Computed Tomography of the Lung A Pattern Approach /

• Main Authors: Verschakelen, J. A. (Author), Wever, W. De (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007.
• Series: Medical Radiology, Diagnostic Imaging,
• Subjects: Medicine.; Radiology.; Critical care medicine.; Respiratory organs > Diseases.; Medicine & Public Health.; Imaging / Radiology.; Diagnostic Radiology.; Pneumology/Respiratory System.; Intensive / Critical Care Medicine.

For many years now, high-resolution CT has been an indispensable tool in the evaluation of patients with suspected diffuse pulmonary disease. Today, owing to continuous technical improvements and in particular the introduction of multidetector CT, very detailed images of the lung can be obtained in...

Table of Contents:

• Basic Anatomy and CT of the Normal Lung
• How to Approach CT of the Lung?
• Increased Lung Attenuation
• Decreased Lung Attenuation
• Nodular Pattern
• Linear Pattern
• Case Study.