Table of Contents
Contributors ix
Acknowledgments x
Preface xi
About the Companion Website xii
Section I Introduction and Physics
1 The Science, Art, and Philosophy of Radiographic Interpretation 3 Matthew D. Winter
2 Physics of Diagnostic Imaging 10 Elizabeth Huyhn, Elodie E. Huguet, and Clifford R. Berry
3 Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging 16 Elodie E. Huguet, Elizabeth Huyhn, and Clifford R. Berry
4 Ultrasonography 27 Elizabeth Huyhn, Elodie E. Huguet, and Clifford R. Berry
5 Nuclear Scintigraphy 36 Elizabeth Huyhn, Elodie E. Huguet, and Clifford R. Berry
Section II Musculoskeletal
6 Anatomy, Variants, and Interpretation Paradigm 43 Nathan C. Nelson
7 Developmental Orthopedic Disease 79 Elizabeth Huynh
8 Imaging of Joint and Tendon Diseases 104 Nathan C. Nelson
9 Fractures and Fracture Healing 131 Nathan C. Nelson
10 Aggressive Bone Disease 149 Erin Porter and Nathan C. Nelson
11 Imaging of the Head 166 Nathan C. Nelson
12 Imaging of the Spine 213 Nathan C. Nelson
Section III Thorax
13 Anatomy, Variants, and Interpretation Paradigm 255 Clifford R. Berry and Elizabeth Huyhn
14 Extrathoracic Structures 307 Clifford R. Berry and Federico R. Vilaplana Grosso
15 Pleural Space 329 Clifford R. Berry and Elodie E. Huguet
16 Pulmonary Parenchyma 346 Clifford R. Berry and Elodie E. Huguet
17 Mediastinum 392 Silke Hecht
18 Cardiovascular System 444 Elodie E. Huguet, Sandra Tou, and Clifford R. Berry
19 Feline Thorax 497 Martha M. Larson and Clifford R. Berry
Section IV Abdomen
20 Anatomy, Variants, and Interpretation Paradigm 545 Elodie E. Huguet, Clifford R. Berry, and Robson Giglio
21 Extraabdominal Structures and the Abdominal Body Wall 598 Matthew D. Winter
22 The Peritoneal and Retroperitoneal Space 605 Matthew D. Winter
23 Hepatobiliary Imaging 616 Matthew D. Winter
24 Spleen 634 Cintia R. Oliveira
25 Gastrointestinal Tract 667 Seamus Hoey
26 Pancreas 687 Cintia R. Oliveira and Nathan C. Nelson
27 Urogenital Tract 720 Elizabeth Huynh
28 Adrenal Glands and Lymph Nodes 758 Elizabeth Huynh
Appendix I Musculoskeletal Review Paradigm 790
Appendix II Thoracic Radiology Checklist 791
Appendix III Abdominal Radiology Checklist 795
Index 798