Essential Radiology Review: A Question and Answer Guide - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3030260437 ISBN 13: 9783030260439

Publisher: Springer, 2019

Synopsis

The book is an on-the-spot reference for residents and medical students seeking diagnostic radiology fast facts. Its question-and-answer format makes it a perfect quick-reference for personal review and studying for board examinations and re-certification. Readers can read the text from cover to cover to gain a general foundation of knowledge that can be built upon through practice or can use choice chapters to review a specific subspecialty before starting a new rotation or joining a new service. With hundreds of high-yield questions and answer items, this resource addresses both general and subspecialty topics and provides accurate, on-the-spot answers. Sections are organized by subspecialty and body area, including chest, abdomen, and trauma, and chapters cover the anatomy, pathophysiology, differential diagnosis, hallmark signs, and image features of major diseases and conditions. Key example images and illustrations enhance the text throughout and provide an ideal, pocket-sized resource for residents and medical students.

About this title

About the Author

Adam E. M. Eltorai, MD, PhD is a rising radiology resident at Harvard Medical School's Brigham & Women's Hospital. He is co-editor Springer's Essential Interventional Radiology Review. 

Terrance Healey, MD  is Assistant Professor and Director of Thoracic Radiology in the Department of Diagnostic Imaging at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.

Charles H. Hyman, MD is an interventional radiology resident at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. 

From the Back Cover

The book is an on-the-spot reference for residents and medical students seeking diagnostic radiology fast facts. Its question-and-answer format makes it a perfect quick-reference for personal review and studying for board examinations and re-certification. Readers can read the text from cover to cover to gain a general foundation of knowledge that can be built upon through practice or can use choice chapters to review a specific subspecialty before starting a new rotation or joining a new service. With hundreds of high-yield questions and answer items, this resource addresses both general and subspecialty topics and provides accurate, on-the-spot answers. Sections are organized by subspecialty and body area, including chest, abdomen, and trauma, and chapters cover the anatomy, pathophysiology, differential diagnosis, hallmark signs, and image features of major diseases and conditions. Key example images and illustrations enhance the text throughout and provide an ideal, pocket-sized resource for residents and medical students.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3030260437
• ISBN 13: 9783030260439
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 603
• Editor: Eltorai Adam E. M., Hyman Charles H., Healey Terrance T.