A favorite of radiology residents and practitioners alike, Fundamentals of Body CT makes it remarkably simple to learn how to perform and interpret CT scans. The completely revised and updated 3rd Edition covers the most recent advances in CT technique, including the use of multislice CT to diagnose chest, abdominal, and musculoskeletal abnormalities, as well as the expanded role of 3D CT and CT angiography in clinical practice. The result is today's most accessible, affordable introduction to body CT! * Highlights the information essential for interpreting CTs and the salient points needed to make diagnoses. * Reviews how the anatomy of every body area appears on a CT scan. * Presents comprehensive guidance in a concise format. * Offers step-by-step instructions on how to perform all current CT techniques. * Provides a survey of major CT findings for a variety of common diseases--with an emphasis on those findings that help to differentiate one condition from another.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0
Good content poor binding:
FYI: Book content is good, however the crafting/binding is poor. Without much use several pages are falling off.
Great introduction to body ct:
This book cover all the basic stuff needed in body ct. It should be used as a introduction to the subject.
Highly recommended.
Good book but poor quality:
I am a first-year Radiology resident that was looking for an introductory book that was easy to finish on my first Body CT rotation. The Fundamentals book was a good text with all the necessary info to build upon. The only negative thing I have to say is that the quality of the binding was terrible. After about a week the binding fell apart so that now the final 150+ pages are no longer bound to the book. I'm pretty finiky about books and take care of them, so it's pretty disappointing. Otherwise, its a... more info
good book if you don't own Fundamentals of Diagnostic Radiology:
This is a great book with excellent information on body CT imaging. The reason I give it three stars instead of five is that it's basically an excerpt from the main text of Fundamentals of Diagnostic Radiology.
If you already own that book, don't buy this one. Otherwise, I highly recommend it.
