Download or read book A Patient s Guide to Medical Imaging written by Ronald Eisenberg, JD, MD, FACR and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-03-02 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Knowing what to expect from a medical imaging procedure can decrease patient anxiety. This book explains the reasons for obtaining various studies, what preparation is needed, how the procedure is performed, how long it usually lasts, and what the patient will feel - all designed to permit a less stressful experience.
Download or read book Patient Care in Radiography written by Ruth Ann Ehrlich and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2012-02-15 with total page 557 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This textbook on radiography and medical imaging covers fundamentals, general patient care, and patient care in specific procedures and environments.
Download or read book Clinician s Guide to Diagnostic Imaging written by William R. Reinus and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-10-21 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a concise guide to ordering radiology tests for diagnosis and treatment and provides best practice guidelines for patients whose management depends on a clinical question that is best approached through imaging. Organized primarily by organ system, it outlines considerations in selecting the most efficacious imaging studies based on the clinical history, laboratory values, and physical findings to arrive cost-effectively at a correct diagnosis. It also explores the current limitations of each imaging modality and presents evidence-based information to insure that patient safety considerations are observed when ordering potentially dangerous examinations. Clinician’s Guide to Diagnostic Imaging is a valuable resource for all physicians who regularly order imaging studies, including primary care physicians, family practitioners, internists, and surgeons alike. Further, this volume serves as an invaluable reference for medical students who are exposed to medical imaging for their first time or who are rotating through a radiology elective in medical school.
Download or read book Rad Tech s Guide to MRI written by Carolyn Kaut Roth and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-05-23 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using images and anatomic illustrations, Rad Tech's Guide to MRI: Imaging Procedures, Patient Care, and Safety provides the reader with a quick overview of MRI for quick reference and examination preparation. As part of the Rad Tech's Guide Series, this volume features an overview of anatomy, imaging tips, scanning procedures, and the latest information on protocols--all in the context of patient care and safety. Each book in the Rad Tech's Guide Series covers the essential basics for those preparing for their certifying examinations and those already in practice.
Download or read book Rad Tech s Guide to MRI written by Carolyn Kaut Roth and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-05-23 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using images and anatomic illustrations, Rad Tech's Guide to MRI: Imaging Procedures, Patient Care, and Safety provides the reader with a quick overview of MRI for quick reference and examination preparation. As part of the Rad Tech's Guide Series, this volume features an overview of anatomy, imaging tips, scanning procedures, and the latest information on protocols--all in the context of patient care and safety. Each book in the Rad Tech's Guide Series covers the essential basics for those preparing for their certifying examinations and those already in practice.
Download or read book Patient Care in Radiography written by Ruth Ann Ehrlich and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2016-01-19 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn the technical and interpersonal skills you need to care for radiography patients! Patient Care in Radiography with an Introduction to Medical Imaging, 9th Edition provides illustrated, step-by-step instructions for a wide range of patient procedures and imaging modalities. To ensure safe and effective patient care, key concepts are demonstrated visually and always applied to clinical practice. New to this edition is coverage of the latest post-image manipulation techniques and ASRT Practice Standards. Written by noted radiology educators Ruth Ann Ehrlich and Dawn Coakes, this text emphasizes important skills such as patient assessment, infection control, patient transfer, and bedside radiography. Coverage of patient care and procedural skills help you provide safe, high-quality patient care along with technical proficiency. Step-by-step procedures are shown in photo essays, and are demonstrated with more than 400 full-color illustrations. Information from the American Society of Radiologic Technologists familiarizes you with the organization that guides your profession. Case studies focus on medicolegal terms, standards, and applications, helping you build the problem-solving skills needed to deal with situations you will encounter in the clinical setting Chapter outlines, objectives, key terms, summaries, review questions, and critical thinking exercises focus on the key information in each chapter and help you assess your grasp of the material. Coverage of infection control helps you prevent the spread of diseases. Special Imaging Modalities chapter provides an overview of patient care for a wide range of imaging methods. Answers to the review questions make it easy to check your knowledge. UPDATED practice requirements include ASRT Practice Standards and AHA Patient Care Partnership Standards. NEW contrast products and post-image manipulation techniques include the newest material on Cone beam utilization, MR imaging, image-guided therapy, and kV imaging. NEW images highlight many patient procedures, showing exactly how to care for patients.
Download or read book Medical Tests and Diagnostic Procedures written by Philip Shtasel and published by HarperCollins Publishers. This book was released on 1991 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains adult diagnostic procedures.
Download or read book The Patient s Guide to Medical Tests written by Barry L. Zaret and published by Houghton Mifflin. This book was released on 1997 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book includes hundreds of the most commonly performed diagnostic tests described in clear, understandable terms with easy-to-follow charts.
Download or read book Nuclear Medicine written by Dibya Prakash and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2014-04-10 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is a compilation of guidelines from various organizations such as Society of Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging, European Association of Nuclear Medicine, American College of Radiology and International Atomic Energy Agency. The description of the procedures is simple, easy to understand and current. The aim of this book is: a) Nuclear medicine professionals can use this book as a quick reference about how a procedure is to be performed. The set of instructions given to patient before, during and after the procedure have also been included in each chapter. b) To educate general physicians about nuclear medicine procedures. The procedures are explained briefly with common indications and precautions. Normal and abnormal nuclear medicine images have also been included for quick comparison. c) To educate paramedical staff or healthcare professionals so that they send patients to nuclear medicine department after proper preparation. d) To educate patients who come for nuclear medicine procedure. e) To clarify apprehensions and doubts which arise in the mind of the patients.
