Clinical Imaging Preface Clinical Imaging Clinical imaging Table of contents: Preface Introduction Understanding The Role of Imaging in Intensive Care Medicine Indications for imaging Choice of imaging modalities Hazards associated with imaging Cost/benefit of imaging Using Imaging – The Patient With Intrathoracic Disease Chest radiography – normal appearances Barotrauma Imaging of tubes/catheters/circulatory supports Aortic and great vessel injuries Using Imaging – The Patient With Circulatory Disease or Dysfunction Pulmonary embolic disease Deep venous thrombosis Aortic dissection Aortic aneurysms Imaging of pulmonary oedema Using Imaging – The Patient With Spinal Disease Spinal trauma Cervical spine assessment Spinal cord compression Spinal infection –discitis and epidural abscess Using Imaging – The Patient With Abdominal Disease Bowel obstruction, ileus and perforation Intestinal ischaemia Acalculous cholecystitis Intra abdominal collections, abscesses and pancreatitis Upper urinary tract Conclusion Clinical Imaging Preface Clinical Imaging