Similar to the very first edition, the goal of Mayo Clinic Gastrointestinal Imaging Review, second Edition is to supply an atlas of common irregularities that impact the gastrointestinal system. This extensive review includes all imaging methods utilized within GI radiology, in addition to plain radiographs, fluoroscopy, ultrasound, CT, MR, angiography, and nuclear medication. Focusing exclusively on adult conditions, the book is divided into 13 chapters covering a different organ within the gastrointestinal system and a final test chapter evaluating all chapter material. Each organ-focused chapter is subdivided into areas connected to illness or findings of that organ. Running headers permit the reader to rapidly determine the chapter and the area being viewed. Large, high-quality images are presented in a format so that they can be reviewed as unknowns. A conversation of the cases exists as if it were a consultation– with a description of the findings, differential medical diagnosis, and last medical diagnosis. A quick discussion of the illness is included. Focus is put on brevity of the text and a single-page layout for all however a few cases. Study guides at the end of each section are in the type of tables summing up major radiographic findings into differential factors to consider with quick imaging clues to a specific diagnosis and case recommendations within the book. Completion of each chapter notes differential medical diagnoses for the chapter’s specific organ. Full-color composite anatomical illustrations show the right away obvious appearance of typical conditions that associate with significant radiologic findings.
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