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Main description:
Get the most from your study time! In print and online, this title in the "Crash Course" series makes it easy to master the imaging essentials you must know to navigate your course work and prepare for exams. Clear, concise text covers all essential concepts; user-friendly learning features, including "hints and tips" and "comprehension check" boxes, make study easier; and review questions help you assess your mastery of the material and pinpoint areas requiring additional study.
Contents:
Part I: The Patient Presents with
1. Chest Pain, Dyspnea, or Hemoptysis
. Cardiovascular disorders
. Respiratory disorders
. Case conferences
2. Breast Mass or Breast Screening
. The breast lump
. Breast screening
. Case conference
3. Dysphagia
. Thyroid mass
. Esophageal diseases
. Case conference
4. Abdominal Pain
. Imaging in abdominal pain
. Intestinal causes
. Hepatopancreatobiliary diseases
. Urological diseases
. Vascular diseases
. Gynecological diseases
. Case conferences
5. Jaundice
. Liver diseases
. Biliary diseases
. Pancreatic diseases
. Case conference
6. Altered Bowel Habit/Rectal Bleeding
. Small bowel diseases
. Large bowel diseases
. Case conferences
7. Scrotal or Groin Mass
. Scrotal mass
. Inguinal/thigh mass
. Case conference
8. Back Pain
. Degenerative diseases
. Inflammatory diseases
. Neoplastic spinal disease
. Metabolic bone disease
. Case conference
9. Joint Pain
. Rheumatoid arthritis
. Seronegative arthritis
. Degenerative
. Hemophilia
. Metabolic disorders
. Infectious diseases
. Systemic diseases
. Case conference
10. Neck Mass
. Thyroid masses
. Salivary diseases
. Lymphadenopathy
. Congenital/developmental diseases
. Miscellaneous disorders
. Case conference
11. Neurological Symptoms
. Headache
. Focal neurological deficit
. Seizures
. Head trauma
. Case conference
12. Urinary Tract Infection in Childhood
. Renal tract ultrasound
. Voiding cystourethrogram
. DMSA
. Other renal imaging investigations used in children with UTIs
. The role of vesico-ureteric reflux
. Case conference
13. Delayed Passage of Meconium
. Hirschsprung's disease
. Meconium ileus
. Functional immaturity of the colon
. Ileal atresia
. Anorectal malformations
. Colonic atresia
. Radiological investigations
. Case conference
14. A Limp in Childhood
. Developmental dysplasia of the hip
. Transient synovitis of the hip joint
. Septic arthritis
. Perthes' disease
. Slipped capital femoral epiphysis
. Toddler's fracture
. Discitis
. Radiological evaluation
. Case conference
15. Pregnancy
. First trimester ultrasound
. Second trimester ultrasound
. Third trimester ultrasound
. Case conference
Part II: Principles of Radiology
16. Ionizing Radiation Studies
. Conventional radiology
. Computed tomography
. Interventional radiology
17. Non-ionizing Radiation Techniques
. Ultrasound
. Doppler ultrasound
. Magnetic resonance imaging
18. Nuclear Medicine
. Conventions
. Single photon emission computed tomography
. Positron emission tomography
. Specific isotope studies
. Radiation doses and requests
Part III: Image Gallery
19. Respiratory Imaging
20. Cardiovascular and Breast Imaging
21. Gastrointestinal Imaging
22. Abdominal Imaging
23. Orthopedic Imaging
24. Head and Neck Imaging
25. Pediatric Radiology
Glossary
Index
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