Felson's Principles of Chest Roentgenology Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 5th Edition
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Easy to read, engaging, and highly interactive, Felson's Principles of Chest Roentgenology: A Programmed Text, 5th Edition, has long been the go-to learning resource for medical students, residents, radiologists, and others who order and interpret chest x-rays. It offers a clear, self-directed tutorial on all aspects of chest imaging, including pathologies and anatomic challenges. You’ll find essential, accessible explanations of basic science, image reading and interpretation, and key terminology, along with hundreds of high-quality radiographs and interactive quizzes that have made this best-selling title the must-have primer of chest radiology.
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Felson's Principles of Chest Roentgenology: - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource
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- Presents essential concepts in a straightforward, logically sequenced manner, with one chapter building on the next
- Emphasizes basic radiographic anatomy and signs of disease seen in everyday practice on the chest x-ray, helpfully presented from various points of view
- Includes more than 550 radiographs (many are new!) with correlative PET, CT, and MR images as appropriate—all presented with humor and insightful comments that provide a uniquely engaging self-directed learning experience for clinical application or board review
- Keeps you up to date with the latest thoracic imaging topics, including pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis, combined pulmonary fibrosis with emphysema (CPFE), age-related lung changes, interstitial lung disease (ILD), lung cancer screening and tumor classification, and lower radiation dosing and safety considerations
- Provides numerous multiple-choice questions and quizzes throughout, along with answers, annotated x-rays, line drawings, cartoons, and engaging clinical tips
- Includes access to robust interactive offerings online, such as easy-to-access quizzes and board review questions
- Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices
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Felson’s Ten Axioms for a Lifetime of Learning in Medicine
1. The Radiographic Examination: The Basics
2. Cross-Sectional Imaging Techniques
3. The Normal Chest X-Ray: Reading Like the Pros
4. Chest CT: Putting It All Together
5. Lobar Anatomy
6. The Silhouette Sign
7. The Air Bronchogram Sign
8. Signs of Lung and Lobar Collapse
9. Patterns of Lung Disease
10. Understanding the Mediastinum
11. The Pleural and Extrapleural Spaces
12. Cardiovascular Disease
Quiz: Ten Great Cases
Index
Bonus content available online at https://expertconsult.inkling.com*
Supplement 1: Segmental Anatomy
Supplement 2: Interstitial Lung Disease: A Picture Book
Supplement 3: Thoracic Imaging: The Fleischner Society Glossary of Terms
Supplement 4: “The Beatles, the Nobel Prize, and CT Scanning of the Chest”
(From Radiol Clin N Am)
Bonus Quiz 1: Unknown Cases: Twelve More Great Cases
Bonus Quiz 2: Unknown Cases: On Your Own
Bonus Quiz 3: Unknown Cases: The Ultimate Challenge-- For Radiology Residents and Hard Chargers -
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