Cover of Imaging in Trauma and Critical Care

Book 2003

Imaging in Trauma and Critical Care

Publisher
Saunders
Language
English
Published
2003
  • Diagnostic imaging
  • Critical care medicine
  • Traumatism
  • Wounds and injuries
  • Diagnosis
  • Critical Care

Encompasses today's full range of modalities and techniques, including conventional radiology, multislice CT including multiplanar reformation (MPR) and volume-rendered imaging, CT angiography, conventional angiography and vascular intervention, MRI and MR angiography. Assesses the advantages and limitations of various modalities, presents imaging decision-making algorighms for a variety of scenarios, and discusses the clinical aspects of major injuries and critical care complications in conjunctgion with imaging findings to foster a multidisciplinary understanding of each problem.