Mastering medical photography of the head and neck / Scott B. McCusker, David Grant ; Blaise Douros.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McCusker, Scott B., author.

Douros, Blaise, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical photography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (148 pages) : color illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Stuttgart : Thieme, [2017]

Summary:

With contributions from an esteemed otolaryngologist, talented photographer, and multidisciplinary specialists, Mastering Medical Photography of the Head and Neck demystifies the process of medical photography. The succinct text and high quality images serve as a practical primer for physicians without any prior photographic background to learn techniques specific to photography for facial surgery and otolaryngology. Understanding the basic techniques of photography for medical documentation is useful-for speaking at medical conferences, publishing in journals, and settling insurance claims. These situations typically require inclusion of well-defined anatomical images. Furthermore, head and neck photography is an educational tool to explain specific procedures to patients prior to undergoing surgery. Key Highlights * Comprehensive coverage of standard external anatomy, with smaller sections on endoscopic photography and intraoperative photography * Ancillary online content including more than 150 high quality photographs and 8 instructional videos supplement the text * Sample comparative photographs illustrate the potential to create stellar results using several different camera systems * Each photograph extensively annotated with relevant camera and lighting settings * Recommendations provided for image archiving, organization, and processing Visually rich and practical, this step-by-step guide of medical photographic techniques is an essential tool for all physicians who treat diseases and disorders of the ear, nose, throat, and related head and neck structures.

Contents:

Introduction to medical photography / Scott McCusker, Blaise Douros

Photographic equipment / Blaise Douros

Studio photography techniques / Blaise Douros

Small structures and macrophotography / Scott McCusker, Blaise Douros

Postprocessing and digital asset management / Phil Goetz, Blaise Douros, Scott McCusker, Michael Benninger

Smartphones and telemedicine / Fawn Hogan

Approach to the patient / Scott McCusker

Intraoperative photography / Scott McCusker, Fawn Hogan

Special considerations for reconstructive surgery / Scott McCusker, Fawn Hogan

Face and neck / Scott McCusker

Oral cavity and oropharynx / Scott McCusker

Sinuses and nasopharynx / Erik Weitzel

Imaging of the upper airway and larynx / N. Scott Howard, Scott McCusker.

Notes:

"51 illustrations."

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 5, 2016).

ISBN:

9781626234437

1626234434

OCLC:

964404124