Includes bibliographical references and index.

Recognizing anything: an introduction to imaging modalities -- Recognizing normal chest anatomy and a technically adequate chest radiograph -- Recognizing airspace versus interstitial lung disease -- Recognizing the causes of an opacified hemithorax -- Recognizing atelectasis -- Recognizing a pleural effusion -- Recognizing pneumonia -- Recognizing pneumothorax, pheumomediastinum, pneumopericardium, and subcutaneous emphysema -- Recognizing adult heart disease -- Recognizing the correct placement of lines and tubes: critical care radiology -- Computed tomography: understanding the basics and recognizing normal anatomy -- Recognizing disease of the chest -- Recognizing the normal abdomen: conventional radiographs -- Recognizng bowel obstruction and ileus -- Recognizing extraluminal air in the abdomen -- Recognizing abnormal calcifications and their causes -- Recognizing the imaging findings of trauma -- Recognizing gastrointestinal, hepatic, and urinary tract abnormalities -- Ultrasonography: understanding the principles and recognizing normal and abnormal findings -- Magnetic resonance imaging: understanding the principles and recognizing the basics -- Recognizing abnormalities of the bone density -- Recognizing fractures and dislocations -- Recogniziing joint disease: an approach to arthritis -- Recognizing some common causes of neck and back pain -- Recognizing some common causes of intracranial pathology -- Appendix: recognizing what to order.