Comparative Interpretation of CT and Standard Radiography of the Chest

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Coche, Emmanuel E. (Editor), Ghaye, Benoit (Editor), Mey, Johan de (Editor), Duyck, Philippe (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
• Series: Medical Radiology,
• Subjects: Medicine.; Radiology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Imaging / Radiology.

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. T...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: The Remaining Indications of Chest Radiography in Clinics
• Difficulties for Chest Radiography Interpretation
• Technical and Practical Aspects for CT Reconstruction and Image Comparison: The use of Isotropic Imaging and CT Reconstructions
• The Use of PACS, Tips and Tricks for Image Comparison
• Semeiology of Normal Variants and Diseased Chest: The Mediastinum
• The Heart
• The Hilae and Pulmonary Vessels
• The Lung Parenchyma
• The Respiratory Tract
• The Pleura
• The Diaphragm
• The Chest Wall
• Selected Diseases With Peculiar Aspect on Chest Radiography: COPD
• Missed Lung Lesions
• Lung Atelectasis
• Lung cancer.-Pulmonary Embolism and Pulmonary Hypertension
• Chest Trauma
• Subject Index.