The Radiology of Emergency Medicine

The thoroughly revised, updated Fourth Edition of this highly acclaimed classic remains the premier reference on the radiologic assessment of all acute illnesses and injuries. Written by experienced radiologists, the book provides up-to-date, authoritative, unambiguous guidelines on the use and interpretation of all relevant imaging studies--from conventional radiography to CT, MRI, and ultrasound. This edition features more CT, ultrasound, and MR images, providing a crystal-clear view of structures affected in emergency situations. The book details state-of-the-art applications of ultrasound for scrotal, gynecologic, and obstetrical emergencies and contemporary uses of CT for blunt abdominal and thoracic trauma, pulmonary embolism, acute aortic injury, and aortic dissection. Coverage of conventional radiography has been extensively revised and includes many new concepts on cervical spine, mid-face, and other injuries. Chapters on acute non-traumatic abdominal emergencies, abdominal trauma, and obstetric, gynecologic, and scrotal emergencies have been completely rewritten by experts on those specific topics. A Brandon-Hill recommended title.

Mauricio Castillo, M.D., Professor of Radiology, Chief of Neuroradiology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina John H. Harris Jr., M.D., D.Sc., F.A.C.R., F.R.A.C.R. (Hon.), Professor of Radiology, John S. Dunn Distinguished Chair in Radiology, Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Texas-Houston Medical School, Chief, Emergency Radiology, Hermann Hospital, Houston, Texas Robert D. Harris, M.D., Associate Professor of Radiology, Associate Professor of Obstetrics/Gynecology, Dartmouth Medical School, Director of Ultrasound, Department of Radiology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire William H. Harris, M.D., The Alan Gerry Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Chief, Adult Reconstructive Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts Amanda Mignon Jarolimek, M.D., Fellow in Emergency Radiology, Department of Radiology, University of Texas-Houston Medical School, Hermann Hospital, Houston, Texas Akira Kawashima, M.D., Associate Professor of Radiology, University of Texas-Houston Medical School, Lyndon Baines Johnson General Hospital, Houston, Texas Michelle M. Smith, M.D., Assistant Professor of Radiology and Otolaryngology, Chief, Head and Neck Neuroradiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Eric P. Tamm, M.D., Assistant Professor of Radiology, University of Texas-Houston Medical School, Lyndon Baines Johnson General Hospital, Houston, Texas O. Clark West, M.D., Assistant Professor of Radiology, University of Texas-Houston Medical School, Hermann Hospital, Houston, Texas