Interpreting CT Head Scans

A Basic Guide to Image Analysis

Lynda E. Albertyn, Randell V. Brown (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

162 Seiten

1996
Churchill Livingstone (Verlag)
978-0-443-05029-9 (ISBN)

Infos

CT scanning is one of the main imaging modalities involved in the diagnosis of lesions in the head, most dramatically haemorrhage, caused either by trauma, disease or post-operative complications. This text provides an introduction to the correct application and interpretation of CT. Throughout, the book emphasizes the practical aspects of diagnosis, providing guidance on clinical triage, recognition patterns, logical analysis of observations, and decision making and problem solving.

Inhalt

Introduction. Approaching the Image. Patterns of Oedema. The Focal Mass Lesion. Recognition and Behaviour of Vascular Lesions. Blood in the Head. The Extracerebral Spaces. Extending the Search Pattern. Timing of the Scan. Test Cases

Produkt-Details

• Zusatzinfo: 120 ills.
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 191 x 248 mm
• Gewicht: 436 g
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► HNO-Heilkunde
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Radiologie / Bildgebende Verfahren
• ISBN-10: 0-443-05029-5 / 0443050295
• ISBN-13: 978-0-443-05029-9 / 9780443050299
• Zustand: Neuware