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Abstract
Take image interpreting one step at a time with Essentials of Radiology, the most accessible radiology text on the market for gaining a foothold on the fundamentals. Breathe easy - this reference assumes no prior knowledge of radiology, making it the perfect choice for anyone just starting out in the field. Whether you're a student or resident, you'll appreciate how expert radiologist, Dr. Mettler, masterfully distills all the information you need, in precisely the right way.
- Gain a rich understanding of recent advances in the diagnostic imaging of abdominal, pelvic, and retroperitoneal conditions, and take advantage of this text's sharp focus on the most common pathologic entities and rarer life-threatening conditions.
- Explore the radiologic evaluation of headaches, hypertension, low back pain, and other challenging conditions.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front cover | cover | ||
| Expert Consult | ifc_2 | ||
| Essentials of Radiology | i | ||
| Copyright page | iv | ||
| Preface | v | ||
| Acknowledgments | vii | ||
| Table of Contents | ix | ||
| 1 Introduction | 1 | ||
| An Approach to Image Interpretation | 1 | ||
| X-ray | 1 | ||
| Computed Tomography | 4 | ||
| Ultrasound | 5 | ||
| Nuclear Medicine | 6 | ||
| Magnetic Resonance Imaging | 7 | ||
| Hybrid Imaging | 7 | ||
| Suggested Textbooks and Website | 9 | ||
| General Radiology | 9 | ||
| Nuclear Medicine | 9 | ||
| Ultrasound | 9 | ||
| Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance | 9 | ||
| Appropriateness Criteria for Ordering Studies | 9 | ||
| 2 Head and Soft Tissues of Face and Neck | 10 | ||
| Skull and Brain | 10 | ||
| The Normal Skull and Variants | 10 | ||
| Brain | 10 | ||
| Normal Anatomy | 10 | ||
| Intracranial Calcifications | 10 | ||
| Headache | 10 | ||
| Hearing Loss | 18 | ||
| Head Trauma | 18 | ||
| Suspected Intracranial Hemorrhage | 18 | ||
| Pneumocephalus | 20 | ||
| Hydrocephalus | 21 | ||
| Transient Ischemic Attack | 21 | ||
| Stroke | 21 | ||
| Intracranial Aneurysm | 22 | ||
| Primary Brain Tumors and Metastases | 23 | ||
| Vertigo and Dizziness | 24 | ||
| Suspected Intracranial Infection | 25 | ||
| Multiple Sclerosis | 25 | ||
| Dementia and Slow-Onset Mental Changes | 26 | ||
| Seizures | 26 | ||
| Psychiatric Disorders | 26 | ||
| Face | 26 | ||
| Sinuses and Sinusitis | 26 | ||
| Facial Fractures | 26 | ||
| Zygoma | 26 | ||
| Nasal | 27 | ||
| Orbital | 27 | ||
| Le Fort Fractures of the Face | 27 | ||
| Mandible | 30 | ||
| Soft Tissues of the Neck | 30 | ||
| Epiglottitis | 30 | ||
| Retropharyngeal Abscess | 30 | ||
| Subcutaneous Emphysema | 30 | ||
| Thyroid | 31 | ||
| Parathyroid | 31 | ||
| Suggested Textbooks on the Topic | 33 | ||
| 3 Chest | 34 | ||
| The Normal Chest Image | 34 | ||
| Technical Considerations | 34 | ||
| Exposure | 34 | ||
| Male Versus Female Chest | 34 | ||
| Posteroanterior Versus Anteroposterior Chest X-rays | 34 | ||
| Upright Versus Supine Chest X-rays | 34 | ||
| Inspiration and Expiration Chest X-rays | 36 | ||
| Chest X-ray Versus Rib Technique | 37 | ||
| Normal Anatomy and Variants | 37 | ||
| Hila and Lungs | 39 | ||
| Diaphragms | 41 | ||
| Bony Structures | 41 | ||
| Soft Tissues | 42 | ||
| Computed Tomography Anatomy | 42 | ||
| The Abnormal Chest Image | 43 | ||
| Admission, Preoperative, and Prenatal Chest X-rays | 43 | ||
| Chest X-ray Examinations in Occupational Medicine | 44 | ||
