Metaphorical Signs in Computed Tomography of Chest and Abdomen

Thông tin sách: Metaphorical Signs in Computed Tomography of Chest and Abdomen (Hardcover, 233 trang) – Springer, 2023. Ngôn ngữ: Tiếng Anh.

This richly illustrated book is devoted to radiologists’ ever-growing interest in discovering metaphors relevant for diagnostic imaging. In its second and completely revised edition, the book contains nearly 800 illustrations and descriptions of about 200 classic radiological signs of chest and abdominal diseases. These signs are based on metaphors from our daily environment and the world around us.

By correlating the results of Computed Tomography (CT) with these vivid and descriptive images, readers will be able to memorize typical and often pathognomonic patterns of disease more quickly and easily. This book will be of value to both radiology residents and more experienced radiologists consultants.

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This richly illustrated book is devoted to radiologists’ ever-growing interest in discovering metaphors relevant for diagnostic imaging. In its second and completely revised edition, the book contains nearly 800 illustrations and descriptions of about 200 classic radiological signs of chest and abdominal diseases. These signs are based on metaphors from our daily environment and the world around us.

By correlating the results of Computed Tomography (CT) with these vivid and descriptive images, readers will be able to memorize typical and often pathognomonic patterns of disease more quickly and easily. This book will be of value to both radiology residents and more experienced radiologists consultants.

About the Author

Professor Andrey Leonidovich Yudin is the Head of the Department of Radiation Diagnostics and Therapy at the Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University in Moscow since 1994. He specializes in modern technologies of radiology, including interventional radiology, and studies the possibility of an integral approach to the use of different research methods. Professor Yudin is a Member of the European Society of Radiology (ESR), a Member of the Russian society of radiology, and the Author of 250 scientific and educational works in Russian and international publications.