Main description:

Medical imaging now plays a major role in diagnosis, choice of therapy, and follow-up. However, patients are often intimidated by the multiple imaging modalities available, the indications for their use, the imposing equipment, what the examinations are like and how long they last, and the advantages and disadvantages of various procedures. This book is designed to provide explanations for these and other issues in order to relieve some of the anxiety related to
medical imaging studies.

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Introduction
Roentgen and his discovery
Overview of the radiologic imaging process
Radiology personnel
Radiation exposure
Cost of imaging procedures
Health care reform

2. Conventional radiology
Plain radiographs
Portable radiographs
Fluoroscopy
Barium swallow
Modified barium swallow
Upper GI series
Small bowel series
Barium enema

3. Ultrasound
Special types of ultrasound
Obstetrical (fetal) ultrasound
Doppler ultrasound
Echocardiography

4. Computed tomography
Special types of CT
Chest CT
Abdominal CT
Head CT
Spine CT
Whole-body screening
Virtual colonoscopy

5. Magnetic resonance imaging
MR arthrography

6. Breast imaging
Mammography
Ultrasound
MRI
Biopsy

7. Nuclear medicine
Special types of nuclear medicine
Bone scan
Lung scan
Thyroid scan
Cardiac scan
PET and PET-CT

8. Angiography
Catheter angiography
CT angiography (CTA)
CT coronary angiography
CT pulmonary angiography
MR angiography (MRA)

9. Interventional radiology
Vascular procedures
Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA)
Embolization
Tumor embolization
Chemoembolization
Uterine artery embolization
Thrombolysis
Venous access procedures
Inferior vena cava (IVC) filters
Non-vascular procedures
Needle-aspiration biopsy
Fluid aspiration and drainage
Tube placement
Tumor ablation
Vertebroplasty/kyphoplasty
Informed consent

10. Pediatric imaging

11. Miscellaneous studies
DEXA bone scanning
Hysterosalpingography

Glossary

Index