Basic Radiology

A well-illustrated, systems-based primer on learning radiologic imaging   Basic Radiology is 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 Michael Y.M. Chen, MD Associate Professor of Radiology Wake Forest University School of Medicine Winston-Salem, NC Thomas L. Pope, MD Professor of Radiology Department of Radiology and Radiologic Science Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, SC David J. Ott, MD Professor of Radiology Department of Radiology Wake Forest University School of Medicine Winston-Salem, NC 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