Fundamentals of Chest Radiology, 2nd Edition

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.

New to this Edition

• Features new information on:
  · cardiovascular disease
  · traumatic and toxic lung disease
  · pneumoconiosis
  · immunologic and proliferative lung disease
  · recognizing normal variants and artifacts
  
• Contains fifty percent new images, with digital-quality resolution.

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Table of Contents

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Author Information

By 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

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