Medical imaging : techniques, reflection & evaluation

Digital imaging -- Film-screen imaging -- Exposure factors, manipulation and dose -- Introduction to skeletal, chest and abdominal radiography -- Fingers, hand and wrist -- Forearm, elbow and humerus -- The shoulder girdle -- Foot, toes, ankle, tibia and fibula -- Knee and femur -- Pelvis and hips -- Cervical spine -- Thoracic spine -- Lumbar spine -- Sacrum and coccyx -- Thoracic skeleton -- Principles of radiography of the head -- Cranial vault -- Facial bones -- Paranasal sinuses -- Specialised projections of the skull -- Dental radiography -- Orthopantomography and cephalometry -- Chest and thoracic contents -- Abdomen -- Accident and emergency -- Breast imaging -- Paediatric imaging in general radiographySection Contrast studies -- Contrast media -- Gastrointestinal tract -- Accessory organs of the gastrointestinal tract -- Investigations of the genitourinary tract -- Cardiovascular system -- Vascular imaging of the head and neck -- Intervention and therapeutic procedures -- Computed tomography -- Magnetic Resonance Imaging -- Nuclear Medicine Imaging -- Ultrasound.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Medical Imaging has been revised and updated to reflect the current role and responsibilities of the radiographer, a role that continues to extend as the 21st century progresses. This comprehensive book covers the full range of medical imaging methods/techniques which all students and professionals must understand, and discusses them related to imaging principles, radiation dose, patient condition, body area and pathologies. There is comprehensive, up-to-date, referencing for all chapters, with full image evaluation criteria and a systematic approach to fault recognition for all radiographic projections. Highly respected editors, Elizabeth and Barry Carver, have brought together an impressive team of contributing authors, comprising academic, radiographer and radiologist clinical experts.