Index of medical imaging / / Jonathan McConnell

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910829096103321
• Autore: McConnell Jonathan
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Ames, IA, : John Wiley & Sons, 2011
• ISBN: 1-283-40740-X; 9786613407405; 1-4443-4099-9; 1-4443-4096-4
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (349 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.07/54
• Soggetti: Diagnostic imaging; Imaging systems in medicine
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Chapter 7: Diagnostic AngiographyChapter 8: Contrast Media, Emergency Drugs and Reaction Responses; Chapter 9: Computed Tomography Protocols; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY OF BRAIN AND HEAD; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY OF SPINE AND NECK; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY OF THORAX; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY OF THE ABDOMEN; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY OF EXTREMITIES; Chapter 10: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Safety; Chapter 11: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Sequences; Chapter 12: Typical Effective Doses from Diagnostic Medical Imaging Procedures; Chapter 13: Indicated Imaging; INDICATED EXAMINATIONS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF COMMON TRAUMA PRESENTATIONSINDICATED EXAMINATIONS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF COMMON MUSCULOSKELETAL PRESENTATIONS; INDICATED EXAMINATIONS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF CHEST AND CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM PRESENTATIONS; INDICATED EXAMINATIONS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF COMMON GASTROINTESTINAL PRESENTATIONS; INDICATED EXAMINATIONS FOR THE GENITOURINARY SYSTEM AND ADRENAL GLANDS; INDICATED EXAMINATIONS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS, STAGING AND FOLLOW-UP OF CANCER FOR THE MOST COMMON CANCER PRESENTATIONS(EXCLUDES SKIN CANCERS); Chapter 14: Eponymous Injuries and Classification Systems; Appendix 1: Common Radiological and Medical AbbreviationsAppendix 2: Glossary of Common Terms for Medical Radiation Practice; Appendix 3: Typical Normal Blood Values
• Sommario/riassunto: The 'Index of Medical Imaging' is the must-have companion for diagnostic radiography students and newly qualified imaging practitioners, designed to allow easy access to descriptions and discussions of many aspects of medical imaging such as radiographic projections, positioning, procedures and clinical examinations. The Index consists of multiple lists, tables and discussions linked to (amongst others) radiography, CT, MRI and components such as radiological contrast agents, responses to contrast reactions, MRI safety. There is a glossary of terms and definitions plus a list of abbreviation