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Gain the knowledge and skills you need to analyze radiographic images and solve imaging challenges! Reflecting the latest ARRT® content specifications, Radiographic Image Analysis, 6th Edition provides a guide to evaluating and adjusting images to produce diagnostic-quality radiographs. It helps you to identify the error in positioning or technique that may have caused a poor image, then shows how to correct the problem, so you can reduce the need for repeat radiographs. Each projection includes an optimal radiograph along with examples of unacceptable images. Written by radiology expert Kathy McQuillen Martensen, this text builds your critical thinking skills and helps you prepare for success on the ARRT certification examination. Chapter objectives, key terms, outlines, and summaries reinforce the most important material. Image analysis guidelines for each procedure include accurately positioned projections with labeled anatomy, photographs of accurately positioned models, discussions of poor positioning and of positioning variations, practice projections that demonstrate common procedural errors, and more. Questions to Consider help you thoroughly analyze projections. Spotlights highlighting Concepts boxes emphasize the most important information and direct readers to additional information on these topics. Review questions at the end of chapters help you assess your understanding of the material, with answers provided on the Evolve website. Summary tables provide quick access to important data for easy reference. Bolded key terms are defined in the expanded glossary, ensuring that you understand the terms under discussion. NEW! Additional images help you to evaluate and correct positioning errors, and other images are replaced with more robust digital halftones. NEW! Revamped chapters on digital imaging incorporate the latest technology. NEW! Updates reflect the latest ARRT® content specifications.

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Review, practice, and apply concepts of digital imaging and positioning! With chapters corresponding to the chapters in Radiographic Image Analysis, 6th Edition, this practical workbook provides projections and questions to help you hone your imaging and evaluation skills. Exercises for each procedure ask you to correct positioning errors, practice critical thinking, and solve positioning challenges. Adding evaluation images beyond those in the main text, this workbook helps you prepare for success on the ARRT® certification examination and in radiography practice. Positioning and technique exercises help with knowledge retention and prepare you for success in radiography practice. Study questions for each procedure focus on how the patient should be positioned to obtain an accurately positioned projection, and help you prepare for the ARRT® certification examination. Poorly positioned projections not included in the textbook focus on each topic and procedure, and ask you to find the cause of the problem. Questions on improperly positioned projections ask you to evaluate the image and make adjustments when the images are suboptimal. Answer key to the study questions may be found on the Evolve website for Radiographic Image Analysis, under student resources. NEW! Updated content reflects the changes and new information in the 6th edition of Radiographic Image Analysis.

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