Imaging for Students Fourth Edition Book

Have you found medical imaging to be a subject that is unnecessarily complicated? Do you struggle to interpret x-rays quickly either in a clinical situation or during exam conditions? Would you like to be able to brief your patients appropriately on available imaging technologies their comparative benefits and associated risks? Or are you simply looking for a text that draws all the threads of this complex subject together at a level specifically designed for the medical student and junior doctor? If your answer to any of the above is 'yes' then Imaging for Students is the right text for you. Starting with a clear explanation of how each imaging modality actually works Imaging for Students provides step-by-step guidance through the range of imaging techniques available including information on the associated risks and hazards. Throughout the importance of patient preparation and post-procedure observation is emphasised.Taking information from evidence-based studies and published guidelines Imaging for Students takes a logical approach to the investigation of clinical scenarios where possible indicating the 'best first test' - vital to both appropriate clinical and cost-effective decision-making. Drawing on his extensive clinical and teaching experience the author also includes a detailed guide to the interpretation of plain films of the chest abdomen and skeleton before providing a system-based tutorial covering the most common conditions that require imaging for diagnostic confirmation. Updated throughout for this fourth edition Imaging for Students continues to give students everything they will need to understand the advantages disadvantages and possible side effects of the imaging modalities available and how to apply them appropriately in clinical practice.Read More