Radiology of Bone Diseases

Within recent years, several excellent textbooks on skeletal radiology have been published to fill a void that had existed previously. The various skeletal lesions were usually discussed under topics of disease entities, and much pertinent information was included in regard to roentgen changes and significant clinical laboratory and pathologic features. Professor Greenfield has departed from this standard presentation and has oriented this second edition to the analytical approach for identifying unknown or suspected disease entities. This analysis is based primarily on the roentgenographic appearance and is supplemented by brief discussions of clinical and laboratory data. When indicated, pathophysiologic mechanisms are discussed. To accomplish this task, the book has been divided into the following nine sections: the analytical approach to bone radiology; loss of bone density; alterations of bone texture; the epiphyseal region; changes in size and shape of bone; the cardinal roentgen features; the solitary lesion; conditions of bone and