Cover -- Title page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- The Anytime, Anywhere Textbook -- 1: Technical Considerations -- Use of the imaging department -- Conventional radiography -- Computed tomography -- Computed tomography angiography -- Artefacts -- Contrast agents in conventional radiography and computed tomography -- Ultrasound -- Doppler effect -- Radionuclide imaging -- Positron emission tomography -- Magnetic resonance imaging -- Contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging -- Picture archiving and communication systems -- Radiation hazards -- 2: Chest -- Thoracic Disease -- Imaging techniques -- Plain chest radiograph -- Computed tomography -- Magnetic resonance imaging -- Radionuclide lung scanning -- Positron emission tomography -- Ultrasound -- Diseases of the chest with a normal chest radiograph -- Obstructive airways disease -- Small lesions -- Pulmonary emboli without infarction -- Infections -- Diffuse pulmonary fibrosis -- Pleural abnormality -- Mediastinal masses -- Abnormal chest signs -- Silhouette sign -- Radiological signs of lung disease -- Air-space opacification -- Pulmonary collapse (atelectasis) -- Spherical opacities (lung mass, lung nodule) -- Line or band-like opacities -- Widespread small pulmonary opacities -- Increased transradiancy of the lungs -- Pleura -- Pleural effusion -- Pleural thickening (pleural fibrosis) -- Pleural tumours -- Pleural calcification -- Pneumothorax -- Mediastinum -- Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging of the normal mediastinum -- Mediastinal masses -- Aortic aneurysm -- Pneumomediastinum -- Hilar enlargement -- Lymph node enlargement -- Diaphragm -- Chest wall -- Specific Disorders -- Bacterial pneumonia -- Viral and mycoplasma pneumonia -- Lung abscess -- Pulmonary tuberculosis -- Primary tuberculosis.

Postprimary tuberculosis -- Fungal and parasitic diseases -- Hydatid disease -- Pneumonia in the immunocompromised host -- Sarcoidosis -- Diffuse interstitial pulmonary fibrosis -- Usual interstitial pneumonia (cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis) -- Determining the cause of diffuse pulmonary fibrosis -- Radiation pneumonitis -- Collagen vascular diseases -- Rheumatoid lung -- Systemic lupus erythematosus -- Scleroderma and dermatomyositis -- Wegener's granulomatosis -- Pneumoconiosis -- Coal workers' pneumoconiosis -- Asbestos-related disease -- Diseases of the airways -- Asthma -- Bronchiolitis -- Acute bronchitis -- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease -- Cystic fibrosis -- Respiratory distress in the newborn -- Adult respiratory distress syndrome -- Pulmonary emboli and infarction -- Plain film abnormalities -- Radionuclide lung scans -- Computed tomography pulmonary angiography -- Trauma to the chest -- Carcinoma of the bronchus -- Signs of a central tumour -- Signs of a peripheral tumour -- Spread of bronchial carcinoma -- Metastatic neoplasms -- Pulmonary metastases -- Pleural metastases -- Metastases to ribs -- Lymphoma -- 3: Cardiac Disorders -- Imaging techniques -- Plain chest radiography -- Echocardiography -- Radionuclide studies -- Computed tomography -- Magnetic resonance imaging -- Cardiac catheterization and angiography -- Specific cardiac diseases -- Heart failure -- Ischaemic heart disease -- Hypertensive heart disease and other myocardial diseases -- Valvular heart disease -- Pericardial effusion -- Subacute bacterial endocarditis -- Left atrial myxoma and other intracardiac masses -- Congenital heart disease -- 4: Breast Imaging -- Mammography -- Breast ultrasound -- Breast magnetic resonance imaging -- Breast screening -- 5: Plain Abdomen -- Intestinal gas pattern -- Dilatation of the bowel.

Pneumoperitoneum -- Gas in an abscess -- Gas in the wall of the bowel -- Gas in the biliary system -- Ascites -- Abdominal calcification -- Liver and spleen -- Abdominal and pelvic masses -- 6: Gastrointestinal Tract -- Imaging techniques: general principles -- Contrast examinations -- Computed tomography -- Ultrasound examinations -- Magnetic resonance imaging -- Nuclear medicine -- Basic descriptive terms -- Oesophagus -- Imaging techniques -- Plain films -- Barium swallow examination -- Computed tomograpphy -- Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography -- Oesophageal abnormalities -- Strictures of the oesophagus -- Dilatation of the oesophagus -- Other abnormalities of the oesophagus -- Stomach and Duodenum -- Imaging techniques -- Barium meal examination -- Computed tomography -- Specific diseases of the stomach and duodenum -- Peptic ulcer -- Gastric carcinoma -- Other gastric tumours -- Gastric polyps -- Lymphoma -- Gastric outlet obstruction -- Hiatus hernia -- Small Intestine -- Imaging techniques -- Normal appearances of the small bowel -- Imaging signs of disease of the small intestine -- Dilatation -- Mucosal abnormality -- Narrowing -- Ulceration -- Specific diseases of the small intestine -- Crohn's disease -- Small bowel ischaemia -- Tuberculosis -- Lymphoma -- Malabsorption -- Acute small bowel obstruction -- Malrotation -- Worm infestation -- Large Intestine -- Imaging techniques -- Colonoscopy -- Barium enema -- Computed tomography pneumocolon -- Magnetic resonance imaging -- Nuclear medicine studies -- Normal appearance of the colon -- Imaging signs of disease of the large intestine -- Narrowing of the lumen -- Dilatation -- Filling defects -- Diverticula and muscle hypertrophy -- Ulceration -- Specific diseases of the colon -- Inflammatory bowel disease -- Diverticular disease -- Appendicitis.

