Medical Imaging Diagnostics - For Higher Vocational and Specialized College Medical Imaging Technology Majors

Author: Liu Cheng
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: The main purpose of this textbook is to teach students how to master the imaging diagnosis of common diseases in various systems. To highlight the teaching characteristics of vocational and technical colleges, the focus of writing differs slightly from that of undergraduate textbooks. It emphasizes basic imaging diagnosis knowledge, while the clinical manifestations, pathophysiology, and pathological anatomy of diseases are not the primary focus. The imaging manifestations of diseases mainly include routine X-ray (including angiography), ultrasound, and CT. MRI is not a primary focus, but diseases where MRI is used as the main diagnostic basis are described in detail. To help students better grasp the key content, this book includes a section on diagnostic highlights, summarizing the imaging manifestations of each disease into several key points and listing them separately. Another difference from the conventional imaging diagnosis content in vocational colleges is that since the imaging technology program has separate courses on imaging principles, imaging equipment, and imaging technology, this textbook does not repeat the above content but focuses on teaching imaging diagnosis. The book consists of 12 chapters, organized by anatomical regions. Regarding the selection of specific diseases, based on reference to various textbooks and considering the characteristics of vocational and technical colleges and imaging technology programs, the focus was on selecting clinically common diseases. To highlight the teaching characteristics of imaging and cultivate students' practical film-reading skills, almost every disease is accompanied by corresponding images to facilitate understanding and memory.