assessment exercises at www.studentconsult.com.

• Identify a wide range of common and uncommon conditions based upon their imaging findings.
• Quickly grasp the fundamentals you need to know through easy-access bulleted text and more than 700 images.
• Arrive at diagnoses by following a pattern recognition approach, and logically overcome difficult diagnostic challenges with the aid of decision trees.
• Learn from the best, as Dr. Herring is both a skilled radiology teacher and the host of his own specialty website, www.learningradiology.com.

• Easily master the fundamental principles of MRI, ultrasound, and CT with new chapters that cover principles of each modality and the recognition of normal and abnormal findings.

Know the basics and be more confident when interpreting diagnostic imaging studies

Contenuti:

1. Recognizing Anything: An Introduction to Imaging Modalities

2. Recognizing Normal Chest Anatomy and a Technically Adequate Chest Radiograph

3. Recognizing Airspace Versus Interstitial Lung Disease

4. Recognizing the Causes of an Opacified Hemithorax

5. Recognizing Atelectasis

6. Recognizing a Pleural Effusion

7. Recognizing Pneumonia

8. Recognizing Pneumothorax, Pneumomediastinum, Pneumopericardium, and Subcutaneous Emphysema

9. Recognizing Adult Heart Disease

10. Recognizing the Correct Placement of Lines and Tubes: Critical Care Radiology

11. Computed Tomography: Understanding the Basics and Recognizing Normal Anatomy

12. Recognizing Diseases of the Chest

13. Recognizing the Normal Abdomen: Conventional Radiographs

14. Recognizing Bowel Obstruction and Ileus

15. Recognizing Extraluminal Air in the Abdomen

16. Recognizing Abnormal Calcifications and Their Causes

17. Recognizing the Imaging Findings of Trauma

18. Recognizing Gastrointestinal, Hepatic, and Urinary Tract Abnormalities

19. Ultrasound: Understanding the Principles and Recognizing Normal and Abnormal Findings

20. Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Understanding the Principles and Recognizing the Basics

21. Recognizing Abnormalities of Bone Density

22. Recognizing Fractures and Dislocations

23. Recognizing Joint Disease: An Approach to Arthritis

24. Recognizing Some Common Causes of Back and Neck Pain

25. Recognizing Some Common Causes of Intracranial Pathology

Appendix: Recognizing What to Order

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Titolo: Learning Radiology : Recognizing the Basics ...
Casa editrice: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Data di pubblicazione: 2011
Legatura: Brossura
Condizione: Very Good
Edizione: 2nd Edition.