One-of-a-kind text specifically designed to help you fine-tune your emergency radiographic interpretation and problem-solving abilities. Illustrated with hundreds of high-resolution images, this reference covers the full range of clinical problems in which radiographic studies play a key r role. Takes you step-by-step through the radiographic analysis of medical, surgical, and traumatic disorders, giving you an unparalleled review of the use and interpretation of radiographic studies in emergency diagnosis.
Features include 55 cases studies that highlight challenging areas in emergency diagnosis, including imaging studies with subtle, equivocal, or potentially misleading findings; detailed coverage of the broadband spectrum of disorders for which radiographs are utilized in emergency practice; coverage of chest and abdominal radiology, the extremities, cervical spine and facial radiology, and head CT; cohesive template for each chapter, beginning with case presentations, followed by discussion of the disorder; sections that begin with an overview of the pertinent radiographic technique, anatomy, and a method of radiographic interpretation; diagnosis-accelerating radiographs, ultrasound images, CT scans, and MR images; and invaluable "pearls and pitfalls" of radiographic interpretation.
