Thoracic Imaging: Basic to Advanced(Hardcover)

This book covers the imaging of thoracic structures with a focus on evaluation of the lungs. Pulmonary conditions are
the most common global cause of mortality and morbidity, with lung cancer and tuberculosis being prevalent
diseases in the developed and developing world, respectively. In the last few years there have been rapid changes in
the imaging interpretation of lung diseases, particularly imaging of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. However, updated
literature is not available yet. Filling this gap, the book provides radiologists with up-to-date, handy information on
reading chest scans.

This book uses standard terms and lexicons to describe the imaging findings. It consists of 14 chapters, and includes
more than 1200 illustrations covering both commonly and rarely encountered conditions. The first chapter discusses
imaging patterns and signs in thoracic imaging, while the chapter on interstitial lung diseases describes the hallmarks
that are useful in the diagnostic pathway of these diseases. This chapter also incorporates the latest diagnostic
categories of UIP based on CT patterns, and provides pictorial examples. Written by experts in the field, the book
highlights imaging features and relevant clinical findings that may help in reaching diagnosis, and wherever possible,
it presents the imaging features in tables for ease of memorizing.




1. Patterns and Signs in Thoracic Imaging

2. Imaging of Large and Small Airways

3. Imaging of Cystic Lung Diseases

4. Imaging of Pulmonary Nodules

5. Imaging of Thoracic Malignancies

6. Imaging of Pulmonary Infections

7. Imaging of ICU Patients

8. Imaging of the Mediastinum

9. Imaging of Pulmonary Artery

10. Imaging of the Aorta

11. Imaging of the Esophagus

12. Imaging of Chest Wall and Pleura

13. Imaging of Interstitial Lung Diseases

14. Imaging of Miscellaneous Diseases