| Silhouette Sign | 44 | ||
| Portable Chest Radiography in the Intensive Care Unit | 49 | ||
| Tubes, Wires, and Lines | 49 | ||
| Endotracheal Tube | 49 | ||
| Nasogastric Tube | 49 | ||
| Jugular or Subclavian Venous Line | 50 | ||
| Swan-Ganz or Pulmonary Artery Catheter | 50 | ||
| Pleural Tubes | 51 | ||
| Cardiac Pacers and Defibrillators | 51 | ||
| Overlying Electrocardiogram Wires and Tubes | 51 | ||
| Trauma | 52 | ||
| The Airways | 54 | ||
| Occlusion | 54 | ||
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 55 | ||
| Asthma | 56 | ||
| Bronchiectasis | 56 | ||
| Atelectasis | 56 | ||
| Blebs and Bullae | 58 | ||
| Air-Space Pathology | 59 | ||
| Infiltrates and Pneumonias | 59 | ||
| Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults | 60 | ||
| Pneumonia in Immunocompromised Patients | 62 | ||
| Aspiration Pneumonia | 63 | ||
| Tuberculosis | 63 | ||
| Fungal Lesions | 64 | ||
| Lung Abscess | 64 | ||
| Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome | 65 | ||
| Chronic Interstitial Lung Diseases | 65 | ||
| Bioterrorist Agents | 67 | ||
| Hemoptysis | 67 | ||
| Lung Cancer and Nodules | 67 | ||
| Solitary Pulmonary Nodule | 67 | ||
| Screening for Lung Cancer | 69 | ||
| Lung Cancer | 70 | ||
| Hilar Enlargement | 72 | ||
| Metastatic Disease | 72 | ||
| Hypertension | 72 | ||
| Chest Pain and Dyspnea | 72 | ||
| Congestive Heart Failure and Pulmonary Edema | 73 | ||
| Pleural Pathology | 75 | ||
| Pneumothorax | 75 | ||
| Pneumomediastinum | 78 | ||
| Subcutaneous Emphysema | 79 | ||
| Pleural Effusions | 79 | ||
| Empyemas | 82 | ||
| Pleural Calcification and Pleural Masses | 82 | ||
| Mediastinal Lesions | 83 | ||
| Masses | 83 | ||
| Diaphragm | 83 | ||
| Diaphragmatic Rupture | 83 | ||
| Suggested Textbooks on the Topic | 85 | ||
| 4 Breast | 86 | ||
| Imaging Methods | 86 | ||
| Interpretation and Workup | 86 | ||
| Screening | 88 | ||
| Suggested Textbook on the Topic | 89 | ||
| 5 Cardiovascular System | 90 | ||
| Normal Anatomy and Imaging Techniques | 90 | ||
| Evaluation of the Cardiac Silhouette | 90 | ||
| Generalized Cardiomegaly | 90 | ||
| Left Atrial Enlargement | 93 | ||
| Left Ventricular Enlargement | 94 | ||
| Aortic Stenosis and Insufficiency | 95 | ||
| Pulmonary Artery Enlargement | 97 | ||
| Congenital Cardiac Disease | 98 | ||
| Pulmonary Embolism | 99 | ||
| Ischemic Cardiac Disease | 102 | ||
| Congestive Failure | 102 | ||
| Coronary Artery Disease and Angina | 102 | ||
| Computed Tomography Coronary Artery Screening and Calcium Scoring | 104 | ||
| Myocardial Infarction | 104 | ||
| Aorta | 104 | ||
| Anatomy and Imaging Techniques | 104 | ||
| Coarctation of the Aorta | 105 | ||
| Aortic Tears | 106 | ||
| Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms | 106 | ||
| Aortic Dissection | 108 | ||
| Peripheral Vessels | 108 | ||
| Head and Neck | 108 | ||
| Abdominal Aorta and Iliac Vessels | 109 | ||
| Renal Artery Stenosis and Hypertension | 111 | ||
| Deep Venous Thrombosis | 113 | ||
| Workup of Claudication | 114 | ||
| Suggested Textbooks on the Topic | 114 | ||
| 6 Gastrointestinal System | 115 | ||
| Introduction | 115 | ||
| Imaging Techniques and Anatomy | 115 | ||
| Pneumoperitoneum | 117 | ||
| Intra-abdominal Abscesses and Fever of Unknown Origin | 119 | ||
| Feeding Tubes | 119 | ||
| Abdominal Calcifications | 120 | ||
| Acute Abdominal Pain | 123 | ||
| Acute Gastroenteritis | 123 | ||
| Abdominal Masses | 123 | ||
