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Covering the entire spectrum of this fast-changing field, Diagnostic Imaging: Brain, fourth edition, is an invaluable resource for neuroradiologists, general radiologists, and trainees—anyone who requires an easily accessible, highly visual reference on today's neuroimaging of both common and rare conditions. World-renowned authorities provide updated information on more than 300 diagnoses, all lavishly illustrated, delineated, and referenced, making this edition a useful learning tool as well as a handy reference for daily practice. Provides authoritative, comprehensive guidance on both pathology-based and anatomy-based diagnoses to help you diagnose the full range of brain and CNS conditions Features thousands of extensively annotated images, including a large number of full-color illustrations—greatly expanded since the previous edition Details 31 new diagnoses, covering key topics such as critical illness-associated microbleeds, autoimmune encephalitis, multinodular and vacuolating tumor of cerebrum, calcifying pseudoneoplasm of neuraxis (CAPNON), uremic encephalopathy, gadolinium deposition and associated controversies, ataxia-telangiectasia, and Zika virus infection Reflects updates from the most recent WHO Classification of Tumors of the CNS, which presents major restructuring of brain tumor categories and incorporates new entities that are defined by both histology and molecular features Includes updates to the 2016 WHO Classification of Tumors of the CNS by cIMPACT-NOW based on recent and ongoing advances in molecular pathogenesis Covers recent neuroimaging advances, such as 7T MRI scanners and dual-energy/dual-source CT imaging Uses bulleted, succinct text and highly templated chapters for quick comprehension of essential information at the point of care

Give your patients the non-surgical spine pain relief they need with help from the Atlas of Image-Guided Spinal Procedures by Dr. Michael Bruce Furman. This medical reference book features a highly visual atlas format that shows you exactly how to safely and efficiently perform each technique step-by-step. A unique, systematic, safe, and efficient approach makes Atlas of Image-Guided Spinal Procedures your go-to resource for spine pain relief for your patients. The highly visual format shows you exactly how to perform each technique, highlighting imaging pearls and emphasizing optimal and suboptimal imaging. Updated content includes ultrasound techniques and procedures for'spine mimickers,'including hip and shoulder image-guided procedures, keeping you on the cutting edge of contemporary spine pain-relief methods. - Safely and efficiently relieve your patients'pain with consistent, easy-to-follow chapters that guide you through each technique. - Highly visual atlas presentation of an algorithmic, image-guided approach for each technique: trajectory view (demonstrates fluoroscopic'set up'); multi-planar confirmation views (AP, lateral, oblique); and safety view (what should be avoided during injection), along with optimal and suboptimal contrast patterns. - Special chapters on Needle Techniques, Procedural Safety, Fluoroscopic and Ultrasound Imaging Pearls, Radiation Safety, and L5-S1 Disc Access provide additional visual instruction. - View drawings of radiopaque landmarks and key radiolucent anatomy that cannot be viewed fluoroscopically. - Includes new unique and diagrams demonstrating cervical, thoracic and lumbar radiofrequency probe placement and treatment zones on multiplanar views, as well as new unique tables and examples differentiating between optimal and suboptimal epidural contrast flow - Features new coverage of ultrasound techniques, as well as new presentation of procedures for'spine masqueraders'such as the hip and shoulder. - Expert Consult eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to access and search all of the text, figures, images, videos, and references from the book on a variety of devices

Imaging of Bones and Joints: A Concise, Multimodality ApproachThis book is unique. It will guide you through the essentials of musculoskeletal imaging using a multimodality approach. Organized by categories of musculoskeletal disorders, it uses a'findings within-the-image'method to help you identify the typical imaging features of each condition.As a comprehensive reference compiled by well-known specialists in the field, it is useful for both practicing radiologists and those in training.Focus on the essentialsProvides a solid foundation of what the radiologist needs to know when interpreting musculoskeletal imaging studies, including the indications for when to use various imaging modalities.'Findings within the image'An excellent presentation method for learning to interpret bone and joint images.Find it quicklyIn addition to a detailed text and high-quality images, important points are summarized in boxes, tables, and illustrative figures for quick reference.Extra features are included on the Thieme MediaCenterAn additional 338 images along with supplemental text and references are provided online on the Thieme MediaCenter.Special FeaturesAll chapters are written by leading international authors.A comprehensive, multimodality approach is used.Over 2100 brilliant, state-of-the-art images are provided, including a multitude of MR images.

