ABC of Emergency Radiology (ABC Series) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0727915282 ISBN 13: 9780727915283

Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell, 2007

Synopsis

A great source of examples that can be referred to in the heat of emergency.

Mistakes can easily be made when interpreting emergency radiographs. The situation is often made more difficult by the urgency and circumstances in which the radiograph has to be evaluated.

This book describes a systematic approach to assessing radiographs, instructing you on the appearances of radiological abnormalities and comparing these with normal radiographs.

Each chapter covers a different part of the body and leads you through the anatomy, followed by the different types of view to request, the system of assessment itself, and pitfalls to avoid.

With its clear explanation, combined with over 400 radiographs and illustrations, this essential book provides a great source of examples that can be referred to in the heat of an emergency.

It will be invaluable for accident and emergency staff, trainee radiologists, medical students, nurses, and radiographers.

About this title

About the Author

Otto Chan, London Independent Hospital, London, UK.

From the Back Cover

This book describes a systematic approach to assessing radiographs, instructing you on the appearances of radiological abnormalities and comparing these with normal radiographs. Each chapter covers a different part of the body and leads you through the anatomy, followed by the different types of view to request, the system of assessment itself, and pitfalls to avoid.

With its clear explanation, combined with over 400 radiographs and illustrations, this essential book provides a great source of examples that can be referred to in the heat of an emergency. An invaluable guide for accident and emergency staff, trainee radiologists, medical students, nurses, and radiographers.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0727915282
• ISBN 13: 9780727915283
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 144
• Editor: Chan Otto