Gastrointestinal Imaging: Case Review Series - Softcover

Halpert MD, Robert D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0323040942 ISBN 13: 9780323040945

Publisher: Mosby, 2007

Synopsis

This volume in the best-selling "Case Review" series uses 200 case studies to challenge your knowledge of a full range of topics in gastrointestinal imaging. Gastrointestinal Imaging: Case Review, 2nd Edition is your ideal concise, economical, and user-friendly tool for self assessment in this specialty!

• Utilizes case studies organized into "Opening Round," "Fair Game," and "Challenge" sections, so you can Test yourself at varying difficulty levels.
  
• Uses a format similar to the American Board of Radiology’s oral exam, and case studies similar to those found on exams for realistic exam preparation.
  
• More than 350 high-quality, state-of-the-art images present clinical situations as encountered in the field.
  
• Includes the most recent knowledge from the literature in gastrointestinal imaging to keep your skills current.
  
• Helps you distinguish among diseases and disorders with similar sonographic presentations with an increased emphasis on differential diagnosis.
  
• Groups cases by topic for more efficient, targeted review.
  
• Incorporates page references to Halpert: Gastrointestinal Imaging: The Requisites, 2nd Edition.

About this title

About the Author

Robert D. Halpert, M.D., is Radiology division head and residency program director at Henry Ford Hospital and Medical Centers. A dedicated educator, Dr. Halpert was originally selected to lead this volume in the series because of his vast teaching experience and his recognized ability to communicate effectively. His experience as residency program director keeps him acutely aware of the needs of radiology residents, a perspective that drives the pedagogy ofthis book. Dr. Halpert is well-published, having co-written The Radiology ofInflammatory Bowel Disease (Saunders) and contributed to Pharmaceuticals in Medical Imaging (Macmillan) and Handbook of Gastrointestinal Imaging. In addition, he is the author of numerous journal articles, abstracts, and scientific exhibits.

Peter J. Feczko, M.D., is section head of gastrointestinal (GI) radiology at Henry Ford Hospital and Medical Centers. Highly recommended by Dr. Halpert, Dr. Feczko replaces Philip Goodman, M.D., as co-author. Dr. Feczko has published a substantial number of journal articles, many of them with Dr. Halpert. Additionally, he has co-edited two volumes in the Radiological Clinics of North America (Saunders) and contributed chapters to some major GI radiology texts, including ?Radiology of the Small Bowel? in Handbook of Gastrointestinal Imaging (Churchill), ?Gastrointestinal Manifestations of AIDS? and ?Radiology of the Rectum? in Radiology: Diagnosis/Imaging/Intervention (Lippincott), and ?Gastrointestinal Manifestations of the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome? in Margulis and Burhenne?s Alimentary Tract Radiology, ed 5 (Mosby).

Review

Interesting, well-displayed cases running the gamut of gastrointestinal pathology with concise informative summaries. A must buy for trainees in gastroenterology, radiology, and general surgery.―Gastroenterology

Edition details

• Publisher: Mosby
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0323040942
• ISBN 13: 9780323040945
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 368