Download or read book Evidence Based Imaging written by L. Santiago Medina and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-04-28 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evidence-Based Imaging is a user-friendly guide to the evidence-based science and merit defining the appropriate use of medical imaging in both adult and pediatric patients. Chapters are divided into major areas of medical imaging and cover the most prevalent diseases in developed countries, including the four major causes of mortality and morbidity: injury, coronary artery disease, cancer, and cerebrovascular disease. This book gives the reader a clinically-relevant overview of evidence-based imaging, with topics including epidemiology, patient selection, imaging strategies, test performance, cost-effectiveness, radiation safety and applicability. Each chapter is framed around important and provocative clinical questions relevant to the daily physician’s practice. Key points and summarized answers are highlighted so the busy clinician can quickly understand the most important evidence-based imaging data. A wealth of illustrations and summary tables reinforces the key evidence. This revised, softcover edition adds ten new chapters to the material from the original, hardcover edition, covering radiation risk in medical imaging, the economic and regulatory impact of evidence-based imaging in the new healthcare reform environment in the United States, and new topics on common disorders. By offering a clear understanding of the science behind the evidence, Evidence-Based Imaging fills a void for radiologists, family practitioners, pediatricians, surgeons, residents, and others with an interest in medical imaging and a desire to implement an evidence-based approach to optimize quality in patient care.
Download or read book Patient Positioning written by Mark J. Schubert and published by McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing. This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this volume, Mark Schubert presents the full range of topics in Patient Positioning that you must know to succeed in the classroom, excel on ARRT exams, and flourish in clinical practice." "You'll review: major positions by body region; standard and modified methods (frog-leg, reverse Waters, etc); tips for finding the appropriate angles; and a section on special exams."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Download or read book Oxford Handbook of Medical Imaging written by M J Darby and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2012 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical quick reference guide to the main techniques used to image common medical and surgical conditions.
Download or read book Merrill s Pocket Guide to Radiography E Book written by Jeannean Hall Rollins and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2022-02-10 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Find information fast on the most frequently requested radiographic projections! Merrill's Pocket Guide to Radiography, 15th Edition summarizes essential information for more than 150 radiography projections in a spiral-bound format designed for quick reference in the clinical environment. Clear instructions explain how to position patients and body parts, and an optimal radiograph is included for each projection. From noted medical imaging educator Jeannean Hall Rollins, this easy-to-carry handbook guides you through everything from perfect positioning to perfect exposures. Bulleted step-by-step instructions show how to position the patient and body part for frequently requested radiography projections. More than 150 projections are each presented in a two-page spread, and include information on patient position, part position, central ray angulation, collimation, KVp values, and a photograph of a properly positioned patient. Diagnostic-quality radiograph for each projection demonstrates the result the radiographer is trying to achieve. Computed Radiography information allows the radiographer to make the subtle adjustments necessary to obtaining optimal CR results. Exposure technique chart for every projection helps reduce the need for repeat radiographs and improves overall image quality. Abbreviations and external landmarks are listed on the inside front cover and inside back cover for quick reference. Compensating filter information is included for those projections where filters are used. Section dividers with tabs make it easier to find the beginning of each section. NEW! Updated digital radiographs provide greater contrast resolution for improved visualization of pertinent anatomy. NEW! Thoroughly revised content reflects the latest American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) standards. NEW! Updated positioning photos show current digital imaging equipment and technology. NEW! Full-color design emphasizes the key points on each page, enhancing your study of radiographic positioning and procedures.
Download or read book Medical Visions written by Kirsten Ostherr and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-04-11 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores 120 years of medical image-making to explain how visual representations came to play a central role in medical education and practice. She demonstrates how medical images acquire cultural meaning and influence, shaping professional and popular understandings of health and disease.
Download or read book The Patient s Guide to Medical Tests written by J. C. Segen and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a basic understanding of the diagnostic procedures and tools used by physicians, hospitals, and commercial laboratories. Each test entry includes a description of the test, patient preparation required, a description of the procedure itself, the reference range, what abnormal values may signify, and the approximate cost of the test.
Download or read book The Radiology Handbook written by J. S. Benseler and published by Ohio University Press. This book was released on 2014-06-17 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed for busy medical students, The Radiology Handbook is a quick and easy reference for any practitioner who needs information on ordering or interpreting images. The book is divided into three parts: - Part I presents a table, organized from head to toe, with recommended imaging tests for common clinical conditions. - Part II is organized in a question and answer format that covers the following topics: how each major imaging modality works to create an image; what the basic precepts of image interpretation in each body system are; and where to find information and resources for continued learning. - Part III is an imaging quiz beginning at the head and ending at the foot. Sixty images are provided to self-test knowledge about normal imaging anatomy and common imaging pathology. Published in collaboration with the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine, The Radiology Handbook is a convenient pocket-sized resource designed for medical students and non radiologists.
Download or read book Artificial Intelligence in Medical Imaging written by Erik R. Ranschaert and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-01-29 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a thorough overview of the ongoing evolution in the application of artificial intelligence (AI) within healthcare and radiology, enabling readers to gain a deeper insight into the technological background of AI and the impacts of new and emerging technologies on medical imaging. After an introduction on game changers in radiology, such as deep learning technology, the technological evolution of AI in computing science and medical image computing is described, with explanation of basic principles and the types and subtypes of AI. Subsequent sections address the use of imaging biomarkers, the development and validation of AI applications, and various aspects and issues relating to the growing role of big data in radiology. Diverse real-life clinical applications of AI are then outlined for different body parts, demonstrating their ability to add value to daily radiology practices. The concluding section focuses on the impact of AI on radiology and the implications for radiologists, for example with respect to training. Written by radiologists and IT professionals, the book will be of high value for radiologists, medical/clinical physicists, IT specialists, and imaging informatics professionals.
