Pearls and Pitfalls in Thoracic Imaging
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- Synopsis
- Eight radiologists from the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota help practicing colleagues distinguish normal variations from rare diseases when they find a radiological exam with an abnormal image. They present 86 sets of images and explain whether or not each shows something to worry about, whether it is specific for an uncommon disease and if so what the diagnosis is, what additional imaging might clarify the diagnosis, and whether the abnormality could be an artifact mimicking disease and how to prove it. The arrangement is generally by area of thorax, such as lung parenchyma, aorta, pericardium, and diaphragm. A chapter also looks at PET/CT imaging. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc. , Portland, OR (booknews. com)
- Copyright:
- 2011
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781139179119
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 03/22/13
- Copyrighted By:
- Cambridge University Press
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Medicine
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.