Contents:

Contributors

Preface

CHEST

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

VASCULAR

MUSCULOSKELETAL

TRAUMA

GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM

GENITOURINARY SYSTEM

HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM

HEAD NECK

PAEDIATRIC

BREAST

FOREIGN BODIES

This book is written as a system-based clinical-radiological review providing images from the latest available imaging modalities and covers all major diseases that are encountered in everyday clinical practice. A problem-orientated approach is used. Every chapter contains a collection of clinical cases, each with a short clinical description and initial imaging followed by pertinent questions regarding the imaging findings (colour coded in red outline). The second part of each chapter contains the case diagnosis, a discussion of the role of imaging in the presenting problem, a recommended sequence for further imaging evaluation, and illustrative examples of the same disease using different imaging modalities for further investigation. Images of conditions in the differential diagnosis are also provided (colour coded in blue outline). This textbook is written by experienced radiologists working in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education. It will serve as an ideal text for medical students and radiology trainees. Common terms and phrases: abdomen abscess acute aneurysm arrowheads asterisk bilateral bladder bone bowel obstruction calcification carotid cause CECT cervical chest radiograph Chinese University chronic clinical colon computed tomography Contrast enhanced axial contrast enhanced CT cortical CT scan cysts Department of Diagnostic detect diagnosis Diagnostic Radiology dilated disease distal duct enhanced axial CT femoral fluid fracture Frontal view gallstone haematoma haemorrhage hepatocellular carcinoma Hong Kong hypertension iliac imaging modality infarction infection kidney Laboratory investigations lesion liver lobe lung malignant metastases modality of choice Non-contrast axial CT normal Note obstruction oedema open arrows Organ Imaging pancreatic patient shows pelvis performed Fig pleural effusion pneumomediastinum pneumoperitoneum pneumothorax posterior present proximal pulmonary radiograph showing radiological abnormality Radiology Radiology and Organ renal arteries Renal cell carcinoma Role of imaging Sagittal sclerosis seen sinus small bowel soft tissue sonogram spinal spine stenosis stenting thickening tumour ultrasound University of Hong ureter ureteric venous ventricle vertebral body