Primer of Diagnostic Imaging with CD-ROM

Primer of Diagnostic Imaging is the complete radiology residency survival guide, including diagnostic details on the full range of radiologic modalities and specialties. It also features a differential diagnosis section at the end of each chapter and a special differential index for rapid reference. Key information is provided in an easy-to-read, bulleted format with plenty of extra space for note-taking.


Features

* Highlights key diagnostic details for all body systems and encompasses the full range of radiologic modalities and specialties with more than 1,800 images – all in one convenient source.
* Presents key information in an easy-to-read, bulleted format for quick reference.
* Describes important signs, anatomic landmarks, and common radiopathologic alterations.
* Provides extra space for note taking.
* Includes mnemonics and descriptive terminology to enhance recall of key facts, techniques, and images.

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What's New

* Information on new technologies, including hybrid PET technology and new applications of MRI
* New techniques in interventional radiology and digital mammography
* Differential diagnosis index
* Information added to front and back inside-covers
* Removing the 75-page Physics section

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Contents

1. Chest Imaging
2. Cardiac Imaging
3. Gastrointestinal Imaging
4. Genitourinary Imaging
5. Musculoskeletal Imaging
6. Neurologic Imaging
7. Head and Neck Imaging
8. Vascular Imaging
9. Breast Imaging
10. Obstetric Imaging
11. Pediatric Imaging
12. Nuclear Imaging
13. Contrast Agents
14. Imaging Physics
(CD-ROM)
PHYSICS OF A SINGLE DIPOLE
1. Introduction
2. Dipoles and magnetic fields
3. Rotating Dipole
4. Introduction to Spin Flip
5. 90 Degree Spin Flip
6. 180 Degree Spin Flip
7. Rotating Coordinate System
8. Introduction to Relaxation
PHYSICS OF MULTIPLE DIPOLES
9. Spin-lattice Relaxation (T1)
10. Spin-spin Dephasing & Relaxation (T2)
11. Field Inhomogeneity relaxation (T2*)
12. T1 and T2 Relaxation
13. Spin Echo
14. Gradient Echo
FORMING AN IMAGE
15. Slice Selection
16. Frequency Encoding Concept
17. Phase Encoding Concept
18. Frequency Encoding 1D Example
19. Phase Encoding 1D Example
20. 2D Image Acquisition Example
21. Introduction to k-space
IMAGE CHARACTERISTICS
22. Effect of repeated excitations
23. T1 weighting
24. T2 weighting
25. Diffusion weighting
26. Rapid Imaging
27. Small Flip Angle
28. Short Tau Inversion Recovery (STIR)