Standard radiography of the chest remains one of the most widely used imaging modalities but it can be difficult to interpret. The possibility of producing cross-sectional, reformatted 2D and 3D images with CT makes this technique an ideal tool for reinterpreting standard radiography of the chest. The aim of this book is to provide a comprehensive overview of chest radiography interpretation by means of a side-by-side comparison between chest radiographs and CT images. Introductory chapters address the indications for and difficulties of chest radiography as well as the technical and practical aspects of CT reconstruction and image comparison. Thereafter, the radiographic and CT presentations of both anatomical variants and the diseased chest are illustrated and discussed by renowned experts in thoracic imaging. Individual chapters are devoted to the imaging features of selected common diseases and disorders, including COPD, lung cancer, pulmonary embolism and hypertension, atelectasis and chest trauma. The book is complemented by online extra material which provides many further educational examples.
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Author(s): Emmanuel E. Coche (auth.), Emmanuel E. Coche, Benoit Ghaye, Johan de Mey, Philippe Duyck (eds.)
Series: Medical Radiology - Diagnostic Imaging
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year: 2011
Language: English
Pages: 480
Tags: Imaging / Radiology
Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Chest Radiography Today and Its Remaining Indications....Pages 3-26
Difficulties in the Interpretation of Chest Radiography....Pages 27-49
Front Matter....Pages 51-51
The Use of Isotropic Imaging and Computed Tomography Reconstructions....Pages 53-73
PACS – Tips and Tricks for Imaging Comparison....Pages 75-90
Front Matter....Pages 91-91
Semeiology of the Mediastinum....Pages 93-129
Correlation of Chest Radiograph and CT of the Heart....Pages 131-163
Imaging of Hila and Pulmonary Vessels....Pages 165-194
Interstitial Lung Disease....Pages 195-220
The Lung Parenchyma: Radiological Presentation of Alveolar Pattern....Pages 221-245
The Respiratory Tract....Pages 247-268
Pleura....Pages 269-297
The Diaphragm....Pages 299-319
Chest Wall....Pages 321-332
Front Matter....Pages 333-333
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Comparison Between Conventional Radiography and Computed Tomography....Pages 335-369
Missed Lung Lesions....Pages 371-387
Atelectasis....Pages 389-407
Lung Cancer....Pages 409-435
Pulmonary Embolism and Pulmonary Hypertension....Pages 437-452
Chest Trauma....Pages 453-467
Back Matter....Pages 469-478
