Webb (radiology, U. of California, San Francisco Medical School) explains performing and reading CT scans, emphasizing key anatomy, concepts, diseases, and issues. Arranged by organ, the chapters cover the mediastinum, pulmonary hila, lung disease, abdomen and pelvis, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen, kidney, ureters, adrenal glands, and gastrointestinal tract. The new edition has chapters on abdominal and pelvic trauma, revisions to the section on musculoskeletal trauma, more on high-resolution lung CT and solitary nodules and other chapters, and recent techniques, such as multislice CT, 3D CT, and CT angiography and spiral/helical CT in clinical settings. Annotation © 2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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