Unofficial Guide to Radiology: Chest, Abdominal and Orthopaedic X Rays, Plus CTs, MRIs and Other Important Modalities: Core Radiology Curriculum (Unofficial Guides) 1st Edition

An invaluable resource.

As a new FNP I found this book particularly useful in the clinic when needing to read an X-ray before our radiologist could read it. Great tool!

lots of detailed pics

Good book

Essential Book. The information is precise and to the point, aiding in understanding and retention. The material of the pages make it easy to read the relevant radiology and information. The layout, colour guidance assisted in easy navigation. It is highly recommended to all medical students, especially those that are undertaking the OSCE.

The initial page of the book includes the abbreviations used in the book and lays out the vocabulary well. The contents page is very concise and made navigating the book simple. In addition, the book covers the majority of subsections within the specialty of radiology including MRI, US scans and CT scans. I found the layout of the book to be excellent, and the colour schemes were a superb addition to the overall design. The informal appearance of the book differentiated it from so many others and made it more accessible to me as a medical student.I appreciated the way that the book described the systematic method for reading an x ray. The basics were well covered with clear x ray images which were clearly labelled. The ‘key point’ that appeared every so often within the content was a clinical point of significance and added an extra dimension to the reading experience.The way that the book was labelled was excellent. The structures were clearly identified and the main landmarks were well labelled. The chest x ray chapter was well rounded off with a checklist of things to complete in assessing the scan correctly.The cases were an excellent addition to the book, especially the plain scan followed by a scan labelled with the landmarks. This was an excellent visual learning tool and complemented the end of chapter questions well. Some textbooks have no questions or very few, so a good summary of the chapters main points as well as a good set of demanding questions was the perfect mix. The answers also being provided on the next page to the question was useful as I didn’t need to flick back and forth between questions and answers.I really liked the way the book covered a great deal of different x ray types e.g. hip, chest, abdominal. The flow chart for the intra-capsular hip fracture was particularly concise. The comprehensive approach of the book is essential for a rounded medical student.The CT, fluoroscopy, nuclear medicine and ultrasound scans sections were refreshing, as they went back to basics and actually explained the nut and bolts of CT scanning. The same occurred with the MRI section; very few books actually go through the trouble of explaining the way the scanning works. This section was perhaps a bit too wordy, but the message was important and well communicated.

I'm a fourth year student at Southampton and have just completed my first clinical year and intermediate exams. I found this book an invaluable resource in tackling a tricky subject. The clear images with helpful annotations makes this book extremely easy to follow. The information is clear and concise making it easy to understand. The questions/cases ensure that the information has been understood and provide a great form of informal assessment. I found the cases were great in boosting confidence or highlighting particular areas which needed extra attention. Overall, I would recommend this book to all medical students right from the beginning of your training. It is a great reference book and will allow you to master radiology, a key skill and one that is often examined.

I'm a second year medic and have found this invaluable (radiology is covered extremely briefly during our anatomy classes). The biggest hurdle in understanding radiology is finding a good text, and i feel this is the text that has helped me FINALLY understand radiography!!! The book is engaging, interesting and starts from basics to ensure a solid foundation of understanding is achieved. I particularly like how this text provides; suggested approaches to analyse x-rays, over 100 annotated X-rays, questions and summaries/key points. Colour coded into sections such as chest x-rays, abdominal x-rays, CT and MRI scans this book covers a lot for a very reasonable price. I would recommend this text to ANY medical student in ANY year