Chest radiology continues to be a large part of medical imaging, and advances in technology have resulted in a number of important changes. This could have impacted the title of this book. Most radiology practices have converted to digital imaging, and the title Plain Film Patterns may seem quaint, but I choose not to call it chest x-ray, radiographic, or image patterns.
Chest radiology procedure volume continues to be high, making it an important part of most radiology practices. The primary problems in plain film interpretation fall into the two broad categories of perception and interpretation challenges. It is always the goal of the radiologist to make a specific diagnosis, and many exams permit a precise radiographic diagnosis but many more require additional studies.
CT, MR, ultrasound, and image-guided interventional procedures may all be used to make precise diagnoses, but CT has had the greatest impact on diagnostic chest imaging. This edition has expanded the number of CT images, which are correlated with the plain film to better explain the basic patterns of chest radiology.
TOP 5 DIAGNOSES is a new feature of this edition. This is intended to emphasize the importance of offering short, clinically relevant differential diagnoses, but remember that a specific diagnosis is always preferred to a differential list.
- James C. Reed, M.D. -
Key Features
- Get all you need to know about the fundamentals of plain film chest radiology as well as CT, MR, and other important modalities.
- Overcome clinical challenges with guidance about the pitfalls of plain film radiography, and indications for CT, HRCT, biopsy, and other procedures.
- Use comparative image study to master pattern recognition and improve your understanding of the correlation between findings on plain film, CT, MR, and more.
- See imaging findings as they appear in practice and discern subtle nuances found in new, high-quality digital images.
- Test your knowledge with illustrated case studies and quizzes featuring newly written questions that address the challenges seen in practice today.
Website Features
- Consult the book from any computer at home, in your office, or at any practice location.
- Instantly locate the answers to your clinical questions via a simple search query.
- Quickly find out more about any bibliographical citation by linking to its MEDLINE abstract.
Contents
Part 1 - Chest Wall, Pleura, and Mediastinum
- Chapter 1 - Introduction
- Chapter 2 - Chest Wall Lesions
- Chapter 3 - Pleural and Subpleural Opacities
- Chapter 4 - Pleural Effusions
- Chapter 5 - Pleural Thickening and Pleural Calcification
- Chapter 6 - Elevated Diaphragm
- Chapter 7 - Shift of the Mediastinum
- Chapter 8 - Widening of the Mediastinum
- Chapter 9 - Anterior Mediastinal Mass
- Chapter 10 - Middle Mediastinal Mass
- Chapter 11 - Hilar Enlargement
- Chapter 12 - Posterior Mediastinal Mass
Part 2 - Pulmonary Opacities
- Chapter 13 - Atelectasis
- Chapter 14 - Segmental and Lobar Opacities
- Chapter 15 - Diffuse Air-Space Opacities
- Chapter 16 - Multifocal Ill-Defined Opacities
- Chapter 17 - Diffuse Fine Nodular Opacities
- Chapter 18 - Fine Reticular Opacities
- Chapter 19 - Coarse Reticular Opacities (Honeycomb Lung)
- Chapter 20 - Solitary Pulmonary Nodule
- Chapter 21 - Multiple Nodules and Masses
Part 3 - Hyperlucent Abnormalities
- Chapter 22 - Hyperlucent Thorax
- Chapter 23 - Solitary Lucent Defect
- Chapter 24 - Multiple Lucent Lesions
Bibliography
About the Author
- James C. Reed, M.D., Professor of Radiology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky.
Product Details
- Hardcover: 480 pages
- Publisher: Mosby; 6 edition (2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1437723454
- ISBN-13: 978-1437723458
- Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 7.5 x 1 inches
List Price: $130.00