دانلود کتاب درسی جامع رادیولوژی بالینی – جلد اول: اصول رادیولوژی بالینی، بیماریهای چند سیستمی و سر و گردن

Radiology as a speciality holds the privilege of being the most expansive as well as the most advanced branch of modern medical science. The hyper pace of research and development in this speciality has blurred the lines of difference between a student and a consultant of radiology. Hence, the books which were touted to be ‘Textbooks of Radiology’ in the past have become insufficient to quench the thirst of a blooming radiologist. As a teacher, I could empathize with this confusion that a radiologist faces to become the ‘jack of all trades’ since the last 10–12 years. My guru, Prof T.S. Swaminathan, was constantly encouraging me to write a book on Radiology as a way to end this turmoil. The idea of this book came to me when I realized that there is a lack of single textbook for general radiology. Such a comprehensive textbook was one of the foremost demands of young and experienced radiologists across the country. Hence, I decided to publish under Indian Radiological and Imaging Association. Since the inception of the idea of this book in April 2019, my dear friend Dr Hemant Patel (Editor) and my student Dr Gaurang Raval (Assistant Editor) shared unmatched passion and enthusiasm to make this book the holy grail of radiology. This is our humble attempt to compile a single reference point, fully integrated and well-illustrated textbook of radiology as an end result of 2 years of hard work. In March 2020, the world was struck by the destructive COVID-19 infection. During the period of lockdown, I went into self-contemplation and understood two things: (1) A simple but deadly virus does not differentiate class, creed, religion, region − things which differentiate us daily; and (2) any radiologist is a student for life. Taking these two thoughts, we ventured to start the biggest book on Radiology. The catch was not to make a textbook but to make a ‘standard comprehensive reference book’ on radiology which would cater to the students, consultants and superspecialists alike. COVID-19 lockdown turned to be a boon in disguise. Contributors made the apposite use of time at their disposal. The virus united us and the theme of the book became ‘One World, One Radiology, One Book’. Radiologists all over the world and in India showed unparalleled enthusiasm to give their best for the book. This book is a testament of unequalled unity and prodigious talent radiologists can show in times of great duress. Another hurdle we faced was that almost the entire team of editors and contributors (including myself) got infected with COVID-19 at some point. But even the infection could not bring down the spirit of teaching within each one of us. Many have worked while on a hospital bed or in a quarantine centre like crazy. This is a testimony of selflessness of a medical practitioner. Female editors and contributors are our biggest strength in this project. We are very proud that our book is probably the only work of this level with more than 40% of contribution by esteemed ladies. We are also proud that for the very first time a radiology textbook has a dedicated volume on women’s imaging – obstetrics and breast imaging. The contents of the book are very distinctive. Each system starts with the imaging techniques from X-ray to MRI to PET. Standard, reproducible and up-to-date protocols are enumerated. The second section is a detailed radiological anatomy of the given system. It is seen that a resident or a young consultant radiologist refers to radiological anatomy two to three times a day on an average. This section would be really helpful to them. Normal variants represent the extended spectrum of normal – knowledge of which is the prerequisite for standard examination. This section deals in detail about the gamut of normal variants.