Pearls and Pitfalls in Cardiovascular Imaging - Pseudolesions, Artifacts, and Other Difficult Diagnoses

100 real-life cases presented in a succinct and structured format to help cardiovascular imagers avoid common causes of patient misdiagnosis.

List of contents

Part I. Cardiac Pseudotumors, Tumors, and Other Challenging Diagnoses; Part II. Cardiac Aneurysms and Diverticula; Part III. Cardiovascular Anatomic Variants and Congenital Lesions; Part IV. Coronary Arteries; Part V. Pulmonary Arteries; Part VI. Cardiovascular MRI Artifacts; Part VII. Acute Aorta and Aortic Aneurysms; Part VIII. Post-operative Aorta; Part IX. Mesenteric Vascular; Part X. Peripheral Vascular; Part XI. Veins.

About the author

Stefan L. Zimmerman is Assistant Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, John Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.Elliot K. Fishman is Professor of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Summary

This book focuses on potential sources of medical error in the field of cardiovascular imaging. Through the use of highly illustrated real-life case examples, radiologists, cardiologists and trainees will learn how to avoid common mistakes, preventing incorrect diagnoses and patient mismanagement.

Product details

• Authors: Stefan L. Fishman Zimmerman
• Assisted by: Elliot Fishman (Editor), Elliot K. Fishman (Editor), Stefan Zimmerman (Editor), Stefan L. Zimmerman (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.05.2015
• EAN: 9781107023727
• ISBN: 978-1-107-02372-7
• No. of pages: 327
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine