Diagnostic Imaging

Diagnostic Imaging will help medical students, junior doctors, residents and trainee radiologists understand the principles behind interpreting all forms of imaging. Providing a balanced account of all the imaging modalities available including plain film, ultrasound, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, radionuclide imaging and interventional radiology it explains the techniques used and the indications for their use. Organised by body system, it covers all anatomical regions. In each region the authors discuss the most suitable imaging technique and provide guidelines for interpretation, illustrating clinical problems with normal and abnormal images. Diagnostic Imaging is extensively illustrated throughout, featuring high quality full-colour images and more than 600 photographs. The images are downloadable in PowerPoint format from the brand new companion website at wileydiagnosticimaging.com, which also has over 100 interactive MCQs, to aid learning and teaching. When you purchase the book you also receive access to the Wiley E-Text: Powered by VitalSource. This is an interactive digital version of the book, featuring downloadable text and images, highlighting and note-taking facilities, bookmarking, cross-referencing, in-text searching, and linking to references and abbreviations. Diagnostic Imaging is also available on CourseSmart, offering extra functionality as well as an immediate way to access the book. For more details, see coursesmart.com or The Anytime, Anywhere Textbook section.

Diagnostic Imaging will help medical students, juniordoctors, residents and trainee radiologists understand theprinciples behind interpreting all forms of imaging. Providing abalanced account of all the imaging modalities availableincluding plain film, ultrasound, computed tomography, magneticresonance imaging, radionuclide imaging and interventionalradiology - it explains the techniques used and theindications for their use.Organised by body system, it covers all anatomical regions. Ineach region the authors discuss the most suitable imaging techniqueand provide guidelines for interpretation, illustrating clinicalproblems with normal and abnormal images.Diagnostic Imaging is extensively illustrated throughoutfeaturing high quality full-colour images and more than 600photographs. The images are downloadable in PowerPoint format fromthe brand new companion website at href="wileydiagnosticimaging.com/">wileydiagnosticimaging.comwhich also has over 100 interactive MCQs, to aid learning andteaching.When you purchase the book you also receive access to the WileyE-Text: Powered by VitalSource. This is an interactive digitalversion of the book, featuring downloadable text and imageshighlighting and note-taking facilities, bookmarkingcross-referencing, in-text searching, and linking to references andabbreviations. Diagnostic Imaging is also available onCourseSmart, offering extra functionality as well as an immediateway to access the book. For more details, see href="coursesmart.com/">coursesmart.com or'The Anytime, Anywhere Textbook ' section.

Preface viiAcknowledgements viiiList of Abbreviations ixThe Anytime, Anywhere Textbook x1 Technical Considerations 12 Chest 193 Cardiac Disorders 101with the assistance of Dr Francesca Pugliese4 Breast Imaging 123with the assistance of Dr Sarah Vinnicombe5 Plain Abdomen 1296 Gastrointestinal Tract 1417 Hepatobiliary System, Spleen and Pancreas 1958 Urinary Tract 2239 Female Genital Tract 27310 Peritoneal Cavity and Retroperitoneum 29111 Bones 309with the assistance of Dr Kasthoori Jayarani12 Joints 347with the assistance of Dr Kasthoori Jayarani13 Spine 369with the assistance of Dr Rob Barker14 Skeletal Trauma 399with the assistance of Dr Muaaze Ahmad15 Brain 427with the assistance of Dr Rob Barker16 Orbits, Head and Neck 457with the assistance of Dr Polly Richards17 Vascular and Interventional Radiology 471Appendix: Computed Tomography Anatomy of the Abdomen 491Index 497