Description
- Modalities of Medical Imaging
- Radiography
- Cross-Sectional Imaging, Tomography and Body Planes
- Computed Tomography: Cross-Sectional Images and Reconstructions
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Ultrasound
- Nuclear Medicine
- Interventional Radiology
- Strengths and Weaknesses of Imaging Modalities
- Contrast Enhancement
- The Radiology Workstation and PACS systems
- The Radiology Requisition and the Radiology Report
- How Safe is Medical Imaging?
- Chapter Review Questions
- Shoulder, Pelvis and Limbs
- Extremities
- Fundamentals of Musculoskeletal Imaging
- Shoulder and Arm
- Elbow and Forearm
- Wrist and Hand
- Pelvis, Hip, and Thigh
- Knee and Lower Leg
- Ankle and Foot
- Lower Limb Vascular Disease: Peripheral Arterial Insufficiency and Venous Thrombosis
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- Spine and Spinal Cord
- Fundamentals of Spine and Spinal Cord Imaging
- Spinal Trauma
- Neck and Back Pain (No Neurologic Signs or Symptoms)
- Neck or Back Pain with Radiculopathy or Myelopathy
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- Brain
- Fundamentals of Brain Imaging
- Trauma
- Acute Non Trauma Neurologic Emergency (stroke and hemorrhage)
- Headache
- Movement Disorders
- Focal and Nonfocal Neurologic Dysfunction
- Neuroendocrine Dysfunction
- Epilepsy and Seizures
- Dementia
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- Eyes, Ears, Nose and Throat (EENT)
- Fundamentals of Eyes, Ear, Nose and Throat Imaging
- Nasal Congestion and Sinusitis
- Neck Lumps
- Facial Droop (Bell’s Palsy)
- Dysphagia and Sore Throat
- Visual Problems
- Hearing Problems
- Vertigo and Tinnitus
- Facial trauma and Temporomandibular joint (TMJ)
- Carotid Artery Disease
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- Chest
- Fundamentals of Chest Imaging
- Routine Chest Radiography
- Trauma
- Dyspnea
- Hemoptysis
- Non-Traumatic Chest Wall, Pleuritic Pain
- Cardiac Disease: General Considerations
- Acute Chest Pain
- Chronic Chest Pain
- Congestive Heart Failure
- Chapter Review Questions
- Breast
- Fundamentals of Breast Imaging
- Breast Cancer Screening
- The Palpable Breast Mass or Positive Findings on Screening Mammography
- Breast Cancer Screening in the High Risk Patient
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- Abdomen
- Fundamentals of Abdominal Imaging
- Trauma
- Abdominal Pain
- Jaundice
- GI Bleeding
- Non-specific Issues, Such as Weight Loss and Vomiting, Abnormal Laboratory Studies
- Chapter Review Questions
- Urinary Tract and Male Genital Tract
- Fundamentals of Imaging the Male and Female Urinary Tract and Male Genital Tract
- Trauma
- Suspected Renovascular Hypertension
- Acute Onset Flank Pain
- Acute Scrotal Pain and Scrotal Masses
- Hematuria and Renal Masses
- Difficulty Voiding
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Renal Failure/Insufficiency
- The Prostate Gland
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- Female Pelvis Imaging
- Fundamentals of Imaging the Female Pelvis
- Fertility Imaging
- Obstetric Imaging
- Acute Pelvic Pain in patients of reproductive age
- Imaging of Abnormal Vaginal Bleeding and Pelvic Masses
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- Imaging of Bone Disease and Endocrine Disorders
- Fundamentals of Imaging of Bone Disease and Endocrine Disorders
- Osteoporosis and Paget Disease
- Thyroid and Parathyroid Dysfunction
- Adrenal Dysfunction and Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Pancreas
- Pituitary Dysfunction
- Chapter Review Questions
- Clinical Practice Issues in Medical Imaging
- Incidentalomas
- The American College of Radiology Appropriateness Criteria
- Talking to Patients about the Risks of Imaging Procedures
- Claustrophobia and MRI
- Communication and Collaboration Among Medical Professionals
- Quality Patient Care in Imaging
Appendix A: Glossary
Appendix B: Answers to Chapter Review Questions
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