ABC of Imaging in Trauma [Paperback]

An understanding of current trauma imaging concepts is essential for all medical personnel involved in the care of trauma patients where the outcome may depend on a rapid assessment of the nature and severity of injuries, allowing appropriate medical management and surgical or non-surgical intervention.

Containing more than 300 state of the art full colour images, the ABC of Imaging in Trauma addresses this increasingly important area and provides a concise and practical guide to the role, performance and interpretation of emergency imaging procedures in disaster victims and major trauma patients, and focuses on the use of CT, ultrasound, and MRI scanning to diagnose such patients. It is ideal for the non specialist and emergency physicians, Foundation doctors, trainee radiologists, and specialist trauma nurses.

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List of Contributors vi

Foreword viii

Acknowledgements ix

1 Introduction 1
Leonard J. King and David C. Wherry

2 Head and Neck Trauma 4
Simon Barker Jason H. M. Macdonald and Antonio Belli

3 Chest Trauma 13
Ioannis Vlahos and Howard Champion

4 Abdominal Trauma 24
Niall Power and Mark W. Bowyer

5 Pelvic Trauma 35
Madeleine Sampson and Gavin Bowyer

6 Cervical Spine Trauma 44
Sivadas Ganeshalingam Muaaze Ahmad Evan Davies and Leonard J. King

7 Thoracic and Lumbar Spine Trauma 56
Sivadas Ganeshalingl*