MASTERING DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY 2026: A Practical Guide to Clinical Imaging, Interpretation, and Reporting by JORDAN M. WEST

Diagnostic imaging can be difficult to approach because every scan must be understood in relation to the clinical question, the modality used, the quality of the study, and the patient’s wider clinical context. Mastering Diagnostic Radiology 2026 is a practical guide to clinical imaging, interpretation, reporting, and patient safety. It is written for readers who want a clearer, more structured way to understand how diagnostic imaging is selected, reviewed, communicated, and applied in clinical care. This book covers the major imaging modalities, including X-ray, CT, MRI, ultrasound, fluoroscopy, mammography, nuclear medicine, PET imaging, and image-guided procedures. It explains what each modality is used for, what it shows well, where its limitations are, and how imaging decisions should be linked to a focused clinical question. Rather than treating radiology as isolated image memorisation, this book uses a practical reasoning-based approach. Readers are guided through imaging selection, systematic interpretation, pattern recognition, reporting principles, urgent communication, common pitfalls, missed diagnoses, and case-based review. The emphasis is on safe clinical reasoning: choosing the appropriate test, recognising important findings, understanding uncertainty, and connecting imaging results to patient-centred decisions. Read more