Sunday, March 24, 2013

Essentials of Radiology, 2nd Edition (Mettler, Essentials of Radiology)

This best-selling radiology primer clearly explains the basic principles and clinical applications of plain film, CT, MRI, and nuclear medicine. Written in straightforward, accessible language and assuming no prior knowledge of radiology, it provides an ideal introduction to the field. The new edition reflects the all of the momentous recent changes in diagnostic imaging technology and applications, including the diagnosis of abdominal, pelvic, and retroperitoneal conditions. It also presents new coverage of the evaluation of headache, hypertension, and low back pain. Over 550 outstanding, beautifully reproduced digital images demonstrate every essential concept.

  • Describes the most common pathologic entities, plus rarer life-threatening conditions.
  • Uses more than 550 high-quality digital images to capture a wide range of normal imaging findings, common variants, and pathologic findings.
  • Written by a single masterful author who is skilled at explaining complex topics in an easy-to-understand manner.
  • Discusses recent advances in the diagnostic imaging of abdominal, pelvic, and retroperitoneal conditions.
  • Offers an increased emphasis on CT scanning, including helical CT.
  • Covers the latest developments in nuclear medicine, especially PET and the new hybrid CT/PET scanners.
  • Explores the radiologic evaluation of headache, hypertension, low back pain, and other challenging conditions.
  • Incorporates new material on screening for colon and lung cancer.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews:

1. I’m a medical student newly interested in radiology and this book is a great foundation for someone looking to go into radiology. Easy to read, lots of images, and lots of good reasoning that takes the “voodoo” out of radiology. If your a medical student interesting in radiology, or one interested in IM, surgery, and basically any other specialty who wants to know how to read an xray, then I recommend this book.

2. As a Physician Assistant I have seen several books on reading x-rays. Most are either too complex or too basic. This is the best. It is easy to read but complete enough to cover most x-rays used in practice today.

3. Excellent general reference on Radiology. I am an ER PA and believe this is a great book to start and learn x-ray. It is very complete but is not overkill for us who are not radiologists. It can be referenced easily but is more of a text than a pocket reference. I wish this was our text in PA school.

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