Squire's Fundamentals of Radiology

Author: Robert A. Novelline
Published: November 1996
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674833392
Hardcover Book
Number of Pages: 621

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The book contains predominantly black-and-white illustrations, with some color illustrations. In the past five years, the development of new imaging technologies that make possible faster and more accurate diagnoses has significantly improved the imaging of disease and injury. This new edition of Squire's Fundamentals of Radiology describes and illustrates these new techniques to prepare medical students and other radiology learners to provide the most optimal and up-to-date imaging management for their patients. Not only are new diagnostic techniques outlined, such as the multidetector computed tomography diagnosis of pulmonary embolism and the diffusion-weighted magnetic-resonance imaging of stroke, but hundreds of new diagnostic images have been included to illustrate the radiological characteristics of common diseases with state-of-the-art computed radiography, ultrasound, multidetector computed tomography, and magnetic-resonance images. The text has been completely reviewed and updated to present the latest and best strategies in diagnostic imaging. New interventional radiology procedures have been added, including vertebroplasty, a percutaneous injection treatment of painful spinal compression fractures; uterine artery embolization, a surgical alternative to hysterectomy in women with painful or bleeding uterine fibroids; and radiofrequency ablation, a percutaneous technique for treating unresectable tumors in the liver and other organs with probes that superheat and thus destroy cancer cells. A new chapter on advances in diagnostic imaging describes many cutting-edge imaging technologies, such as three-dimensional and digital imaging, functional magnetic-resonance imaging, PET/CT (positron emission tomography combined with computed tomography), cardiac calcium CT scoring, multidetector gaited cardiac CT, and molecular imaging. Robert Novelline continues in his outstanding fashion to update an excellent beginning radiology text. This is the fifth edition of a text (last edition 1988) written as an introduction to radiology for medical students. In 1964, Lucy Frank Squires published the first edition, which became a standard for education of medical students. Dr. Squires recently passed away, but her teaching enthusiasm and spirit are maintained in eloquent fashion by her colleague and friend, Dr. Novelline. This is written as an introduction to radiology concepts, beginning with the most basic fundamentals and applying them to clinical practice in informative and memorable ways. The text is appropriately aimed at medical students and students in allied health fields. It is intended to be read cover-to-cover as principles are taught, illustrated, and tested in cumulative fashion. The author is a credible source, drawing from his years of experience teaching medical students as well as from the experience of his mentor, Dr. Squires. Without changing its purpose, this 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. As before, unknown cases are included in most chapters with answers provided in an appendix. Dr. Novelline has done an incredible job, taking an excellent text and improving it. Most changes to a text of this caliber would beless significant because the author would perhaps fear destroying an icon. Instead, the author 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.

Table of Contents
Ch. 1 Basic Concepts 1
Ch. 2 The Imaging Techniques 12
Ch. 3 Normal Radiological Anatomy 42
Ch. 4 How to Study the Chest 80
Ch. 5 The Lung 92
Ch. 6 Lung Consolidations and Pulmonary Nodules 112
Ch. 7 The Diaphragm, the Pleural Space, and Pulmonary Embolism 126
Ch. 8 Lung Overexpansion, Lung Collapse, and Mediastinal Shift 140
Ch. 9 The Mediastinum 158
Ch. 10 The Heart 174
Ch. 11 How to Study the Abdomen 210
Ch. 12 Bowel Gas Patterns, Free Fluid, and Free Air 244
Ch. 13 Contrast Study and CT of the Gastrointestinal Tract 260
Ch. 14 The Abdominal Organs 300
Ch. 15 The Musculoskeletal System 352
Ch. 16 Men, Women, and Children 406
Ch. 17 The Vascular System 456
Ch. 18 The Central Nervous System 506
Ch. 19 Interventional Radiology 548
Ch. 20 Pathological Change over Time and Multisystem Disease: TB and AIDS 574
Answers to Unknowns 593
Acknowledgments 599
Index 605

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