Title: Thoracic imaging : pulmonary and cardiovascular radiology /
Authors: Webb, W. Richard 1945-; Higgins, Charles B.
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins,
Year: 2005
Subjects: Chest Radiography.; Cardiopulmonary system Diseases Diagnosis.; Cardiopulmonary system Radiography.; Cardiovascular Diseases diagnosis; Lung Diseases diagnosis; Diagnostic Imaging methods; Radiography, Thoracic methods
Abstract: A comprehensive text-reference that addresses imaging of the heart and lungs. Provides expert guidance required for the accurate radiologic assessment and diagnosis of both congenital and acquired cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases. Coverage of all current imaging modalities includes information on CT, high-resolution CT, MRI, plain field radiography, and MR angiography, providing the procedural steps and applications of each technique. Over 2,000 detail-revealing images depict the full range of normal anatomy and pathologic findings.
Contents: Congenital bronchopulmonary lesions -- Consolidation and atelectasis -- Lung cancer and bronchopulmonary neoplasms -- Metastatic tumor -- Lymphoma and lymphoproliferative disease -- The pulmonary hila -- The normal mediastinum -- Mediastinal masses -- Solitary and multiple nodules, masses, cavities, and cysts -- Plain film and high-resolution computed tomographic assessment of diffuse infiltrative lung disease -- Pulmonary edema, the adult respiratory distress syndrome, and radiology in the intensive care unit -- Pulmonary infections -- The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias -- Collagen-vascular diseases -- Sarcoidosis.