Main description:

Your one-stop source of complete imaging information for the evaluation of thoracic conditions and diseases in all modalities

Due to the remarkable concentration of various vital organs that can be visualized in thoracic imaging, the region occupies a firm central place in the spectrum of diagnostic imaging.

The book is based on the contents of the curriculum for thoracic imaging of the European Society of Radiology and covers the gamut of issues in thoracic imaging that radiologists are faced with in their daily clinical practice.

Contents are divided into four main sections: fundamentals of diagnostic thoracic imaging, diseases of the chest and special findings, differential diagnostic considerations and incidental findings, and glossary.

Key Features:

Full coverage of all disease entities as they affect the lungs, airways, pleura, mediastinum, thorax wall and diaphragm, thoracic arteries and veins, and the heart
All imaging modalities are covered in detail: projection radiography, fluoroscopy, ultrasound, CT, and MRI, as well as digital image postprocessing
Subsections concentrate on the more critical findings, such as pulmonary nodules and cavitary lesions
Special section on occupational pulmonary diseases
Congenital malformations of the thorax, and much more

Diagnostic Imaging of the Chest is an essential reference guide for radiologists, both in training and in practice.

This book includes complimentary access to a digital copy on https://medone.thieme.com.

Contents:

Part I Fundamentals of Diagnostic Thoracic Imaging

1 Examination Technique

2 Basic Anatomy

3 General Symptomatology

4 Indications

Part II Diseases of the Chest and Special Findings

5 Pneumonia

6 Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Diseases

7 Immunologic Diseases of the Lung

8 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

9 Tumors of the Lung

10 Airway Diseases

11 Pleural Diseases

12 Mediastinal Diseases

13 Diseases of the Chest Wall and Diaphragm

14 Vascular Diseases

15 Chest Trauma

16 Diagnostic Imaging of the Chest in Intensive Care Medicine

17 Treatment-Related Changes

18 Occupational Lung Diseases

19 Congenital Thoracic Diseases and Malformations

20 Nonvascular Interventions

Part III Differential Diagnostic Considerations and Incidental Findings

21 Pulmonary Nodules

22 Cavities

23 Persistent or Migratory Pulmonary Infiltrates

24 Diagnostic Schema for Typical Computed Tomography Findings of Diffuse Pulmonary Diseases

Part IV Glossary

25 Fleischner Society Glossary of Terms for Thoracic Imaging