Although course names will vary, this text will be required in imaging or differential diagnosis courses in chiropractic schools. It will be a recommended or required text in radiology schools and osteopathic schools in the same courses. It is written by chiropractors and several MDs. The content applies to any student of the health sciences learning about imaging. Clinical Imaging is a comprehensive text that covers skeletal imaging, chest, abdomen, brain and spinal cord, in a format that integrates plain film with MRI and CT.This book is unique, as it combines a pattern approach to understanding imaging diagnosis with the detailed descriptions of disease entities found in more traditional textbook approaches. Along with this pattern approach, detailed descriptions of disease entities are provided. Most disease entities are listed alphabetically and in a consistent format that includes background, imaging findings, clinical comments and key concepts.
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
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Chiropractors, Chiropractic students, Radiologists, Radiology students, Osteopaths, Osteopathic students
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Höhe: 279 mm
Breite: 216 mm
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978-0-8151-8616-8 (9780815186168)
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PART I: INTRODUCTION TO IMAGING Chapter 1: Plain Radiographic Imaging Chapter 2: Specialized Imaging Chapter 3: Film Interpretation, Report Writing, and Roentgenometrics Chapter 4: Radiographic Positioning and Anatomy PART II: BONE, JOINTS, AND SOFT TISSUES Chapter 5: Skull Patterns Chapter 6: Spine Patterns Chapter 7: Extremity Patterns Chapter 8: General Skeletal Patterns Chapter 9: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Patterns Chapter 10: Congenital Diseases Chapter 11: Arthritides Chapter 12: Trauma Chapter 13: Hematologic Disorders of Bone Chapter 14: Infections Chapter 15: Bone Neoplasms Chapter 16: Metabolic, Nutrition, and Endocrine Chapter 17: Miscellaneous Bone Diseases PART III: CHEST Chapter 18: Introduction to Chest Radiography Chapter 19: Radiographic Patterns of Chest Disease Chapter 20: Diseases of the Airway Chapter 21: Circulation and Heart Chapter 22: Pulmonary Infections Chapter 23: Thoracic Neoplasms Chapter 24: Miscellaneous Chest Disease PART IV: ABDOMEN Chapter 25: Plain Film Radiography of the Abdomen Chapter 26: Patterns of Abdominal Disease Chapter 27: Diseases of the Genitourinary System Chapter 28: Diseases of the Gastrointestinal System Chapter 29: Miscellaneous Diseases of the Abdomen PART V: BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD Chapter 30: Brain and Spinal Cord
