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Imaging Children

by Helen Carty

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Publisher Comments:

An international team of distinguished editors and contributors provide current, comprehensive, and practical guidance on the performance, interpretation, and coordination of all imaging procedures in children. An integrated, multi-modality approach outlines the most appropriate and cost-effective procedure for both common and rare conditions, whether plain film, ultrasound, CT, MRI, or nuclear medicine. Nearly 5,000 images enable radiologists to picture-match their images and interpretations with those of the experts. Lists of differential diagnoses and diagnostic algorithms further facilitate the recognition and interpretation of radiological features.

Offers practical guidelines and tips from over 100 experts in the field.

Features a superb collection of images of the highest quality that encompasses all modalities.

Provides comprehensive coverage in 15 sections, each of which focuses on a different organ system.

Features a new, international perspective with the addition of a new editor, new section editors and new contributors from around the world, including the United States, Canada, and Australia as well as Europe.

Offers brief clinical overviews from other specialties to reflect the growing role of the radiologist as a member of a the health care team.

Provides more diagnostic algorithms.

Presents thoroughly revised sections on the liver and biliary tract, urinary tract, and endocrine and musculosketal systems.

Includes expanded coverage of interventional imaging techniques and the use of contrast media.

With almost 100 additional contributing experts.

Synopsis:

Imaging Children 2e provides a comprehensive, practical reference for the paediatric radiologist and the general radiologist involved in the routine, or occasional diagnostic examination of children. Covering all organ systems, it outlines the most appropriate radiological evaluation and facilitates accurate diagnosis through a practical "picture matching" approach whereby the radiologist can compare his or her own interpretation with those of the experts in the book. Each section contains a list of differential diagnoses which are divided into common and rare categories as well as diagnostic algorithms. The book takes an integrated multi-modality approach to paediatric radiological evaluation and diagnosis, each condition incorporates the most appropriate and cost-effective procedure whether it be plain-film, ultrasound, CT, MRI., or Nuclear Medicine. What's New: New international focus Addition of brief clinical overviews from other specialities in order to reflect the increasing role of the radiologist as a team-based provider of service Addition of diagnostic algorithms Substantially revised Sections on Liver/Biliary, Urinary Tract, Endocrine, and Musculoskeletal Systems Increased coverage of interventional imaging techniques and use of contrast media

Product Details

ISBN:
9780443070396
Subtitle:
2-Volume Set
Author:
Carty, Helen
Author:
Brunelle, Francis
Author:
Kao, Simon C. S.
Publisher:
Churchill Livingstone
Subject:
Pediatrics
Subject:
Diagnostic Imaging
Edition Number:
2
Publication Date:
December 2004
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Pages:
2480
Dimensions:
13.00x10.00x5.00 in. 1.67 lbs.

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