Handy Views: Radiographic Positioning of the Hand and Wrist - Softcover

Howson, M. Patricia; Kerrigan, Carolyn L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0397518536 ISBN 13: 9780397518531

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 1998

Synopsis

This manual is a valuable desktop aid for hand surgeons, orthopaedists, and radiologists who must obtain diagnostically useful X-rays of the hand and wrist. It will assist practitioners in ordering appropriate radiological investigation and giving precise directions to the technologist to produce reproducible, informative views of the hand and wrist.Handy Views demonstrates over 80 different views of the hand and wrist, including standard views and techniques for imaging specific anatomical sites and clinical conditions. The book is designed so that the practitioner can easily find the view that's needed, photocopy the page, and show it to the technologist, instead of personally overseeing the procedure. Each view is illustrated with X-rays and drawings and presented on a two-page spread with X-rays on one page. For each bone or joint, standard and alternate views are provided. The authors explain precisely how to position the patient, how to judge the quality of X-rays, which views give the best information, and what information one gains from which views.

Edition details

• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0397518536
• ISBN 13: 9780397518531
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 172