Publisher's Synopsis
This reference is a concise guide to the selection of over 300 imaging exams utilizing a decision-making approach. It provides strategies for patients with symptoms that require multiple diagnoses, and situations when a working clinical diagnosis must be confirmed, refined or rejected by imaging procedures. Every symptom or sign presented is accompanied by a list of differential diagnoses and each clinical diagnosis includes a brief outline of typical signs, symptoms and predisposing factors. The work also includes an appendix that provides a review of the imaging modalities discussed throughout the text.