Synopses & Reviews
The thoroughly revised, updated Second Edition of this acclaimed atlas is a valuable aid to interpreting pulmonary HRCT scans. Featuring over 700 large images--282 new to this edition--the atlas depicts the full spectrum of HRCT appearances of more than 50 diseases. The images are all accompanied by telling legends that are much easier to follow than lengthy blocks of text.This edition features new chapters on expiratory HRCT; vascular diseases; problem-solving cases; and lung transplantation and lung volume reduction surgery. Other highlights include expanded coverage of anatomic variance...more HRCT appearances of drug toxicity...an expanded ARDS section...and pediatric cases.
Synopsis
The thoroughly revised, updated Third Edition of this acclaimed atlas is a valuable aid to interpreting pulmonary HRCT scans, and an excellent complement to Webb, Müller and Naidich's High-Resolution CT of the Lung, Fourth Edition. Featuring over 900 large images—almost all new to this edition—the atlas depicts the full spectrum of HRCT appearances of diseases affecting the airways and pulmonary parenchyma. The images are all accompanied by telling legends that are much easier to follow than lengthy blocks of text. This edition includes new material on adult presentations of congenital lesions, drug reactions, mycobacterial diseases, smoking-related interstitial disease, and viral pneumonias.
Table of Contents
1: Introduction to High-Resolution Computed Tomography
2: Airway and Lung Anatomy
3: Large Airways Diseases
4: Bronchiectasis
5: Small Airways Diseases
6: Cystic Lung Diseases
7: Obstructive Lung Diseases
8: Lung Transplantation and Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
9: Diffuse Lung Diseases
10: Asbestos-Related Diseases
11: Masses
12: Infectious Pneumonia
13: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome-Related Diseases
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