Textbook of Veterinary Diagnostic Radiology by Donald E. Thrall

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User-friendly and comprehensive, this essential resource covers all aspects of canine, feline, and equine diagnostic radiology and interpretation. It features relevant coverage of the physics of radiology, CT, and MRI, as well as valuable information on patient positioning and management, radiographic technique and safety measures, normal and abnormal anatomy, radiographic viewing and interpretation, and alternative imaging modalities. This edition features more than 500 additional images, a new chapter on the principles of digital imaging, and expanded coverage of brain and spinal cord imaging.

• Features comprehensive, logically organized coverage of the latest advances in imaging techniques and interpretation for the dog, cat, and horse.
• A body systems approach presents information in a logical progression, covering skeletal versus soft tissue structures, normal anatomy, general radiographic changes, and the most common abnormalities affecting each particular system.
• Discussion of the physics of radiology, CT, and MRI offers a better understanding of the radiographic process.
• An atlas of normal radiographic anatomy of the dog and horse offers a basis for comparison to assist in recognizing abnormal findings.
• Information on radiation safety highlights safety measures associated with ionizing radiation.
• A self-assessment section at the end of each chapter evaluates understanding of key concepts and clinical applications.
• High-quality radiographic images, illustrations, tables, and charts throughout clarify important concepts and interpretative principles.

• A new chapter on Digital Images and Digital Radiographic Image Capture(Chapter 2).
• Updated and expanded coverage of brain and spinal cord imaging, including CT and MRI.
• More than 500 additional radiographic images that clarify key concepts.

Amy L. Geisse

This book thoroughly covers canine, feline, and equine radiographic diagnoses. It is divided by body parts, with a chapter on radiographic interpretation and a chapter on normal canine and equine radiology. This is the second edition; the first was published in 1986. The purpose is to facilitate learning of radiographic interpretation by creating a thoroughly illustrated book on dog, cat, and horse diagnostic imaging. The new chapter with normal radiographic anatomy should make this edition more user-friendly. These are worthy objectives, and the author does an excellent job of accomplishing them. The book is written for those learning radiographic interpretation. Any veterinary student or practitioner would benefit from this book, because its pictures are wonderful to use for comparison. Twenty-nine diplomates of the ACVR contributed to this book. The illustrations are excellent in both quality and content. They are the essence of this book. The references vary by chapter and author, but in general they are more than adequate and appear to be current enough for the subject (average approximately 1980). This handsome book includes hundreds of radiographs with detailed captions and explicit diagrams. The chapter on normal anatomy is quite well done and includes even very small details. This is a superb book that is useful for all veterinary students, general practitioners, and most specialists. I recommend it highly. The new edition has excluded avian radiography, which is a great loss; however, as the author points out, other sources for this information exist. Also excluded in the new edition is information on ultrasound, CT, and MRI, because these are now so commonly used in veterinarymedicine that they require individual attention. The chapter on canine and equine normal radiographic anatomy is a superb addition and worthy of publishing and buying the new edition.

Marcella D. Ridgway

This comprehensive text of diagnostic radiology of the dog, cat, and horse addresses general concepts and clinical applications of veterinary radiology and updates the second edition (1994) with new chapters on canine and feline brain imaging, radiation safety, radiation physics, and visual perception, with expanded coverage of equine radiographic anatomy as well as updated illustrations. The purpose is to provide a veterinary textbook with in-depth coverage of diagnostic radiology and to foster a sound, basic understanding of the principles of radiographic imaging and interpretation, emphasizing the recognition of normal anatomy as well as radiographic abnormalities associated with various disease processes. This book is useful as an atlas of normal and abnormal radiographic findings as well as a veterinary textbook. It is written for students of veterinary medicine but is also useful as a reference for all veterinarians in practices and specialties utilizing radiographic imaging as a diagnostic tool. The book contains 47 chapters with a list of references for each, and a comprehensive index. The first four chapters cover basic principles of radiation physics and safety and radiographic interpretation. Subsequent chapters are organized by anatomic region and skeletal versus soft tissue structures, and cover normal anatomy, general radiographic changes, and specific disease entities for each anatomic structure. Each chapter concludes with a set of study questions for self-assessment of comprehension and ability to apply the material presented. Answers to the questions are provided in the back of the book. Chapters feature abundant illustrative material with many black-and-whiteplates, charts, diagrams, and summary tables which are clear, easy to read, and pertinent. This textbook is very complete, well-organized, and clearly written with excellent illustrations. Each subject is covered in a thorough but concise manner, making the material easy to assimilate. The tables and diagrams are exceptional; they are well-designed and extremely effective in demonstrating and summarizing the material presented in the text. The book is replete with radiographic figures depicting normal and abnormal findings. The image quality of these reproductions is outstanding and the figures provide excellent radiographic representations of the material in the text. The author clearly defines the scope of the book's coverage and stays within this focus, which makes it a much better teaching tool and reference than similar textbooks which incorporate superficial coverage of related medical and surgical topics and thereby become difficult to read and are potentially misleading.

Doody Review Services

Reviewer:Chantal A Imbs, DVM (University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine)
Description:This is a revised and updated version of a textbook on imaging in veterinary medicine. The editor and 43 authors contributed to this 832-page, hardcover book. The previous edition was published in 2002.
Purpose:The primary objective is to serve as an instructional aid for students of imaging to help them interpret both basic and challenging images. Comprehensive, written by experts, this essential resource provides much-needed information for anyone who needs insight into veterinary diagnostic radiology.
Audience:Designed to present a user-friendly approach to diagnostic radiology, this book is written for students, but would also be useful to veterinarians, interns, residents, or technicians interested in augmenting their knowledge of imaging techniques and interpretation.
Features:The book covers principles of imaging techniques and interpretation of the different body parts of canine, feline, and equine species. This fifth edition also includes access to a web portal hosting self-assessment quizzes, case studies, an atlas, movies, and lists of key points of each chapter, among other resources. Moreover, new chapters on the basic principles of digital imaging and MR imaging of brain disease in small animals are included.
Assessment:This is a helpful and valuable source of information on radiography technique, normal and abnormal anatomy, and alternative imaging modalities. The new chapters and the deployment of the normal anatomical atlas throughout the text are improvements over the previous edition.

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3 Stars from Doody

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