The Radiology Handbook

A Pocket Guide to Medical Imaging

J. S. Benseler

• Publisher: Ohio University Press
• Year: 2014
• ISBN:
  9780821442326
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Radiology, Radiotherapy & Nuclear Medicine

Designed for busy medical students, The Radiology Handbook is a quick and easy reference for any practitioner who needs information on ordering or interpreting images. The book is divided into three parts: - Part I presents a table, organized from head to toe, with recommended imaging tests for common clinical conditions. - Part II is organized in a question and answer format that covers the following topics: how each major imaging modality works to create an image; what the basic precepts of image interpretation in each body system are; and where to find information and resources for continued learning. - Part III is an imaging quiz beginning at the head and ending at the foot. Sixty images are provided to self-test knowledge about normal imaging anatomy and common imaging pathology. Published in collaboration with the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine, The Radiology Handbook is a convenient pocket-sized resource designed for medical students and non radiologists.

PART ONE

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Ordering Schemes

The following is a list of patient symptoms accompanied by the imaging studies that may be beneficial for arriving at an accurate diagnosis. Please understand that there may never be universal consensus among clinicians about the imaging study that is best in any given clinical circumstance. The following recommendations are based on my own clinical experience as well as guidelines from current literature. When in doubt, always consult with the radiologist.

Ordering Schemes

BODY AREA	SYMPTOM/CONDITION	IMAGING STUDIES
Brain	Aneurysm	MRI/MRA Catheter cerebral angiography
	Difficulty speaking	Noncontrast head CT and/or Cranial MRI with diffusion imaging
	Double vision	Pre- and postcontrast MRI (attention orbits, optic nerves, tracts, and optic radiations)
	Fever/headache	Pre- and postcontrast CT and/or Pre- and postcontrast MRI
	Hearing loss	CT of temporal bones and/or Cranial MRI attention IACs
	Hemorrhagic stroke	Noncontrast head CT followed by MRI
	Ischemi...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Preface
• Part I Ordering Schemes
• Part II Imaging Overview
• Part III Imaging Anatomy and Pathology
• Further Reading
• Index