Ischaemic colitis -- Pneumatosis coli -- Volvulus -- Intussusception -- Colorectal tumours -- Hirschsprung's disease (congenital aganglionosis) -- Idiopathic megacolon (functional megacolon) -- Anal fistula and perianal abscess -- Specific Uses of Imaging in the Gastrointestinal Tract -- Imaging investigation of the acute abdomen -- Plain films -- Barium or Gastrografin follow-through -- Ultrasound -- Computed tomography -- Imaging investigation of acute bleeding from the gastrointestinal tract -- Imaging investigation of abdominal trauma -- 7: Hepatobiliary System, Spleen and Pancreas -- Liver -- Imaging techniques -- Ultrasound -- Computed tomography -- Magnetic resonance imaging -- Liver masses -- Malignant liver neoplasms -- Benign liver masses -- Liver abscesses -- Cirrhosis of the liver and portal hypertension -- Liver trauma -- Fatty infiltration of the liver -- Biliary System -- Imaging techniques -- Ultrasound -- Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography -- Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography -- Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiogram -- Hepatobiliary radionuclide scanning -- Gall stones and cholecystitis -- Cholecystitis -- Jaundice -- Pancreas -- Pancreatic masses -- Acute pancreatitis -- Chronic pancreatitis -- Pancreatic trauma -- Spleen -- Splenic trauma -- 8: Urinary Tract -- Imaging techniques -- Ultrasound -- Urography -- Magnetic resonance imaging -- Radionuclide examination -- Special techniques -- Urinary tract disorders -- Urinary calculi -- Nephrocalcinosis -- Urinary tract obstruction -- Renal parenchymal masses -- Urothelial tumours -- Acute infections of the upper urinary tracts -- Tuberculosis -- Chronic pyelonephritis (reflux nephropathy) -- Papillary necrosis -- Renal trauma -- Hypertension in renal disease -- Renal failure -- Congenital anomalies of the urinary tract -- Bladder disorders -- Bladder tumours.

Bladder diverticula -- Bladder calcification -- Neurogenic bladder -- Trauma to the bladder and urethra -- Prostate and urethra disorders -- Prostatic enlargement -- Prostatic calcification -- Bladder outflow obstruction -- Scrotum and testes disorders -- 9: Female Genital Tract -- Normal appearances -- Ultrasound -- Computed tomography -- Magnetic resonance imaging -- Positron emission tomography/computed tomography -- Gynaecological pathology -- Pelvic masses -- Ovarian masses -- Uterine masses -- Pelvic inflammatory disease -- Endometriosis -- Detection of intrauterine contraceptive devices -- Hysterosalpingography -- Obstetric ultrasound -- Ultrasound in the first trimester -- Ultrasound in the second and third trimesters -- Placental imaging -- 'Large for dates' uterus -- 'Small for dates' uterus: intrauterine growth retardation -- Ultrasound for karyotyping -- Fetal death -- Ectopic pregnancy -- 10: Peritoneal Cavity and Retroperitoneum -- Peritoneal Cavity -- Peritoneal cavity disorders -- Ascites -- Peritoneal tumours -- Intraperitoneal abscesses -- Retroperitoneum -- Imaging techniques -- Computed tomography -- Ultrasound -- Magnetic resonance imaging -- Retroperitoneal disorders -- Retroperitoneal lymphadenopathy -- Adrenal gland disorders -- Retroperitoneal tumours -- Aortic aneurysm -- Retroperitoneal haematoma -- Retroperitoneal and psoas abscesses -- 11: Bones -- Imaging techniques -- Plain bone radiographs -- Ultrasound in musculoskeletal disease -- Radionuclide bone imaging -- Computed tomography in bone disease -- Magnetic resonance imaging in bone disease -- Bone disease diagnosis -- Solitary lesions -- Bone tumours -- Osteomyelitis -- Bone infarction -- Multiple focal lesions -- Metastases -- Multiple myeloma -- Lymphoma and leukaemia -- Multiple periosteal reactions -- Generalized decrease in bone density (osteopenia).

Osteoporosis.