Trusted by thousands of radiology residents students and clinicians the "pink book" continues to be the perfect first book for essential easily accessible information in skeletal imaging. Fundamentals of Skeletal Radiology 5th Edition provides an authoritative introduction to x-rays MR and other skeletal imaging modalities offering a quick effective review of musculoskeletal imaging in a concise easy-to-read style.
Key Features
Depicts musculoskeletal imaging concepts and techniques through hundreds of high-quality digital radiographs, MRIs, bone scans, and CT images.
Uses a succinct, highly accessible writing style for easy, straightforward understanding of complex material.
Updates include numerous new, high-quality MR images and extensive coverage of MRI of the spine and joints, including imaging protocols, common pathologies, and detailed specifics on reading and interpretation.
Presents full-color imaging examples to help you discern subtleties and nuances for efficient and accurate interpretation.
Discusses radiation dosage concerns, early detection, avoiding unnecessary exams, and common skeletal conditions, including a chapter on trauma.
Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
Author Information
By Clyde A. Helms, MD, Professor of Radiology and Orthopaedic Surgery, Deparment of Radiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
Book Contents
Fundamentals of Skeletal Radiology 5E
1. Unnecessary Examinations 2. Benign Lytic Lesions 3. Malignant Tumors 4. "Don't Touch" Lesions 5. Trauma 6. Arthritis 7. Metabolic Bone Disease 8. Miscellaneous Conditions 9. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Knee 10. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Shoulder 11. Lumbar Spine: Disc Disease and Stenosis 12. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Foot and Ankle 13. Miscellaneous Magnetic Resonance Imaging
