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Squire’s Fundamentals of Radiology

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Preface vii
Contents ix
Images xvi
Chapter 1 Basic Concepts 1
Chapter 2 The Imaging Techniques 12
Chapter 3 Normal Radiologic Anatomy 40
Chapter 4 How to Study the Chest 78
Chapter 5 The Lung 90
Chapter 6 Lung Consolidations and Pulmonary Nodules 110
Chapter 7 The Diaphragm, the Pleural Spaces, and Pulmonary Embolism 126
Chapter 8 Lung Overexpansion, Lung Collapse, and Mediastinal Shift 144
Chapter 9 The Mediastinum 164
Chapter 10 The Heart 184
Chapter 11 How to Study the Abdomen 228
Chapter 12 Bowel Gas Patterns, Free Fluid, and Free Air 262
Chapter 13 Contrast Examinations and CT of the Gastrointestinal Tract 280
Chapter 14 The Abdominal Organs 314
Chapter 15 The Musculoskeletal System 374
Chapter 16 Women, Men, and Children 428
Chapter 17 The Vascular System 486
Chapter 18 The Central Nervous System 544
Chapter 19 Interventional Radiology 594
Chapter 20 The Latest in Diagnostic Imaging 626
Answers to Unknowns 643
Acknowledgments 647
Index 651

https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674275904-013

Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Preface vii
Contents ix
Images xvi
Chapter 1 Basic Concepts 1
Chapter 2 The Imaging Techniques 12
Chapter 3 Normal Radiologic Anatomy 40
Chapter 4 How to Study the Chest 78
Chapter 5 The Lung 90
Chapter 6 Lung Consolidations and Pulmonary Nodules 110
Chapter 7 The Diaphragm, the Pleural Spaces, and Pulmonary Embolism 126
Chapter 8 Lung Overexpansion, Lung Collapse, and Mediastinal Shift 144
Chapter 9 The Mediastinum 164
Chapter 10 The Heart 184
Chapter 11 How to Study the Abdomen 228
Chapter 12 Bowel Gas Patterns, Free Fluid, and Free Air 262
Chapter 13 Contrast Examinations and CT of the Gastrointestinal Tract 280
Chapter 14 The Abdominal Organs 314
Chapter 15 The Musculoskeletal System 374
Chapter 16 Women, Men, and Children 428
Chapter 17 The Vascular System 486
Chapter 18 The Central Nervous System 544
Chapter 19 Interventional Radiology 594
Chapter 20 The Latest in Diagnostic Imaging 626
Answers to Unknowns 643
Acknowledgments 647
Index 651

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