Clinically Oriented Pulmonary Imaging

Description

• Delivers a clinically oriented approach to pulmonary imaging
• Provides an organized approach to the different facets of imaging of specific clinical scenarios, focusing on strengths and weaknesses of available imaging tests.
• High quality examples of typical imaging findings of specific conditions will supplement the text.

Clinically Oriented Pulmonary Imaging delivers a clinically-oriented approach to imaging the lungs. Each chapter provides an organized approach to the different facets of imaging of specific clinical scenarios, focusing on strengths and weaknesses of available imaging tests. High quality examples of typical imaging findings of specific conditions supplement the text. Target readers include practicing internists, pulmonologists, thoracic surgeons, and primary care practitioners. Other readers include respiratory care therapists and medical students. Chapters are written by experts in the field of thoracic radiology and focus on specific clinical problems such as pulmonary thromboembolic disease, hemoptysis, or lung cancer, and they discuss the utility of imaging in addition to illustrating the imaging findings commonly encountered. With a focused approach to specific clinical problems, Clinically Oriented Pulmonary Imaging is an essential new text that both novice and experienced readers will find to be useful.

Content Level » Professional/practitioner
Keywords » Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Diseases of the Airways - Hemoptysis - Image-Guided Thoracic Interventions - Interstitial Lung Disease - Lung Cancer - Non-AIDS Immunologic Disease - Non-thrombotic Pulmonary Vascular Disease - Occupational Lung Diseases - Pleural Disease - Pulmonary Hypertension - Pulmonary Infections in the Immunocompromised Host - Pulmonary Infections in the Normal Host - Pulmonary Thromboembolic Disease - Smoking-Related Lung Diseases - Solitary Pulmonary Nodule - Thoracic Imaging
Related subjects » Internal Medicine - Medicine