Book Description
Effectively and confidently interpret even the most challenging radiographic study
Emergency Radiology: Case Studies is a one-of-a-kind text specifically designed to help you fine-tune your emergency radiographic interpretation and problem-solving abilities. Illustrated with hundreds of high-resolution images, this reference covers the full range of clinical problems in which radiographic studies play a key role.
Dr. David Schwartz, leading educator and expert author of Emergency Radiology, takes you step-by-step through the radiographic analysis of medical, surgical, and traumatic disorders, giving you an unparalleled review of the use and interpretation of radiographic studies in emergency diagnosis.
Features
- 55 cases studies that highlight challenging areas in emergency diagnosis, including imaging studies with subtle, equivocal, or potentially misleading findings
- Detailed coverage of the broadband spectrum of disorders for which radiographs are utilized in emergency practice
- Coverage of chest and abdominal radiology, the extremities, cervical spine and facial radiology, and head CT
- Cohesive template for each chapter, beginning with case presentations, followed by discussion of the disorder
- Sections that begin with an overview of the pertinent radiographic technique, anatomy, and a method of radiographic interpretation
- Diagnosis-accelerating radiographs, ultrasound images, CT scans, and MR images
- Invaluable “pearls and pitfalls” of radiographic interpretation
Book Info
New York Univ., New York City. Textbook developed to teach emergency radiology from the vantage point of the clinical emergency physician. For residents, clinicians and medical students. Includes decision making, anatomy and physiology, radiographic technique, radiographic analysis, common abnormalities, errors in interpretation and more. Abundant illustrations.
--This text refers to the
Hardcover
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