Fundamentals of Chest Radiology 2/e

Description
This best-selling volume is your perfect introduction to chest
radiology. You’ll learn the basics of all the latest imaging
technologies: MRI, high-resolution CT, multi-detector CT, and PET as
well as traditional X-rays. A uniform, consistent presentation makes
the material easy to master. Digital-quality illustrations, concise
text, and many helpful algorithms and tables make it simple to find
the information you need quickly. Each chapter has a “Pearls for
Clinicians” section that gives you expert guidance for common
clinical problems.



Key Features

*Discusses all the latest state-of-the-art technologies such as MRI,
high-resolution CT, multi-detector CT, and PET.

*Includes “Pearls for Clinicians” in each chapter.

*Presents algorithms with precise instructions for clinical problems.

*Contains many helpful tables, which categorize and list causes of
many common conditions, such as lung obstructions.




- Contents -

1. The Basics
2. Normal Variants and Artifacts
3. Large Airway Disease
4. Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
5. Lung Parenchyma: Basic Terminology
6. Pnemoconioses, Immunologic and Proliferative Lung Disease Diffuse
Infiltrative Lung Disease
7. Infectious Lung Disease
8. Traumatic and Toxic Lung Disease
9. Pulmonary Nodules and Neoplasms
10. Pulmonary Vascular Lung Disease
11. Pleura and Diaphragm
12. Cardiovascular Disease
13. Hilum and Mediastinum
14. Chest Wall

Author Information

Loren Ketai, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Radiology,
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM; Chief of Thoracic
Radiology, Department of Radiology, University of New Mexico Health
Science Center, Albuquerque, NM; Andrew Meholic, MD, Assistant
Professor, General Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Department of
Radiology, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center and
University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM; and
Richard Lofgren, MD, Professor and Chief, General Internal Medicine,
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI