Main description:

For 30 years, the highly regarded Secrets Series (R) has provided students and practitioners in all areas of health care with concise, focused, and engaging resources for quick reference and exam review. Radiology Secrets Plus, 4th Edition, by Drs. Drew Torigian and Parvati Ramchandani, features the Secrets' popular question-and-answer format that also includes lists, tables, and an informal tone - making reference and review quick, easy, and enjoyable.

Top 100 Secrets and Key Points boxes provide a fast overview of the secrets you must know for success in practice and on exams.
The proven Secrets (R) format gives you the most return for your study time - concise, easy to read, engaging, and highly effective.
Larger page size provides the visual detail necessary for success in radiology, yet is still easy to carry with you for quick reference or review.

NEW: Expert Consult eBook features online and mobile access.
Full-color, expanded layout enhances understanding in this highly visual field.
Thorough updates throughout by a new expert author team from the highly regarded program at University of Pennsylvania and world-renowned contributors from top radiology programs.

Contents:

I. INTRODUCTION TO IMAGING MODALITIES

1. Introduction to Plain Film Radiography, Fluoroscopy, and Tomosynthesis

2. Introduction to Ultrasonography, CT, and MRI

3. Introduction to Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

4. Introduction to Image Processing, Visualization, and Analysis

5. Computers in Radiology

6. Introduction to contrast agents

7. Radiation dose and safety considerations in imaging

II. BREAST IMAGING

8. Screening Mammography

9. Diagnostic Mammography

10. Breast Ultrasonography (US) and Breast Procedures

11. Breast MRI

III. NONINVASIVE CARDIAC AND VASCULAR IMAGING

12. Cardiac and Pericardiac Imaging

13. Aortic Imaging

14. Coronary Arterial Imaging

15. Pulmonary Vascular Imaging

16. Peripheral and Visceral Vascular Imaging

IV. THORACIC IMAGING

17. Imaging of Lung Nodules and Masses

18. Imaging of Alveolar Lung Disease

19. Imaging of Interstitial Lung Disease

20. Imaging of Mediastinal Disease

21. Imaging of Pleural Disease

22. Tubes, Lines, Catheters, and Other Devices

V. GASTROINTESTINAL IMAGING

23. Abdominal Radiography

24. Fluoroscopy of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract

25. CT and MRI of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract

26. Fluoroscopy of the Lower Gastrointestinal Tract

27. CT and MRI of the Lower Gastrointestinal Tract

28. CT and MRI of the Liver, Gallbladder, and Biliary Tract

29. CT and MRI of the Spleen

30. CT and MRI of the Pancreas

31. CT and MRI of the Peritoneum, Omentum, and Mesentery

32. CT and MRI of the Acute Abdomen and Pelvis

VI. GENITOURINARY IMAGING

33. Urography

34. Genitourinary Tract Fluoroscopy

35. CT and MRI of the Kidney

36. CT and MRI of the Adrenal Glands

37. CT and MRI of the Retroperitoneum

38. Imaging of the Female Pelvis

39. Imaging of the Male Pelvis

VII. NEURORADIOLOGY

40. Brain Imaging: Anatomy, Trauma, and Tumors

41. Brain Imaging: Inflammatory, Infectious, and Vascular Diseases

42. Advanced Neurospinal Imaging

43. Head and Neck Imaging Part 1

44. Head and Neck Imaging Part 2

VIII. MUSCULOSKELETAL IMAGING

45. Imaging of Extremity Trauma

46. Imaging of Spinal Trauma

47. Imaging of Non-Traumatic Spinal Disorders

48. Imaging of Metabolic Bone Disease

49. Imaging of Arthritis

50. Imaging of Musculoskeletal Infection

51. Imaging of Musculoskeletal Tumors

52. MRI of the Shoulder

53. MRI of the Elbow

54. MRI of the Hand and Wrist

55. MRI of the Hip

56. MRI of the Knee

57. MRI of the Foot and Ankle

IX. ULTRASONOGRAPHY

58. Obstetrical Ultrasonography in the First Trimester

59. Obstetrical Ultrasonography in the Second Trimester

60. Advanced Fetal Ultrasonography and Therapy

61. Neck Ultrasonography

62. Abdominal Ultrasonography

63. Musculoskeletal Ultrasonography

64. Vascular Ultrasonography

X. INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY

65. Patient Sedation and Pain Management

66. Equipment, Terms, and Techniques in Interventional Radiology

67. Inferior Vena Cava Filters

68. Image-Guided Percutaneous Biopsy

69. Advanced Procedures in Interventional Radiology

70. Peripheral Vascular Disease Diagnosis and Intervention

71. Embolization Techniques and Applications

72. Hepatobiliary and Portal Venous Interventions

73. Genitourinary and Gastrointestinal Interventional Radiology

74. Neurointerventional Radiology

75. Musculoskeletal Interventional Radiology

XI. NUCLEAR RADIOLOGY

76. Positron Emission Tomography of Oncological Disorders

77. Positron Emission Tomography of Non-Oncological Disorders

78. Bone Scintigraphy

79. Pulmonary Scintigraphy

80. Thyroid, parathyroid, and Salivary Gland Scintigraphy

81. Gastrointestinal and Genitourinary Scintigraphy

82. Cardiac Scintigraphy

83. Cerebrovascular Scintigraphy

84. Radionuclide Therapeutic Intervention

XII. PEDIATRIC RADIOLOGY

85. Pediatric Thoracic Radiology

86. Pediatric Cardiovascular Radiology

87. Pediatric Gastrointestinal Radiology

88. Pediatric Genitourinary Radiology

89. Pediatric Neuroradiology

90. Pediatric Musculoskeletal Radiology

91. Imaging of Child Abuse

XIII. DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY AS A PROFESSION

92. Training Pathways in Diagnostic Imaging

93. Medicolegal Issues in Diagnostic Imaging

94. Radiology Organizations

95. Academic Radiology