Imaging Physics Case Review

Master the critical physics content you need to know with this new title in the popular Case Review series. Imaging Physics Case Review offers a highly illustrated, case-based preparation for board review to help residents and recertifying radiologists succeed on exams and demonstrate a clinical understanding of physics, patient safety, and improvement of imaging accuracy and interpretation.

• Presents 150 high-yield case studies organized by level of difficulty, with multiple-choice questions, answers, and rationales that mimic the format of certification exams.
• Uses short, easily digestible chapters and high-quality illustrations for efficient, effective learning and exam preparation.
• Discusses current advances in all modalities, ensuring that your study is up-to-date and clinically useful.
• Covers today's key physics topics including radiation safety and methods to prevent patient harm; how to reduce artifacts; basics of radiation doses including dose reduction strategies; cardiac CT physics; advanced ultrasound techniques; and how to optimize image quality using physics principles.
• Enhanced eBook version included with purchase, which allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices

List of contents

Chapter 1 Radiography
Chapter 2 Mammography¿
Chapter 3 Fluoroscopy¿
Chapter 4 Interventional Radiology
Chapter 5 CT Basics¿
Chapter 6 CT Imaging
Chapter 7 Gamma Cameras
Chapter 8 Tomographic Imaging¿(SPECT and PET)
Chapter 9 MR Basics
Chapter 10 MR Imaging¿
Chapter 11 Ultrasound Basics
Chapter 12 Ultrasound Imaging and Doppler
Chapter 13 Patient Doses
Chapter 14 Patient Safety

Product details

• Authors: R Brad Abrahams, R. Brad Abrahams, Walter Huda, Walter (Professor of Radiology and Medical Physicist Huda, Huda Walter, R. Brad Abrahams, William F Sensakovic, William F. Sensakovic, William F Sensakovic
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Languages: English
• Released: 31.03.2019
• EAN: 9780323428835
• ISBN: 978-0-323-42883-5
• Weight: 970 g
• Illustrations: 470 illustrations (70 in full color), Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Series: Case Review
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; Kernphysik, Radiology, Bildgebende Verfahren, SCIENCE / Physics / Nuclear, MEDICAL / Radiology, Radiotherapy & Nuclear Medicine, Medical / Nursing, MEDICAL / Allied Health Services / Imaging Technologies, Medical imaging, Medical imaging: radiology