Orthopedic Imaging: A Practical Approach 4th Edition

Featuring over 1,700 large-size illustrations and unique, effective pedagogy, the Fourth Edition of Dr. Greenspan's best-seller is the ideal teaching text on musculoskeletal imaging for radiologists and orthopedists at every level of training. It covers all orthopedic problems and imaging modalities and offers indispensable guidance on selecting cost-effective imaging techniques. This edition includes new illustrations of MRI, digital radiography, 3-D CT, and other advanced imaging methods and new information on fat suppression techniques in MR imaging. Also included are additional differential diagnosis tables, new tables summarizing salient features of disorders, and improved illustration captions beginning with the diagnosis in boldface.

Featuring over 4,000 large-size illustrations and unique, effective pedagogy, the Fifth Edition of Dr. Greenspan's best-seller is the ideal teaching text on musculoskeletal imaging for radiologists and orthopedists at every level of training. Orthopedic Imaging: A Practical Approach covers all orthopedic problems and imaging modalities and offers indispensable guidance on selecting cost-effective imaging techniques.

The Fifth Edition has a new full-color design, with colorized tables and schematics and full-color illustrations including PET-CT. All conventional tomography has been replaced by CT. Coverage of MRI—the scan of choice for more clinical situations than ever—has been greatly expanded, especially in areas related to arthritis. More three-dimensional CT scans have been added, particularly to areas covering trauma. Musculoskeletal ultrasound coverage has been increased. Practical Points to Remember appear at the end of each chapter to outline salient points.

A companion website will offer the fully searchable text and images.

Geared to the needs of orthopedists and residents in orthopedics, as well as radiologists and radiologists in training, this volume is designed to facilitate the complex process of diagnostic investigation in orthopedic disorders. It provides a basic understanding of current imaging modalities, compares their diagnostic utility for all orthopedic disorders seen in practice, and offers guidance in selecting appropriate and cost-effective imaging techniques in specific clinical situations. Filling the gap between the primers and teaching file collections and the encyclopedic reference sources, this second edition includes complete information on MRI; an updated trauma section, with many new illustrations; expanded coverage of the arthritides; and discussions of key histopathologic findings in musculoskeletal tumors.