| Esophagus | 125 | ||
| Anatomy and Imaging Techniques | 125 | ||
| Dysphagia and Odynophagia | 127 | ||
| Esophageal Diverticula | 128 | ||
| Presbyesophagus | 128 | ||
| Hiatal Hernia and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease | 128 | ||
| Foreign Bodies in the Esophagus | 130 | ||
| Strictures and Dilatation | 130 | ||
| Esophagitis and Tears | 132 | ||
| Varices | 132 | ||
| Tumors | 133 | ||
| Stomach and Duodenum | 133 | ||
| Anatomy and Imaging Techniques | 133 | ||
| Gastritis and Gastric Ulcer Disease | 133 | ||
| Duodenal Ulcers | 134 | ||
| Gastric Emptying | 135 | ||
| Gastric Dilatation or Outlet Obstruction | 136 | ||
| Liver | 136 | ||
| Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Liver Disease | 136 | ||
| Trauma | 137 | ||
| Hepatic Tumors | 137 | ||
| Hepatic Cysts | 138 | ||
| Hepatitis | 139 | ||
| Hepatic Abscess | 140 | ||
| Gallbladder and Biliary System | 140 | ||
| Anatomy and Imaging Techniques | 140 | ||
| Acute Cholecystitis | 141 | ||
| Chronic Cholecystitis and Cholelithiasis | 142 | ||
| Biliary Obstruction and Jaundice | 142 | ||
| Pancreas | 143 | ||
| Pancreatitis and Complications | 143 | ||
| Tumor | 144 | ||
| Spleen | 144 | ||
| Splenomegaly | 144 | ||
| Trauma | 145 | ||
| Small Bowel | 145 | ||
| Obstruction Versus Ileus | 146 | ||
| Benign Diseases | 146 | ||
| Tumors | 148 | ||
| Colon | 148 | ||
| Colonic Obstruction Versus Paralytic Ileus | 149 | ||
| Appendicitis | 149 | ||
| Diverticulosis and Diverticulitis | 150 | ||
| Ulcerative Colitis | 150 | ||
| Crohn’s Disease | 151 | ||
| Ischemic Colitis | 151 | ||
| Infectious Colitis | 151 | ||
| Pneumatosis | 152 | ||
| Polyps | 152 | ||
| Colon Carcinoma | 153 | ||
| Gastrointestinal Bleeding | 154 | ||
| Volvulus | 154 | ||
| Suggested Textbooks on the Topic | 156 | ||
| 7 Genitourinary System and Retroperitoneum | 157 | ||
| Anatomy and Imaging Techniques | 157 | ||
| Kidneys | 157 | ||
| Congenital Abnormalities | 157 | ||
| Renal Cysts | 160 | ||
| Hematuria | 161 | ||
| Renal Stone Disease | 162 | ||
| Renal Failure | 164 | ||
| Pyelonephritis and Renal Infections | 165 | ||
| Renal Trauma | 165 | ||
| Renal Tumors | 167 | ||
| Renal Artery Stenosis | 168 | ||
| Obstruction of the Renal Collecting System | 168 | ||
| The Ureter | 169 | ||
| Bladder | 171 | ||
| Anatomy and Imaging Techniques | 171 | ||
| Trauma | 172 | ||
| Incontinence | 173 | ||
| Neurologic Abnormalities | 173 | ||
| Infections | 173 | ||
| Tumors | 174 | ||
| Prostate and Scrotum | 175 | ||
| Anatomy and Imaging Techniques | 175 | ||
| Testicular Pain and Masses | 175 | ||
| Female Pelvis | 176 | ||
| Anatomy and Imaging Techniques | 176 | ||
| Infertility | 177 | ||
| Vaginal Bleeding | 178 | ||
| Ectopic and Intrauterine Pregnancy | 178 | ||
| Radiation During Pregnancy | 179 | ||
| Pelvic Inflammatory Disease | 180 | ||
| Pelvic Pain and Masses | 180 | ||
| Tumors | 180 | ||
| Adrenal Glands and Retroperitoneum | 182 | ||
| Adrenal Glands | 182 | ||
| Retroperitoneal Adenopathy and Neoplasms | 183 | ||
| General Textbooks on the Topic | 184 | ||
| 8 Skeletal System | 185 | ||
| Introduction | 185 | ||
| Cervical Spine | 185 | ||
| Normal Anatomy | 185 | ||
| Trauma | 188 | ||
| Degenerative Changes | 193 | ||
| Thoracic Spine | 194 | ||
| Anatomy | 194 | ||
| Trauma | 194 | ||
| Degenerative Changes | 195 | ||
| Lumbar Spine | 197 | ||
| Normal Anatomy and Imaging Techniques | 197 | ||
| Postsurgical Changes | 198 | ||
