Reviews
[Review of a previous edition] I recommend this book as the definitive introductory text for medical students in their clinical years and to the course leaders of required or elective undergraduate courses in diagnostic radiology., [Review of the previous edition] This is the fifth edition of a text'e¦written as an introduction to radiology for medical students. In 1964 Lucy Frank Squire authored the first edition, which became a standard for education of medical students. Squire recently passed away, but her teaching enthusiasm and spirit are maintained in eloquent fashion by Novelline, her colleague and friend. Without changing its purpose, the text has been rewritten considerably and is nearly doubled in size. New chapters in anatomy and subspecialty areas are included. New to this edition are chapters emphasizing primary-care areas, including women's imaging, men's imaging, pediatric radiology, and AIDS. This edition also contains photographs of patients undergoing exams in radiology suites and discussions of the patients' experiences in the department., Five stars! Dr. Novelline has done an incredible job, taking an excellent text and improving it. [He] has kept the best parts of the previous editions, adding and updating to create a new incredible educational tool for a reasonable price that will stand the test of time. This text belongs in the personal library of every medical student., [Review of the previous edition] As a result of wide popularity, this excellent textbook reaches its fifth edition. The book appears to have been and to be the 'vademecum' of thousands of medical students, but its content is also devoted to doctors of sciences other than radiology, who use imaging as an essential tool for diagnostic workup of patients. The 25 years' experience of the textbook can clearly be recognized through its 20 chapters covering all fields of diagnostic imaging. The significant advances in imaging technology have brought a great number of new diagnostic images to this edition and new subjects, such as interventional radiology, have been included. Another important new feature of the book is body anatomy, explained either by plain films or by cross-sectional images. All diagnostic problems are presented in a very practical and essential way, tailored to students who will certainly be doctors but may not become radiologists. The reasoning of the author as a non-radiologist but with the radiologist's eyes is the most captivating feature of the textbook. This aspect can only be explained by Squire's and then Novelline's great experience in teaching medical students...The quality of images and captions is excellent, mainly from the teaching point of view. In fact, I was unable to find any misleading image or caption. Although the book is primarily devoted to medical students, its characteristics make it suitable also for first-/second-year residents in radiology. The book is definitely to be recommended to all doctors willing to know more about modern diagnostic imaging. Its size and reasonable price make this volume highly cost-effective., [Review of the previous edition] This is the fifth edition of a text...written as an introduction to radiology for medical students. In 1964 Lucy Frank Squire authored the first edition, which became a standard for education of medical students. Squire recently passed away, but her teaching enthusiasm and spirit are maintained in eloquent fashion by Novelline, her colleague and friend. Without changing its purpose, the text has been rewritten considerably and is nearly doubled in size. New chapters in anatomy and subspecialty areas are included. New to this edition are chapters emphasizing primary-care areas, including women's imaging, men's imaging, pediatric radiology, and AIDS. This edition also contains photographs of patients undergoing exams in radiology suites and discussions of the patients' experiences in the department., [Review of the previous edition] As a result of wide popularity, this excellent textbook reaches its fifth edition. The book appears to have been and to be the 'vademecum' of thousands of medical students, but its content is also devoted to doctors of sciences other than radiology, who use imaging as an essential tool for diagnostic workup of patients. The 25 years' experience of the textbook can clearly be recognized through its 20 chapters covering all fields of diagnostic imaging. The significant advances in imaging technology have brought a great number of new diagnostic images to this edition and new subjects, such as interventional radiology, have been included. Another important new feature of the book is body anatomy, explained either by plain films or by cross-sectional images. All diagnostic problems are presented in a very practical and essential way, tailored to students who will certainly be doctors but may not become radiologists. The reasoning of the author as a non-radiologist but with the radiologist's eyes is the most captivating feature of the textbook. This aspect can only be explained by Squire's and then Novelline's great experience in teaching medical students'e¦ The quality of images and captions is excellent, mainly from the teaching point of view. In fact, I was unable to find any misleading image or caption. Although the book is primarily devoted to medical students, its characteristics make it suitable also for first-/second-year residents in radiology. The book is definitely to be recommended to all doctors willing to know more about modern diagnostic imaging. Its size and reasonable price make this volume highly cost-effective.
Table of Content
1. Basic Concepts Radiodensity as a Function of Thickness Radiodensity as a Function of Composition, with Thickness Kept Constant How Roentgen Shadows Instruct You about Form Radiographs as Summation Shadowgrams 2. The Imaging Techniques Thinking Three-Dimensionally about Plain Films The Routine Posteroanterior (PA) Film PA and AP Chest Films Compared The Lateral Chest Film The Lordotic View Conventional Tomography Radiographs of Coronal Slices of a Frozen Cadaver Conventional Tomograms of the Living Patient in the Coronal Plane Fluoroscopy Angiography Computed Tomography Reformatted CT Images in Coronal, Sagittal, and Other Planes and Three-Dimensional CT CT Angiography Ultrasound Magnetic-Resonance Imaging Radioisotope Scanning 3. Normal Radiological Anatomy 4. How to Study the Chest Projection The Rib Cage Confusing Shadows Produced by Rotation The Importance of Exposure Soft Tissues 5. The Lung The Normal Lung Variations in Pulmonary Vascularity The Pulmonary Microcirculation Variations in the Pulmonary Microcirculation Solitary and Disseminated Lesions in the Lung Air-Space and Interstitial Disease The Importance of Clinical Findings High-Resolution CT of the Lung 6. Lung Consolidations and Pulmonary Nodules Consolidation of a Whole Lung Consolidation of One Lobe Consolidation of Only a Part of One Lobe Solitary and Multiple Pulmonary Nodules 7. The Diaphragm, the Pleural Space, and Pulmonary Embolism Pleural Effusion Pneumothorax Pulmonary Embolic Disease Radioisotope Perfusion and Ventilation Lung Scans Pulmonary Embolism CT 8. Lung Overexpansion, Lung Collapse, and Mediastinal Shift Emphysema Normal Mediastinal Position Mediastinal Shift 9. The Mediastinum Mediastinal Compartments and Masses Arising within Them Anterior Mediastinal Masses Anterior and Middle Mediastinal Masses Posterior Mediastinal Masses 10. The Heart Measurement of Heart Size Factors Limiting Measurement of Heart Size Examples of Apparent Abnormality in Heart Size and Difficulties in Measuring Interpretation of the Measurably Enlarged Heart Shadow Enlargement of the Left or Right Ventricle The Heart in Failure Variations in Pulmonary Blood Flow Cardiac Calcification The Anatomy of the Heart Surface Identifying Right and Left Anterior Oblique Views The Anatomy of the Heart Interior Coronary Arteriography Classic Changes in Shape with Chamber Enlargement Nuclear Cardiac Imaging MR Images of the Heart Cardiac CT 11. How to Study the Abdomen The Plain Film Radiograph Identifying Parts of the Gastrointestinal Tract Identifying Fat Planes Identifying Various Kinds of Abnormal Densities Systematic Study of the Plain Film CT of the Abdomen Ultrasound of the Abdomen 12. Bowel Gas Patterns, Free Fluid, and Free Air The Distended Stomach The Distended Colon The Distended Small Bowel Differentiating Large-Bowel and Small-Bowel Obstruction from Paralytic Ileus Free Peritoneal Fluid Free Peritoneal Air 13. Contrast Study and CT of the Gastrointestinal