Musculoskeletal MRI covers the entire musculoskeletal system and related conditions, both common and rare. The text is neatly divided into sections based on the major anatomic divisions. Each section discusses anatomic subdivisions or joints, keeping sections on normal anatomy and pathologic findings close to each other, allowing radiologists to easily compare images of normal and pathologic findings.With more than 4000 high-quality MR images, information is presented in an easy-to-read bulleted format, providing the radiologist with all the information required to make an informed diagnosis in the clinical setting. The new edition also includes a complimentary eBook as well as access to image downloads. Comprehensive and user-friendly in its approach, the book provides every radiologist, both consultant and trainee, with increased confidence in their reporting.

With its unique combination of classic Netter artwork, exam photos and videos, and rigorous evidence-based approach, Netter's Orthopaedic Clinical Examination, 3rd Edition, helps you get the most clinically significant information from every orthopaedic examination. This new edition, by Drs. Joshua Cleland, Shane Koppenhaver, and Jonathan Su, allows you to quickly review the reliability and diagnostic utility of musculoskeletal physical exams and make it easier to incorporate evidence into your clinical decision making. - Extremely user-friendly and well organized, this unique text walks you through the anatomy and clinical exam, then critically reviews all literature for given diagnostic tests. - A tabular format provides quick access to test reliability and diagnostic utility, study quality, anatomy and biomechanics, and summary recommendations for applying evidence in practice. - Quality ratings for 269 studies, investigating a test's reliability using the 11-item Quality Appraisal of Diagnostic Reliability Checklist. - Evidence-based approach helps you focus on the effectiveness of the clinical tests available and review recent studies quickly to determine which test will best predict a specific diagnosis. - 84 new studies, 34 new photos and 25 new videos on Student Consult. - QAREL (Quality Appraisal for Reliability Studies) checklists included for each reliability study. - A downloadable Student Consult eBook is included with this printed book.

Netter's Orthopaedic Clinical Examination: An Evidence-Based Approach, by Joshua Cleland and Shane Koppenhaver, helps you apply best practices to get the most clinically significant information from each physical examination. Classic Netter artwork and anatomy/biomechanics tables provide a handy anatomy and pathophysiology overview, while an evidence-based approach helps you focus on the examination techniques, tests, and measures that have been proven to yield the most meaningful diagnostic findings. Evidence-based information allows you to evaluate the effectiveness of the clinical tests available and review recent studies quickly to determine which test will best predict a specific diagnosis. Netter images and discussions of anatomy and biomechanics enhance your understanding of the orthopedic anatomy and pathology of each joint.A'Summary and Recommendations'table in each chapter helps you review the available clinical evidence at a glance. An assessment of study quality (QUADAS) appendix and icons identifying study quality draw your attention to top quality studies and help you understand why some studies were included and others omitted. A scale added to reliability tables makes it easy to focus on approaches and tests with the highest reliability. A concise tabular approach to terminology and statistics makes terms and equations easier to understand. Information has been organized to parallel the structure of a clinical orthopedic examination.

Use this inclusive collection to gain an up-to-date reflection and forward-looking perspective of common spinal disorders, treatments, and recent developments. These practical and clinically relevant lectures on spine topics are selected from several past AAOS Annual Meetings. They cover the contemporary ideology, diagnosis, and treatment of a full array of spinal injuries and disorders — all in one book! Sections include in-depth and informative introductions from leading spine surgeons that summarize and relate these lectures to your daily clinical practice. Instructional Course Lectures Spine 2 is a powerful resource and a convenient gateway to current operative and nonoperative treatment expertise. Published cooperatively with the North American Spine Society, this book is a must buy for anyone who treats spinal injuries and disorders.

This specialized volume of Instructional Course Lectures focuses on the diagnosis and management of pediatric disorders that can present in a clinic. Editor John G. Birch, MD and a team of exceptional pediatric orthopaedic surgeons deliver insights on a selection of clinically-relevant conditions, treatments and expert techniques as presented at recent Academy Annual Meetings. Published cooperatively with the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, ICL Pediatrics is an excellent resource for general orthopaedic surgeons confronted with the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric disorders that they may not frequently treat.