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Medical Imaging: Techniques, Reflection & Evaluation Elizabeth Carver, BSc(Hons), FAETC, DCRR (Undergraduate Course Director, School of Radiography, University of Wales, Bangor, UK)

Medical Imaging: Techniques, Reflection & Evaluation By Elizabeth Carver, BSc(Hons), FAETC, DCRR (Undergraduate Course Director, School of Radiography, University of Wales, Bangor, UK)

Summary

Reflects the role and responsibilities of the radiographer. This book covers the full range of medical imaging methods/techniques which all students and professionals must understand, and discusses them related to imaging principles, radiation dose, patient condition, body area and pathologies.

Medical Imaging: Techniques, Reflection & Evaluation Summary

Medical Imaging: Techniques, Reflection & Evaluation by Elizabeth Carver, BSc(Hons), FAETC, DCRR (Undergraduate Course Director, School of Radiography, University of Wales, Bangor, UK)

Medical Imaging has been revised and updated to reflect the current role and responsibilities of the radiographer, a role that continues to extend as the 21st century progresses. This comprehensive book covers the full range of medical imaging methods/techniques which all students and professionals must understand, and discusses them related to imaging principles, radiation dose, patient condition, body area and pathologies. There is comprehensive, up-to-date, referencing for all chapters, with full image evaluation criteria and a systematic approach to fault recognition for all radiographic projections. Highly respected editors, Elizabeth and Barry Carver, have brought together an impressive team of contributing authors, comprising academic, radiographer and radiologist clinical experts. NEW TO THIS EDITION Full colour, including approximately 200 new colour photographs.All techniques have been updated to reflect the use of digital image receptors. All chapters have been updated to reflect current practice, eg CT colonoscopy is now included as part of GI imaging; the nuclear medicine chapter now introduces hybrid imaging; the genitourinary chapter now reflects the use of ultrasound and CT.'The authors have been comprehensive, thorough and innovative. This well-presented book should be adopted by Schools of Diagnostic Imaging in Europe and elsewhere and be a constant companion to the reflective radiographic practitioner.' From the foreword to the first edition by Patrick Brennan. Medical Imaging has been revised and updated to reflect the current role and responsibilities of the radiographer, a role that continues to extend as the 21st century progresses. This comprehensive book covers the full range of medical imaging methods/techniques which all students and professionals must understand, and discusses them related to imaging principles, radiation dose, patient condition, body area and pathologies. There is comprehensive, up-to-date, referencing for all chapters, with full image evaluation criteria and a systematic approach to fault recognition for all radiographic projections. Highly respected editors, Elizabeth and Barry Carver, have brought together an impressive team of contributing authors, comprising academic, radiographer and radiologist clinical experts. Full colour, including approximately 200 new colour photographs.All techniques have been updated to reflect the use of digital image receptors. All chapters have been updated to reflect current practice, eg CT colonoscopy is now included as part of GI imaging; the nuclear medicine chapter now introduces hybrid imaging; the genitourinary chapter now reflects the use of ultrasound and CT.

Table of Contents

Section 1 Imaging principles 1. Digital imaging 2. Film-screen imaging 3. Exposure factors, manipulation and dose Section 2 Skeletal radiography 4. Introduction to skeletal, chest and abdominal radiography 5. Fingers, hand and wrist 6. Forearm, elbow and humerus 7. The shoulder girdle 8. Foot, toes, ankle, tibia and fibula 9. Knee and femur 10. Pelvis and hips 11. Cervical spine 12. Thoracic spine 13. Lumbar spine 14. Sacrum and coccyx 15. Thoracic skeleton 16. Principles of radiography of the head 17. Cranial vault 18. Facial bones 19. Paranasal sinuses 20. Specialised projections of the skull 21. Dental radiography 22. Orthopantomography and cephalometry Section 3 Chest and abdomen 23. Chest and thoracic contents 24. Abdomen Section 4 Accident and emergency 25. Accident and emergency Section 5 Breast imaging 26. Breast imaging Section 6 Paediatric imaging 27. Paediatric imaging in general radiography Section 7 Contrast studies 28. Contrast media 29. Gastrointestinal tract 30. Accessory organs of the gastrointestinal tract 31. Investigations of the genitourinary tract 32. Cardiovascular system 33. Vascular imaging of the head and neck 34. Intervention and therapeutic procedures Section 8 Additional imaging methods 35. Computed tomography 36. Magnetic Resonance Imaging 37. Nuclear Medicine Imaging 38. Ultrasound Glossary of radiographic terms Index

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Medical Imaging: Techniques, Reflection & Evaluation by Elizabeth Carver, BSc(Hons), FAETC, DCRR (Undergraduate Course Director, School of Radiography, University of Wales, Bangor, UK)
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Hardback
Elsevier Health Sciences
2012-07-16
560
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