(openPR) - New York/Stuttgart – With more than 550 high-resolution images, “Critical Care Radiology,” recently published by Thieme, includes the must-know information for performing and interpreting radiographs in an intensive care situation. Focusing on the chest and abdomen, this succinctly-organized text also offers special sections on pediatric patients in intensive care settings.

“This book places special emphasis…on the differential diagnosis of morphologic findings and their interpretation within the clinical context, and on accurately discriminating between normal and abnormal findings,” says author Dr. Cornelia Schaefer-Prokop, MD, AMC Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

This comprehensive guide also includes pertinent information on the ICU patient following abdominal and thoracic surgery, lung transplantation and Infantile Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Each chapter in this concise reference contains information on classification, imaging and differential diagnosis of the different diseases. Additionally, helpful tables highlight important points and practical recommendations, and summaries of key points appear at the end of each chapter.

“I hope that this book will help radiologists, residents in radiology, and even clinicians to interpret the often difficult and nonspecific findings in children and adults,” says Dr. Schaefer-Prokop.

Because of the special circumstances for this kind of imaging, this concise, yet thorough manual is a must-have for any resident or practicing radiologist who encounters intensive care patients.

About the Authors

Cornelia Schaefer-Prokop, MD, Associate Professor of Radiology, AMC Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

About Thieme

Thieme Publishing Group is a scientific and medical publishing house employing more than 950 people and maintaining offices in seven cities, including New York, Delhi, Stuttgart and three other locations in Germany. Founded in 1886, the Thieme name has become synonymous with high quality and excellence in medical and scientific publishing. Today, Thieme is the market leading publisher of neurosurgical content and holds strong market positions in orthopedics, radiology, anatomy and chemistry, among other specialties. Thieme publishes 137 peer-reviewed journals and over 500 new books annually. The company also has a rapidly growing array of web-based products in medicine and science. State-of-the-art online products include Thieme eJournals, Thieme Electronic Book Library, the medical student website WinkingSkull.com and Thieme Teaching Assistant, an innovative web-based platform for faculty. For more information about Thieme, please visit thieme.com.

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