Chest X-Ray in Clinical Practice

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Joarde, Rita (Editor), Crundwell, Neil (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London, 2009.
• Edition: 1.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Radiology.; Internal medicine.; Thoracic surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Imaging / Radiology.; Diagnostic Radiology.; Internal Medicine.; Thoracic Surgery.

Chest X-Ray in Clinical Practice brings a deeper understanding of chest x-rays to the forefront, enabling doctors to make confident and accurate diagnoses across a range of medical situations. The principles and practice of acquisition of the chest X-ray are discussed, raising awareness of technical...

Table of Contents:

• I
• Chest Radiography
• The Normal Chest X-ray: An Approach to Interpretation
• II
• The Mediastinum and Hilar Regions
• Basic Patterns of Lung Disease
• Consolidation
• Collapse
• Lines
• Nodules
• Rings and Holes
• The Pleura
• Pleural Abnormalities
• Pleural Thickening and Calcification
• Pneumothorax
• Soft Tissues and Bony Structures
• Foreign Structures and Other Devices on Chest X-rays
• III
• Computed Tomography: Technical Information
• Computed Tomography (CT): Clinical Indications.