Pitfalls in Diagnostic Radiology

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Peh, Wilfred C. G. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Radiology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Imaging / Radiology.; Diagnostic Radiology.

The practice of diagnostic radiology has become increasingly complex, with the use of numerous imaging modalities and division into many subspecialty areas. It is becoming ever more difficult for subspecialist radiologists, general radiologists, and residents to keep up with the advances that are oc...

Table of Contents:

• Part1: Imaging modality and technique pitfalls
• Radiography and fluoroscopic and contrast-based techniques
• Ultrasonography
• Computed tomography
• Magnetic resonance imaging
• Nuclear medicine imaging including SPECT-CT and PET
• Interventional radiology techniques
• Bone mineral density and quantitative imaging
• Radiation dose management
• Approach to characterizing radiological errors
• Part 2: System-based imaging pitfalls
• Musculoskeletal system
• Spine
• Brain
• Head and neck
• Chest including lungs
• Cardiac and vascular system
• Abdomen- solid organs
• Gastrointestinal system
• Genitourinary system
• Reproductive system- female
• Obstetrics
• Breast
• Pediatrics.