Pearls and Pitfalls in Emergency Radiology
Variants and Other Difficult Diagnoses
1st Edition
Published on 31. July 2013
978-1-139-60372-0 (ISBN)
Description
Rapid recognition of life-threatening illnesses and injuries expedites appropriate management and improves clinical outcomes. False-positive interpretations in radiology have been identified as a significant cause of error, leading to unnecessary investigation and treatment, increased healthcare costs, and delays in appropriate management. Moreover, it is important that radiologists do not miss important subtle diagnoses that need urgent intervention. Pearls and Pitfalls in Emergency Radiology provides an outline of common imaging artefacts, anatomic variants and critical diagnoses that the radiologist must master in order to guide appropriate care and avoid malpractice lawsuits. One hundred selected cases - illustrated with several hundred images from MRI, MDCT, PET, ultrasound and radiographs - are presented in a succinct and structured format, highlighting key pearls and potential diagnostic pitfalls. The text focuses on emergent presentations of diseases in all body regions in both adults and children.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Cambridge University Press
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
792 Halftones, unspecified; 25 Halftones, color
File size
35,38 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-139-60372-0 (9781139603720)
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05/2013
Cambridge University Press
€146.50
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Person
Martin L. Gunn is Associate Professor at the Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Content
Part I. Brain, Head, and Neck; Part II. Spine; Part III. Thorax; Part IV. Cardiovascular; Part V. Abdomen; Part IV. Pelvis; Part VII. Musculoskeletal; Part VIII. Pediatrics.
