Imaging Physics Case Review,
Edition 1
By R. Brad Abrahams, DO, Walter Huda, MD and William F Sensakovic, PhD, DABR, MRSC

Publication Date: 21 Mar 2019
Description

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.

Key Features

  • 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
About the author
By R. Brad Abrahams, DO, Fellow, Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, University of Miami, Miami, Florida; Walter Huda, MD, Professor of Radiology and Medical Physicist, Department of Radiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina and William F Sensakovic, PhD, DABR, MRSC, Senior Associate Consultant (Medical Physics) Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic Arizona Scottsdale, Arizona
Table 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

Book details
ISBN: 9780323428835
Page Count: 400
Illustrations : 470 illustrations (70 in full color)
Retail Price : £55.99
Audience
Radiology residents and fellows
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