IMAGING OF DISEASES OF THE CHEST EXPERT CONSULT. SEARCHABLE FULL TEXT ONLINE

1. Technical Considerations
2. The Normal Chest
3. Basic Patterns in Lung Disease
4. High Resolution CT of the Lung
5. Infections of the Lungs and Pleura
6. AIDS and Other Forms of Immunocompromise
7. Neoplasms of the Lungs, Airways & Pleura
8. Pulmonary Vascular Diseases & Pulmonary Edema
9. Inhalational Lung Diseases
10. Drug- and Radiation-Induced Diseases of the Lung
11. Immunologic Diseases of the Lungs
12. Pulmonary Diseases of Unknown Origin and Miscellaneous Pulmonary Disorders
13. Congenital Disorders of the Lungs and Airways
14. The Pleural and Pleural Disorders
15. Mediastinal and Hilar Disorders
16. Diseases of the Airways
17. Chest Trauma

This is the ideal resource for all those requiring an authoritative and up-to-date review of imaging appearances of diseases of the lung, pleura and mediastinum. In this title, chest radiography and CT are integrated with other imaging techniques, including MRI and PET, where appropriate. The clinical and pathologic features of different diseases are provided in varying degrees of detail with more in depth coverage given to rarer and less well understood conditions.

Key Features:
- A single volume, comprehensive reference text on chest radiology.Provides in a single resource all of the information a generalist in diagnostic radiology needs to know.
- Concisely and clearly written by a team of 4 internationally recognized authors.Avoids the inconsistency, repetition, and unevenness of coverage that is inherent in multi-contributed books.
- Multimodality coverage integrated throughout every chapter.All of the applicable imaging modalities are covered in a clinically relevant, diagnostically helpful way.
- Approx. 3000 high -quality, good-sized images.Provides a complete visual guide that the practitioner can refer to for help in interpretation and diagnosis.
- Covers both common and uncommon disorders.Provides the user with a single comprehensive resource, no need to consult alternative resources.
- Outlines, summary boxes, key points used throughout.Makes content more accessible by highlighting essential information.

New to This Edition:
- Brand new color images to illustrate Functional imaging techniques.
- Introduction of a second color throughout in summary boxes in order to better highlight key information.
- Practical tips on identifying anatomic variants and artefacts in order to avoid diagnostic pitfalls.Many misdiagnoses are the result of basic errors in correlating the anatomic changes seen with imaging to their underlying pathologic processes.
- Latest techniques in CT, MR,I and PET as they relate to thoracic diseases.
- Emphasis on cost-effective image/modality selection.
- COPD and Diffuse Lung Disease, Small Airway disease chapters extensively up-dated.
- Access the full text online and download images via Expert Consult.
- Access the latest version of the Fleischner Society""s glossary of terms for thoracic imaging.