TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Foreword
A1  - McKinnis, Lynn N.
PY  - 2014
T2  - Fundamentals of Musculoskeletal Imaging
AB  - Many  of  us  tend  to  measure  time  in  units  that  seem  to  accelerate  as  a  function  of  our  own  aging  processes.  It  is  hard  to  believe  that  this  fourth  edition  of  Fundamentals  in  Musculoskeletal  Imaging  by  Lynn  McKinnis  spans  17  years  since  the  first  edition  was  published.  At  that  time  we  approached  this  project  with  some  trepidation  since  we  questioned  the  receptivity  of  educators,  students,  and  clinicians  to  the  relevance  and  importance  of  this  content  for  the  armamentarium  of  health-care  providers  in  general  and  physical  therapists  and  physical  therapy  assistants  in  particular.  However,  our  apprehension  has  been  more  than  allayed  with  respect  to  musculoskeletal  pathologies.  Inevitably  the  need  to  familiarize  health-care  professional  students  and  clinicians  with  visualizations  of  the  musculoskeletal  system  has  been  prompted  by  continuous  advances  in  imaging  technology.  Moreover,  educators  and  clinicians  have  discovered  that  imaging  can  be  used  as  a  vehicle  to  facilitate  communication  with  referring  or  collaborating  physicians  and  other  health  professionals  or  as  a  conduit  for  evidence  to  demonstrate  the  relationship  of  intervention  to  improvement.  Such  evidence  serves  to  facilitate  decisions  from  third  party  payers  regarding  numbers  of  treatment  sessions.  The  mounting  sophistication  and  clarity  with  which  we  understand  the  pathologies  of  our  patients  have  emerged  from  enhanced  imaging.  This  evolution  has  gained  recognition  and  our  past  readers  have  developed  an  insatiable  thirst  for  more  knowledge  in  the  use  and  understanding  of  advanced  imaging  procedures.  Undoubtedly,  this  strong  inquiry  process  has  contributed  substantially  to  the  emerging  popularity  of  this  text.  Accordingly,  it  is  not  surprising  that  today  most  education  programs  use  this  text  for  their  students  and  many  practitioners  consider  it  a  “fundamental”  document  for  their  libraries.  
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CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/18
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