| Fractures | 199 | ||
| Degenerative Changes | 201 | ||
| Management of Low Back Pain | 201 | ||
| Infections | 201 | ||
| Spinal Neoplasms and Metastases | 201 | ||
| Unusual Lesions | 205 | ||
| Osteoporosis and Bone Mineral Measurements | 205 | ||
| Shoulder and Humerus | 206 | ||
| Normal Anatomy and Imaging | 206 | ||
| Trauma | 207 | ||
| Fractures | 207 | ||
| Acromioclavicular Separation | 209 | ||
| Dislocations | 209 | ||
| Shoulder Pain and Degenerative Changes | 210 | ||
| Tumors | 211 | ||
| Infection | 212 | ||
| Elbow | 212 | ||
| Normal Anatomy and Imaging | 212 | ||
| Trauma | 212 | ||
| Forearm | 214 | ||
| Trauma | 214 | ||
| Hand and Wrist | 215 | ||
| Normal Anatomy and Imaging | 215 | ||
| Wrist Pain | 216 | ||
| Trauma | 216 | ||
| Hand | 220 | ||
| Normal Anatomy and Imaging | 220 | ||
| Trauma | 220 | ||
| Infection | 223 | ||
| Arthritis | 223 | ||
| Tumors | 225 | ||
| Pelvis | 225 | ||
| Normal Anatomy and Imaging | 225 | ||
| Trauma | 227 | ||
| Benign Lesions | 229 | ||
| Malignant Lesions | 229 | ||
| Hip | 229 | ||
| Hip Pain | 230 | ||
| Trauma | 231 | ||
| Femur | 233 | ||
| Normal Anatomy | 233 | ||
| Benign Lesions | 233 | ||
| Malignant Lesions | 235 | ||
| Periosteal Reaction | 235 | ||
| Myositis Ossificans | 236 | ||
| Knee | 236 | ||
| Normal Anatomy | 236 | ||
| Knee Pain and Degenerative Changes | 237 | ||
| Trauma | 238 | ||
| Arthritis | 241 | ||
| Tumors | 243 | ||
| Tibia and Fibula | 244 | ||
| Normal Anatomy | 244 | ||
| Trauma | 244 | ||
| Tumors | 244 | ||
| Ankle | 246 | ||
| Normal Anatomy | 246 | ||
| Trauma | 247 | ||
| Benign Nontraumatic Abnormalities | 249 | ||
| Foot | 249 | ||
| Trauma | 251 | ||
| Degenerative and Arthritic Conditions | 254 | ||
| Diabetes and Complications | 254 | ||
| Pediatric Musculoskeletal Imaging | 254 | ||
| Skull | 254 | ||
| Anatomy | 254 | ||
| Trauma | 255 | ||
| Spine | 259 | ||
| Upper Extremity | 259 | ||
| Humerus | 259 | ||
| Elbow | 260 | ||
| Forearm, Wrist, and Hand | 260 | ||
| Pelvis and Hips | 262 | ||
| Lower Extremities | 264 | ||
| Suggested Textbooks on the Topic | 268 | ||
| 9 Nonskeletal Pediatric Imaging | 269 | ||
| Head | 269 | ||
| Imaging Techniques | 269 | ||
| Trauma | 269 | ||
| Childhood Seizures | 269 | ||
| Neck | 269 | ||
| Croup and Epiglottitis | 269 | ||
| Chest | 271 | ||
| Normal Anatomy and Imaging | 271 | ||
| Foreign Bodies | 272 | ||
| Tubes and Lines | 274 | ||
| Respiratory Disease in the Newborn | 275 | ||
| Bronchiolitis, Reactive Airway Disease, and Pneumonia | 278 | ||
| Asthma | 279 | ||
| Cystic Fibrosis | 279 | ||
| Pediatric Abdominal Imaging | 279 | ||
| Esophageal Fistula | 279 | ||
| Acute Gastroenteritis | 279 | ||
| Bowel Obstruction | 280 | ||
| Necrotizing Enterocolitis | 282 | ||
| Meckel’s Diverticulum | 282 | ||
| Neonatal Jaundice | 283 | ||
| Abdominal Masses | 283 | ||
| Appendicitis | 284 | ||
| Rectal Bleeding | 285 | ||
| Urinary Abnormalities | 285 | ||
| Suggested Textbooks and Website on the Topic | 285 | ||
| Appendix | 287 | ||
| Index | 289 | ||
| A | 289 | ||
| B | 290 | ||
| C | 291 | ||
| D | 295 | ||
| E | 295 | ||
| F | 296 | ||
| G | 298 | ||
| H | 298 | ||
| I | 299 | ||
| J | 299 | ||
| K | 300 | ||
| L | 300 | ||
| M | 301 | ||
| N | 302 | ||
| O | 302 | ||
| P | 303 | ||
| Q | 305 | ||
| R | 305 | ||
| S | 305 | ||
| T | 307 | ||
| U | 309 | ||
| V | 309 | ||
| W | 309 | ||
| X | 309 | ||
| Z | 309 | ||
| Clinical Key | ibc_1 |