Radiographic Image Analysis
Language: English
Published by Elsevier Health Sciences, 2005
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This comprehensive guide shows how to reduce the need for repeat radiographs. It teaches how to carefully evaluate an image, how to identify the improper positioning or technique that caused a poor image, and how to correct the problem. This text equips radiographers with the critical thinking skills needed to anticipate and adjust for positioning and technique challenges before a radiograph is taken, so they can produce the best possible diagnostic quality radiographs.
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- Title
- Radiographic Image Analysis
- Author
- Kathy Mcquillen Martensen
- Publisher
- Elsevier Health Sciences
- Publication year
- 2005
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Hardback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0721639259
- ISBN 13
- 9780721639253
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Provides a complete guide to evaluating radiographs and troubleshooting positioning and technique errors, increasing the likelihood of getting a good image on the first try.
- Offers step-by-step descriptions of all evaluation criteria for every projection along with explanations of how to reposition or adjust technique to produce an acceptable image.
- Familiarizes technologists with what can go wrong, so they can avoid retakes and reduce radiation exposure for patients and themselves.
- Provides numerous critique images for evaluation, so that readers can study poor images and understand what factors contributed to their production and what adjustments need to be made.
- Combines coverage of both positioning and technique errors, as these are likely to occur together in the clinical environment.
- Student workbook available for separate purchase for more practice with critique of radiographs.
- Provides Evolve website with a course management platform for instructors who want to post course materials online.
- Expanded coverage to include technique and positioning adjustments required by computed radiography.
- Pediatric radiography, covering radiation protection and special problems of obtaining high-quality images of pediatric patients.
- Evaluation criteria related to technique factors, which historically account for 60%-70% of retakes.
- New chapter on evaluation of images of the gastrointestinal system.
- Pitfalls of trauma and mobile imaging to encourage quick thinking and problem-solving in trauma situations.
- Improved page design and formatting to call attention to most important content.
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