Diseases of the Chest and Heart

Written by internationally renowned experts, this volume is a collection of chapters dealing with imaging diagnosis and interventional therapies in chest and heart disease. The different topics are disease-oriented and encompass all the relevant imaging modalities including X-ray technology, nuclear medicine, ultrasound and magnetic resonance, as well as image-guided interventional techniques. The book represents a condensed overview of many topics relevant in chest and heart disease and is aimed at residents in radiology as well as at experienced radiologists wishing to be updated on the current state-of-the art.

Written by internationally renowned experts, this volume is a collection of chapters dealing with imaging diagnosis and interventional therapies in chest and heart disease. The different topics are disease-oriented and encompass all the relevant imaging modalities including X-ray technology, nuclear medicine, ultrasound and magnetic resonance, as well as image-guided interventional techniques. The book represents a condensed overview of many topics relevant in chest and heart disease and is aimed at residents in radiology as well as at experienced radiologists wishing to be updated on the current state-of-the art.

​CT Diagnosis and Management of Focal Lung Disease.- Modern Diagnosis in the Evaluation of Pulmonary Vascular Disease.- Plain Film and CT Diagnosis of the Adult Mediastinum and Hilum: Pitfalls vs. Disease.- Cardiac MR.- Incidental Findings on Thoracic and Cardiac CT.- Thoracic Manifestations of Pediatric Systemic Diseases.- Plain Film and CT Diagnosis of the Adult Mediastinum and Hilum: Pitfalls vs. Disease.- Imaging of Chest Trauma.- An Integrative Approach to Imaging of Cardiac Ischemic Heart Disease.- Plain Film and HRCT Diagnosis of Interstitial Lung Disease.- Chest Manifestations of Systemic Diseases.- Modern Diagnosis in the Evaluation of Pulmonary Vascular Disease.- Current Concepts in Diagnosis and Staging of Lung Cancer.- Molecular Breast Imaging (MBI) - What the Radiologist and Senologist Should Know.- Cardiac CT in Adult Heart Disease.- Plain Film and HRCT Diagnosis of Interstitial Lung Disease.- Imaging of Pulmonary Infections.- Current Approach to Acute and Chronic AirwayDisease.- Imaging of Thoracic Vascular Pathology.- Molecular Imaging for Radiation Treatment Planning.- Imaging of Pulmonary Infections.- Cardiac CT in Adult Heart Disease.- Missed Lung Lesions: Side by Side Comparison of Chest Radiography with MDCT.- Pediatric Chest Tumors Including Lymphoma.- Staging, Restaging and Response Evaluation of NSCLC.-  Current Approach to Acute and Chronic Airway Disease.- How to Deal with Incidental Findings on Lung CTs Obtained in Hybrid Imaging.- Integrated Cardiac Imaging.- Diseases of the Chest Wall, Pleura and Diaphragm.- Imaging of Chest Trauma.- Imaging of Mediastinal Masses.- A Systematic Approach to Chest X-Ray Diagnosis.- Non Mass Like Enhancement (NMLE) on Breast MRI - When to Biopsy.- Recent Developments in Breast Ultrasound with a Special Focus on Shear-Wave Elastography.- Thoracic Manifestations of Pediatric Systemic Diseases.- Pediatric Cardio-Vascular Diseases.- Modern Dose Lowering Strategies in CT Imaging of the Lung and Heart.- An Integrative Approach to Imaging of Cardiac Ischemic Heart Disease.- Interventional Radiology in the Thorax of Adults.- Children with Fever and Cough: What to Look for?.- High Resolution CT of the Pediatric Chest: Pearls and Pitfalls .- Cardiac MR.- A Systematic Approach to Chest X-Ray Diagnosis.- Imaging of Thoracic Vascular Pathology.- Chest Manifestations of Systemic Diseases.-  Modern Dose Lowering Strategies in CT Imaging of the Lung and Heart.- Cardiovascular Imaging with SPECT and PET.- Diseases of the Chest Wall, Pleura and Diaphragm.- Missed Lung Lesions: Side by Side Comparison of Chest Radiography with MDCT.- Children with Fever and Cough: What to Look for?.- Neonatal Medical and Surgical Lung Diseases.- Incidental Findings on Thoracic and Cardiac CT.- MRI of Implants and the Reconstructed Breast.- Current Concepts in Diagnosis and Staging of Lung Cancer.- CT Diagnosis and Management of Focal Lung Disease.- Interventional Radiology in the Thorax of Adults.