Radiological Procedures | Released: 2006

This text book which deals with the various radiological procedures is something which most of us had needed at one time or another in our wards, but had to resort to bulky volumes and search in the departmental library as to the indication and contraindication of a particular procedure for the condition under investigation. Moreover we are used to questions like "Can I Eat?", "Can I travel?" etc from patients after few procedures that leaves us in an awkward state. Awkward, because none of the standard texts tell anything about the after care. But this book scores over most other books in this area. Even though there are lot of books that mention the indications and contraindication, and there are few more which tell us about the patient preparation, this is probably one book that gives us in detail the patient preparation and after care for all Radiological investigations that one can come across in a Clinical Setup. All the persons who went through the text were impressed as to the clarity with which the facts are presented. The paper quality and the printing are of such standards that unless one sees the publishers name, one can be pardoned for assuming that he is reading a book printed in UK/US. The book is divided into 27 chapters. The initial chapters deal with introduction to radiology and justifies that the "classical" contrast methods do have a place even after the advent of computerised imaging methods and the choice of the investigation should be decided for each individual condition and should be patient specific Radiation Protection is covered eloquently and the ways to reduce the radiation as well as the individual responsibilities of the personnel associated like the referring clinician, radiologist, technician, the paramedical staff and the patient are chartered out. The chapter on Contrast media answers all the MCQs asked from this topic in various Post Graduate Entrance Exams. Then the investigations pertaining the individual systems are outlined. Investigation of all the systems are given. All the investigations are covered in detail, Investigation of Joints and Breast (Mammography and others) are given better than most other books. All the reviewers were overwhelmed by the chapter on Paediatric Radiology. It is a must read for every paediatrician and other clinicians who order investigations for kids. We read the actual procedure of the Thallium Technetium scan which is so often asked in most exams in this book, for the first time and also investigation of Lacrimal System and Sinography and Fistulography make interesting reading. The book also deals with Ultrasonogram (USG), Computed Tomography (ST Scan) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Nuclear Medicine Interventional Radiology and Radiology in Emergency are the other topics that find their due here.