Primer of Diagnostic Imaging: Expert Consult - Online and Print / Edition 5

by Ralph Weissleder MD, PhD, Jack Wittenberg MD, Mukesh G. Harisinghani MD, John W. Chen MD, PhD

Overview

Primer of Diagnostic Imaging, "the purple book," gives you a comprehensive, up-to-date look at diagnostic imaging in an easy-to-read, bulleted format. Drs. Ralph Weissleder, Jack Wittenberg, Mukesh Harisinghani, and John W. Chen combine detailed illustrations and images with guidance on the latest applications of PET, CTA, and MRA into a portable resource for convenient reference wherever you go. Online access at www.expertconsult.com makes it even easier to tap into the guidance you need to survive your radiology residency.

• Grasp the nuances of key diagnostic details for all body systems, such as important signs, anatomic landmarks, and common radiopathologic alterations, through images and illustrations for the full range of radiologic modalities and specialties.
• Reference information quickly using the easy-to-read, one-column, bulleted format.
• Work through diagnoses through hundreds of differentials that help you prepare for board certification.
• Review information effectively thanks to extra space for note taking and mnemonics and descriptive terminology that make it easy to remember key facts, techniques, and images.

• Master the latest technologies, including hybrid PET, CTA, and MRA, through updated and expanded coverage of imaging modalities and their applications.
• Understand the impact of the latest disease entities on the interpretation of radiological findings.
• Find the information you need easily with a new streamlined text, with less essential information moved online.
• Access the fully searchable contents online at www.expertconsult.com.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780323065382
Publisher:	Elsevier Health Sciences
Publication date:	08/03/2011
Pages:	816
Product dimensions:	9.72(w) x 8.08(h) x 1.33(d)

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The essential survival guide for your radiology residency

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: David Kirsch, MD (Ochsner Clinic Foundation)
Description: This primer functions as a learning tool for residents and fellows preparing for the boards as well as a reference for practicing physicians.
Purpose: It provides a needed curriculum and/or framework for the vast array of topics in radiology and serves as an essential part of resident learning tools as well as an important basis for their education.
Audience: The target audience includes residents and fellows who may (or may not) be preparing for the boards. It also serves as tool for practicing radiologists who want a quick reference for daily practice or as part of their recertification.
Features: The book is not a substitute for more detailed investigations of disease processes or pathophysiology, and that is not the intent. It serves as a template and as an organizer for additional learning. This is the greatest benefit of the book as it enables readers to get the basics of a topic and jump to a more detailed book when warranted. This latest edition reflects the advances in technology in areas such as MRI and PET and provides access to valuable online tools.
Assessment: This primer is unique in the way it serves as a radiology curriculum and an excellent tool for self learning. Other books that have attempted this often get bogged down trying to cover too many details or subjects. This one does a good job of keeping the information manageable and concise. The updates and the online tools make this edition a worthy upgrade.

Doody's Review Service

Primer of Diagnostic Imaging, ‘the purple book,’ gives residents and fellows a comprehensive, up-to-date look at diagnostic imaging in an easy-to-read, bulleted format. Drs. Ralph Weissleder, Jack Wittenberg, Mukesh Harisinghani, and John W. Chen combine detailed illustrations and images with guidance on the latest applications of PET, CTA, and MRA into a portable resource for convenient reference. Online access makes it easier to tap into the guidance they need to survive their radiology residency. Clinicians have everything they need, whether they are in lecture or on call.

Primer of Diagnostic Imaging is recognized as THE survival guide for radiology residents. The ‘purple book’ combines detailed applications into a convenient, easy-to-read, portable resource, the perfect clinical companion and review tool. One of its unique strengths is the anatomic drawings. This fifth edition balances new information and older material required by the boards with practical clinical utility. - SirReadaLot.org

"This primer is unique in the way it serves as a radiology curriculum and an excellent tool for self learning. Other books that have attempted this often get bogged down trying to cover too many details or subjects. This one does a good job of keeping the information manageable and concise. The updates and the online tools make this edition a worthy upgrade." - David Kirsch, MD(Ochsner Clinic Foundation), excerpts from Doody’s review service.

"The information in each chapter is presented in a concise and logical way with bullet points and tables  that give the reader a quick grasp of the clinically relevant facts about any particular condition.The simple accompanying sketches are useful, as most radiologists will readily agree that a picture is worth a thousand words...Overall, this book is a handy book for learning or looking facts and will be useful for registrars for the FRCR part IIa and IIb."

RAD, May 2012

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