Combat Radiology provides unique insights into a military radiologist’s role in the modern battlefield environment. Drawing on his recent experiences in Iraq, Col. Les Folio, a retired air force radiologist and flight surgeon with over twenty years of service, presents a comprehensive introduction to diagnostic imaging technology for the deployed military physician. Topics in the book include descriptions of imaging capabilities of hospitals in deployed military bases in combat zones; practical imaging techniques and terminology associated with penetrating/perforating blast and ballistic injuries; recent medical advances on the battlefield; and the changing role of imaging modalities in combat situations. Additionally, specific anatomic and pathologic imaging cases from combat situations are presented, including traumatic brain injury, chest, abdomen/pelvis, and skeletal trauma. Combat Radiology will appeal not only to military radiologists and surgeons, but also to civilian emergency radiologists and trauma physicians who encounter patients with ballistic and blast injuries resulting from armed conflict, terrorism, and disaster situations.

To date, most of the U.S. Army's medical imaging requirements for combat care have been satisfied by conventional x-ray techniques. While effective, units employing such techniques require extensive logistics support and provide somewhat limited capabilities in the combat zone. Digital technology may offer an opportunity to improve capabilities while reducing the logistical support for field radiology. This paper provides a top-down perspective of the Army's medical digital imaging needs with an eye towards promoting further discussions on the role, operations, and evaluation of a Digital Imaging Network System (DINS). A DINS is an automated and integrated information management system for processing, storing, retrieving, and displaying radiological images and related clinical information. This report was first published in November 1987 and has been revised to reflect the sponsor's subsequent review. Keywords: RA II; Filmless radiology; Digital imaging; Digital x-ray; Filmless x-ray; Teleradiology; Volunteers. (kt).

In 1890, Professor Arthur Willis Goodspeed, a professor of physics at Pennsylvania USA was working with an English born photographer, William N Jennings, when they accidentally produced a Röntgen Ray picture. Unfortunately, the significance of their findings were overlooked, and the formal discovery of X-rays was credited to Wilhelm Roentgen in 1895. The discovery has since transformed the practice of medicine, and over the course of the past 130 years, the development of new radiological techniques has continued to grow. The impact has been seen in virtually every hospital in the world, from the routine use of ultrasound for pregnancy scans, through to the diagnosis of complex medical issues such as brain tumours. More subtly, X-rays were also used in the discovery of DNA and in military combat, and their social influence through popular culture can be seen in cartoons, books, movies and art. Written by two radiologists who have a passion for the history of their field, The History of Radiology is a beautifully illustrated review of the remarkable developments within radiology and the scientists and pioneers who were involved. This engaging and authoritative history will appeal to a wide audience including medical students studying for the Diploma in the History of Medicine of the Society of Apothecaries (DHMSA), doctors, medical physicists, medical historians and radiographers.

Developed by UK and US anesthetists with extensive experience in theater, this book describes the latest anesthesia techniques, practices, and equipment used in current combat and humanitarian operations. Includes chapters on topics such as injuries and physiology, team members, protocols, vascular access, airway management, burns, imaging, pain management and medications, regional anesthesia, ventilation, and postoperative management.

Covering the entire spectrum of this rapidly evolving field, the third edition of Diagnostic Imaging: Interventional Radiology is an invaluable resource for interventional and diagnostic radiologists, trainees, and all proceduralists who desire an easily accessible, highly visual reference for this complex specialty. Dr. Brandt C. Wible and his team of highly regarded experts provide up-to-date information on more than 100 interventional radiologic procedures to help you make informed decisions at the point of care. Chapters are well organized, referenced, and lavishly illustrated, comprising a useful learning tool for readers at all levels of experience as well as a handy reference for daily practice. • Provides a comprehensive, expert reference for review and preparation of common and infrequently performed procedures, with detailed "step-by-step" instructions for conducting image-guided interventions in various clinical scenarios • Covers vascular venous, arterial, and lymphatic procedures, with specific attention to thromboembolic, posttransplant, and oncologic therapies • Addresses emerging nonvascular image-guided treatments in pain management, neurologic and musculoskeletal procedures, and others • Contains new procedures chapters on endovascular treatments for pulmonary embolisms and deep vein thrombosis, prostate artery embolization, pelvic venous disorders, and percutaneous/endovascular arteriovenous fistula (AVF) creation • Features sweeping updates throughout, including updated guidelines and recommendations from the Society of Interventional Radiology • Offers more than 3,200 images (in print and online), including radiologic images, full-color medical illustrations, instructional photo essays, and clinical and histologic photographs • Clearly demonstrates procedural steps, complications, treatment alternatives, variant anatomy, and more?all fully annotated to highlight the most important diagnostic information • Organized by procedure type, allowing for quick comparison of different procedural techniques that may have complementary or alternative roles in managing specific disease states • Builds on the award-winning second edition, which won first prize in the British Medical Association’s Medical Book Awards, Radiology category • Includes the enhanced eBook version, which allows you to search all text, figures, and references on a variety of devices

In 1890, Professor Arthur Willis Goodspeed, a professor of physics at Pennsylvania USA was working with an English born photographer, William N Jennings, when they accidentally produced a Röntgen Ray picture. Unfortunately, the significance of their findings were overlooked, and the formal discovery of X-rays was credited to Wilhelm Roentgen in 1895. The discovery has since transformed the practice of medicine, and over the course of the past 130 years, the development of new radiological techniques has continued to grow. The impact has been seen in virtually every hospital in the world, from the routine use of ultrasound for pregnancy scans, through to the diagnosis of complex medical issues such as brain tumours. More subtly, X-rays were also used in the discovery of DNA and in military combat, and their social influence through popular culture can be seen in cartoons, books, movies and art. Written by two radiologists who have a passion for the history of their field, The History of Radiology is a beautifully illustrated review of the remarkable developments within radiology and the scientists and pioneers who were involved. This engaging and authoritative history will appeal to a wide audience including medical students studying for the Diploma in the History of Medicine of the Society of Apothecaries (DHMSA), doctors, medical physicists, medical historians and radiographers.