Imaging in Pediatrics E-Book (eBook)

A. Carlson Merrow, Jr., Selena Hariharan (Autoren)

eBook Download: PDF

2017 | 1. Auflage
300 Seiten
Elsevier Health Care - Major Reference Works (Verlag)
978-0-323-48206-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Every page crafted by a collaborative team of pediatricians and pediatric radiologists, this unique title by Drs. A. Carlson Merrow, Jr. and Selena Hariharan is a practical, superbly illustrated reference designed specifically for today's pediatrician. An ideal roadmap to the fast-changing landscape of diagnostic imaging tests, Imaging in Pediatrics not only guides you through the radiologic work-up of common pediatric disorders, but also translates the appearance and language of the work-up results for more effective communication between the pediatrician and the radiologist, resulting in enhanced understanding and better patient care.

• Uses easy-to-read, bulleted text to highlight the most important facts about each disorder and its associated etiology, imaging work-up, clinical manifestations, and therapy.
• Covers 248 diagnoses likely seen in practice, logically organized by anatomic region.
• Helps you determine which studies to order and demonstrates and explains typical findings in accessible language.
• Provides expanded coverage of key topics, including the imaging work-up of appendicitis that relies on ultrasound and MR over CT; new guidelines on vesicoureteral reflux and urinary tract infections; up-to-date recommendations on imaging in nonaccidental trauma, foreign body removal, and obesity-related diseases; revised nomenclature on pediatric lung diseases, vascular malformations, and neoplasms; and guidance on limiting the use of ionizing radiation in evaluating pediatric diseases.
• Includes an imaging glossary, introductory prose chapters with general guidelines on imaging specific organ systems, and numerous illustrations depicting complex anatomic and pathologic relationships of individual entities.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 4.9.2017
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Pädiatrie
• Themenwelt: Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Radiologie / Bildgebende Verfahren ► Radiologie
• ISBN-10: 0-323-48206-6 / 0323482066
• ISBN-13: 978-0-323-48206-6 / 9780323482066