Chest X-Ray in Clinical Practice

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ISBN: 978-1-84882-098-2
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 195 Seiten, Format (B × H): 128 mm x 202 mm, Gewicht: 264 g

lungdisease. Our ultimate aim is to equip the reader with a con?dent, simplebutlogicalapproachtochestX-rayinterpretation. R. Joarder N. Crundwell Acknowledgments We would like to acknowledge Christina Worley for all her hardworkinpreparingthemanuscript. We would also like to acknowledge the following for their valuable contribution to this book: Steve Page, DCR, MSc, Conquest Hospital, St Leonards-On-Sea, East Sussex, UK,andAndrewDeveling,DipMDI,ConquestHospital,St Leonards-On-Sea,EastSussex,UK ix Contents Preface. vii Acknowledgments. ix PartI 1 ChestRadiography. 3 1. 1. RadiographicTechnique. 4 1. 1. 1. Postero-anterior(PA). 4 1. 1. 2. Antero-posterior. 6 1. 1. 3. Lateral. 7 1. 1. 4. Obliques. 9 1. 1. 5. PenetratedPostero-anterior. 12 1. 1. 6. Inspiration/ExpirationPostero-anterior 12 1. 1. 7. ApicalLordotic. 12 1. 2. KeyPoints. 13 2 The Normal Chest X-ray: An Approach toInterpretation. 15 2. 1. UnderstandingNormalAnatomy. 17 2. 2. ReviewAreas. 22 2. 3. Pseudo-abnormalitiesonaNormalFilm. 24 2. 4. KeyPoints. 27 PartII 3 TheMediastinumandHilarRegions. 31 3. 1. MiddleMediastinumandHilarRegions. 34 xi xii Contents 3. 1. 1. CardiacAbnormality.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Joarder, Rita

Crundwell, Neil

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Innere Medizin
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Chirurgie Herz- & Thoraxchirurgie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Bildgebende Verfahren, Nuklearmedizin, Strahlentherapie Radiologie, Bildgebende Verfahren

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.