Radiology of Chest Diseases

This fully revised and expanded third edition covers all aspects of modern thoracic radiology, and includes important new sections on computer tomographic signs, interventional radiology of the thorax and the latest developments in cardiac CT and
MRI diagnostics, as well as a new chapter on on high resolution/thin section CT patterns.

The section on diffuse lung disease has been expanded and many new CT illustrations have been added.

The book contains comprehensive information on the role of new technologies, including MDCT, in the evaluation of thoracic disease, the role of PET/PET-CT in the thorax, and the expanding roles of MDCT and MRI in evaluation of the heart.

Contents Overview

• Examination Technique and Normal Findings
• Malformations
• Infection and Infl ammatory Disorders
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Diseases of the Airways
• Inhalational Lung Diseases and Pneumoconioses
• Tumors and Tumor
• Like Lesions of the Lung
• Pulmonary Hypertension and Edema
• Thoracic Trauma
• Diseases of the Pleura, Diaphragm, and Chest Wall
• Radiology of Cardiac Disease
• Diseases of the Mediastinum
• High-Resolution/Thin-Section CT Patterns in Pulmonary Disease
• Radiographic Signs and Differential Diagnosis
• Thoracic Intervention