Gastrointestinal Tract Imaging: An Evidence-Based Practice Guide
Julie Nightingale (Editor), Robert L. Law (Editor), Giles MaskellBooks.org participates in affiliate programs including Bookshop.org and the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. We may earn a commission from qualifying purchases made through links on this page, at no additional cost to you.
Overview
Gastrointestinal Tract Imaging is a comprehensive guide which covers the investigative techniques and diagnoses of all GI disorders. It is edited by a university director of radiography and a consultant radiographer, with a multi-professional team of contributors.
Radiographers and specialist nurses are increasingly taking on the managing of a range of procedures such as colonoscopy, barium studies and CT colonography. As practitioners and clinicians learn new skills and extend their scope of practice, it is essential that they have a thorough understanding of the basis of safe, effective and evidence-based practice. This book offers a detailed overview of the range of imaging procedures that may be employed in the investigation of gastrointestinal tract pathology, and explores current practice related to the subsequent patient care pathways and treatment options. It has been designed as a detailed reference guide for all health professionals who have a direct involvement in the GI tract and its imaging, including those who may be referring patients for GI radiological investigation, those professionals who are performing and subsequently reporting the procedures, and clinicians responsible for the subsequent patient management.
Features
Multi-professional authorship
Detailed, step-by-step information on selecting, justifying and performing GI radiological procedures
Includes relevant anatomy and physiology, medico-legal issues and pharmacology relating to GI tract imaging.
Synopsis
This book offers a unique insight into the rapidly changing radiology service, and offers introductory chapters which provide the fundamental underpinning knowledge required for safe and effective GI practice. Subsequent chapters discuss the evidence base related to a range of imaging procedures suitable for investigation of upper and lower GI symptoms, supported by key pathology chapters. The book also explores the range of treatments available for the more common GI tract pathology.
Editorials
From the Publisher
"This excellent book is a result of a collaboration of more than 20 specialists...The text is easy to read and well structured...The printout of the book stands at high quality standard, the figures being easily comprehensible...This textbook fully meets its purpose."Journal of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, March 2010
"Although this book is not unique, I feel its scope, size and layout is set at such a level that any imaging department or academic institution involved in GI investigations would find this book an asset [...] within our little department, it has been constantly off the bookshelf."
Radiography, City University London, July 2011