Bøger af Coby Hawkins

Radiology is a medical discipline that uses imaging technology for diagnosing and treating diseases. It can be broadly divided into two categories, namely, diagnostic radiology and interventional radiology. Diagnostic radiology is used to view the structures or parts within the body. There are several types of imaging techniques including computed tomography (CT), fluoroscopy, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), mammography, ultrasound, etc. Interventional radiology is a type of radiology that utilizes imaging techniques to help guide medical procedures. It uses minimally invasive procedures for treating different medical conditions. Angiography or angioplasty and stent placement, embolization to control bleeding, cancer treatments including tumor embolization using chemoembolization or Y-90 radioembolization, vertebroplasty, and kyphoplasty are a few important interventional radiology procedures. This book provides comprehensive insights into the field of radiology. A number of latest researches have been included to keep the readers up-to-date with the global concepts in this area of diagnostic imaging. This book will serve as an invaluable source for students and radiologists.

Radiology is a medical specialty that involves the use of radiation for diagnosing and treating diseases. Clinical radiology systems make use of both ionizing radiation such as X-rays and non-ionizing radiation such as ultrasound. Radiology helps in capturing pictures or images of the structures in the body. Diagnostic radiology and interventional radiology are the broad two areas within radiology. Diagnostic imaging is used for diagnosing, monitoring, and screening conditions such as broken bones, heart conditions, and blood clots. The objective of interventional radiology techniques such as MRI and CT Scans is to guide medical procedures in the process of inserting catheters, wires and other small instruments and tools within the body. Some important techniques of radiology are positron emission tomography (PET) scan, nuclear medicine tests such as thallium cardiac stress test, thyroid scan and bone scan, magnetic resonance angiography (MRA), and computed tomography (CT) scan. This book provides significant information with respect to radiology for developing a good understanding of the subject. It presents researches and studies performed by experts across the globe. This book will serve as a reference to a broad spectrum of readers.