Learning Radiology: Recognizing the Basics E-Book: Recognizing the Basics

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Elsevier Health Sciences, Apr 1, 2011 - Medical - 333 pages

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.

 

Contents

2 Recognizing Normal Chest Anatomy and a Technically Adequate Chest Radiograph
8
3 Recognizing Airspace Versus Interstitial Lung Disease
18
4 Recognizing the Causes of an Opacified Hemithorax
27
5 Recognizing Atelectasis
32
6 Recognizing a Pleural Effusion
40
7 Recognizing Pneumonia
50
8 Recognizing Pneumothorax Pneumomediastinum Pneumopericardium and Subcutaneous Emphysema
59
9 Recognizing Adult Heart Disease
68
17 Recognizing the Imaging Findings of Trauma
164
18 Recognizing Gastrointestinal Hepatic and Urinary Tract Abnormalities
172
21 Recognizing Abnormalities of Bone Density
218
22 Recognizing Fractures and Dislocations
232
24 Recognizing Some Common Causes of Neck and Back Pain
261
25 Recognizing Some Common Causes of Intracranial Pathology
276
Appendix Recognizing What to Order
299
Bibliography
304

12 Recognizing Diseases of the Chest
109
14 Recognizing Bowel Obstruction and Ileus
138
15 Recognizing Extraluminal Air in the Abdomen
148
16 Recognizing Abnormal Calcifications and Their Causes
156
Index
305
The Last Printed Page
318
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Bibliographic information

TitleLearning Radiology: Recognizing the Basics E-Book: Recognizing the Basics
AuthorWilliam Herring
Edition2
PublisherElsevier Health Sciences, 2011
ISBN0323081665, 9780323081665
Length333 pages
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Medical / Diagnostic Imaging / General
Medical / Education & Training
Medical / Internal Medicine
Medical / Radiology, Radiotherapy & Nuclear Medicine
  
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