For 30 years, the highly regarded Secrets Series® has provided students and practitioners in all areas of health care with concise, focused, and engaging resources for quick reference and exam review. Radiology Secrets Plus, 4th Edition, by Drs. Drew Torigian and Parvati Ramchandani, features the Secrets’ popular question-and-answer format that also includes lists, tables, and an informal tone - making reference and review quick, easy, and enjoyable.
New to this edition
NEW: Expert Consult eBook features online and mobile access.
Full-color, expanded layout enhances understanding in this highly visual field.
Thorough updates throughout by a new expert author team from the highly regarded program at University of Pennsylvania and world-renowned contributors from top radiology programs.
Table of Contents:
I. INTRODUCTION TO IMAGING MODALITIES
1. Introduction to Plain Film Radiography, Fluoroscopy, and Tomosynthesis
2. Introduction to Ultrasonography, CT, and MRI
3. Introduction to Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
4. Introduction to Image Processing, Visualization, and Analysis
5. Computers in Radiology
6. Introduction to contrast agents
7. Radiation dose and safety considerations in imaging
II. BREAST IMAGING
8. Screening Mammography
9. Diagnostic Mammography
10. Breast Ultrasonography (US) and Breast Procedures
11. Breast MRI
III. NONINVASIVE CARDIAC AND VASCULAR IMAGING
12. Cardiac and Pericardiac Imaging
13. Aortic Imaging
14. Coronary Arterial Imaging
15. Pulmonary Vascular Imaging
16. Peripheral and Visceral Vascular Imaging
IV. THORACIC IMAGING
17. Imaging of Lung Nodules and Masses
18. Imaging of Alveolar Lung Disease
19. Imaging of Interstitial Lung Disease
20. Imaging of Mediastinal Disease
21. Imaging of Pleural Disease
22. Tubes, Lines, Catheters, and Other Devices
V. GASTROINTESTINAL IMAGING
23. Abdominal Radiography
24. Fluoroscopy of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract
25. CT and MRI of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract
26. Fluoroscopy of the Lower Gastrointestinal Tract
27. CT and MRI of the Lower Gastrointestinal Tract
28. CT and MRI of the Liver, Gallbladder, and Biliary Tract
29. CT and MRI of the Spleen
30. CT and MRI of the Pancreas
31. CT and MRI of the Peritoneum, Omentum, and Mesentery
32. CT and MRI of the Acute Abdomen and Pelvis
VI. GENITOURINARY IMAGING
33. Urography
34. Genitourinary Tract Fluoroscopy
35. CT and MRI of the Kidney
36. CT and MRI of the Adrenal Glands
37. CT and MRI of the Retroperitoneum
38. Imaging of the Female Pelvis
39. Imaging of the Male Pelvis
VII. NEURORADIOLOGY
40. Brain Imaging: Anatomy, Trauma, and Tumors
41. Brain Imaging: Inflammatory, Infectious, and Vascular Diseases
42. Advanced Neurospinal Imaging
43. Head and Neck Imaging Part 1
44. Head and Neck Imaging Part 2
VIII. MUSCULOSKELETAL IMAGING
45. Imaging of Extremity Trauma
46. Imaging of Spinal Trauma
47. Imaging of Non-Traumatic Spinal Disorders
48. Imaging of Metabolic Bone Disease
49. Imaging of Arthritis
50. Imaging of Musculoskeletal Infection
51. Imaging of Musculoskeletal Tumors
52. MRI of the Shoulder
53. MRI of the Elbow
54. MRI of the Hand and Wrist
55. MRI of the Hip
56. MRI of the Knee
57. MRI of the Foot and Ankle
IX. ULTRASONOGRAPHY
58. Obstetrical Ultrasonography in the First Trimester
59. Obstetrical Ultrasonography in the Second Trimester
60. Advanced Fetal Ultrasonography and Therapy
61. Neck Ultrasonography
62. Abdominal Ultrasonography
63. Musculoskeletal Ultrasonography
64. Vascular Ultrasonography
X. INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY
65. Patient Sedation and Pain Management
66. Equipment, Terms, and Techniques in Interventional Radiology
67. Inferior Vena Cava Filters
68. Image-Guided Percutaneous Biopsy
69. Advanced Procedures in Interventional Radiology
70. Peripheral Vascular Disease Diagnosis and Intervention
71. Embolization Techniques and Applications
72. Hepatobiliary and Portal Venous Interventions
73. Genitourinary and Gastrointestinal Interventional Radiology
74. Neurointerventional Radiology
75. Musculoskeletal Interventional Radiology
XI. NUCLEAR RADIOLOGY
76. Positron Emission Tomography of Oncological Disorders
77. Positron Emission Tomography of Non-Oncological Disorders
78. Bone Scintigraphy
79. Pulmonary Scintigraphy
80. Thyroid, parathyroid, and Salivary Gland Scintigraphy
81. Gastrointestinal and Genitourinary Scintigraphy
82. Cardiac Scintigraphy
83. Cerebrovascular Scintigraphy
84. Radionuclide Therapeutic Intervention
XII. PEDIATRIC RADIOLOGY
85. Pediatric Thoracic Radiology
86. Pediatric Cardiovascular Radiology
87. Pediatric Gastrointestinal Radiology
88. Pediatric Genitourinary Radiology
89. Pediatric Neuroradiology
90. Pediatric Musculoskeletal Radiology
91. Imaging of Child Abuse
XIII. DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY AS A PROFESSION
92. Training Pathways in Diagnostic Imaging
93. Medicolegal Issues in Diagnostic Imaging
94. Radiology Organizations
95. Academic Radiology
