Musculoskeletal Imaging: The Essentials
A Comprehensive Overview for Radiology Residents and Practitioners
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
Published:11th Aug '18
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This essential guide offers a concise overview of musculoskeletal imaging, perfect for residents and practicing radiologists. Musculoskeletal Imaging: The Essentials enhances exam preparation.
In the intricate field of musculoskeletal imaging, Musculoskeletal Imaging: The Essentials serves as an invaluable resource for both residents and practicing radiologists. This comprehensive guide provides a clear and concise overview of essential concepts, making it ideal for use during rotations or as a quick reference. Each chapter is thoughtfully structured, beginning with specific learning objectives that set the stage for focused study. At the conclusion of each chapter, board-style questions reinforce the material and help gauge understanding, while a self-assessment examination at the end of the book allows readers to test their mastery of the content and prepare for upcoming exams.
The book adheres to the established Essentials Series format, ensuring a comprehensive yet succinct exploration of clinical musculoskeletal imaging. It features a wealth of image-rich, case-based multiple-choice questions, which not only facilitate self-assessment but also closely resemble the types of questions encountered on actual exams. This practical approach emphasizes a conceptual understanding of imaging findings related to bone, joint, and soft tissue conditions across various modalities used in musculoskeletal imaging.
Furthermore, Musculoskeletal Imaging: The Essentials is designed to enhance the learning experience through behaviorally based objectives that align with the latest residency curriculum from the Society of Skeletal Radiology. The book's compact and high-yield format ensures that critical information is readily accessible, making it an indispensable tool for anyone seeking to deepen their understanding of musculoskeletal imaging.
“This book covers the essential knowledge in musculoskeletal imaging and helps prepare residents for the CORE examination by adhering to the curriculum created by the Society for Skeletal Radiology.
The purpose is to provide the essential knowledge of musculoskeletal imaging to residents while simultaneously helping them prepare for the CORE exam. This is accomplished through learning objectives presented at the beginning of each chapter, numerous high-quality teaching illustrations, many tables, and self assessment both at the end of each chapter and the end of the book.
The two main important features of this book are the high-quality illustrations and the self-assessment/learning points in each chapter. The learning points help keep readers on track and the images demonstrate multiple examples with succinct captions and sufficient detail while also providing a quick reference for those wanting a refresher. The final self assessment is a thorough 100-question exam with even more examples to help solidify important teaching points. The book also has relevant and updated references on all of the topics.
Overall, this book accomplishes its goals. It provides a sound foundation in musculoskeletal imaging with a wide array of illustrations that help drive home points that are essential to the discipline. It is an extremely useful book for those just starting out a rotation centered on musculoskeletal imaging and those preparing for the CORE exam.”
Weighted Numerical Score: 93 - 4 Stars!
Doodys Publishers' Club, September 2018
ISBN: 9781496383839
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 1814g
528 pages