Main description:

Body Imaging: Thorax and Abdomen reflects the realities of your everyday work: it describes the principal anatomic landmarks so that you can orient yourself in the chest and abdomen with speed and confidence, interpret the findings, and make a diagnosis.

Features:

Description of key anatomic landmarks for rapid, confident orientation in the chest and abdomen
Precise, step-by-step guide to making the diagnosis
Key points summarized in boxes and tables

Comprehensive coverage

All the modalities in one volume; no need for lengthy lookups in multiple books
Focuses on the sectional modalities of CT and MRI, but includes plain radiographs and ultrasound as well

Answers to questions such as:

Which modality is preferred?
How are abnormalities recognized?
How is the correct diagnosis derived?
Differential diagnosis: What diseases are possible for any given set of symptoms and findings?

Richly illustrated

More than 1500 superb images drawn from the latest generation of imaging technology, with explanatory diagrams showing details of anatomy and pathology
Your radiology workstation in book form-structured, comparative, easy to use

Contents:

Contents

Part I: Chest

1.Mediastinum
2.Heart and Pericardium
3.Large Vessels
4.Lung and Pleura

Part II: Abdomen

5.Liver
6.Gallbladder and Biliary Tract
7.Pancreas
8.Gastrointestinal Tract
9.Spleen and Lymphatic System
10.Adrenal Glands
11.Kidney and Urinary Tract
12.Female Pelvis
13.Male Pelvis