Diseases of the heart, chest & breast. Diagnostic imaging and interventional techniques Diagnostic Imaging and Interventional Techniques

Written by internationally renowned experts, this is a collection of chapters dealing with imaging diagnosis and interventional therapies in abdominal and pelvic 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.

Current Concepts in Diagnosis and Staging of Lung Cancer. Computed Tomography of Solitary Pulmonary Nodules. CT Diagnosis and Management of Focal Lung Disease: Small Pulmonary Nodules. Plain-Film and CT Evaluation of the Adult Mediastinum and Hilum: Pitfalls vs. Disease. Current Approaches to Assessing Chronic and Acute Airway Diseases. Current Approaches to Imaging Acute and Chronic Airway Disease. Volumetric Computed Tomography of the Tracheobronchial Tree. CT Evaluation of the Pediatric Chest in Routine Practice. Imaging of the Newborn Chest. The Pulmonary Vessels: A Modern Approach. Imaging of Pulmonary Infections. Thoracic Imaging in the Intensive Care Unit. Imaging Chest Trauma. A Systematic Approach to X-Ray Analysis. A Systematic Approach to Chest X-Ray Analysis. High-Resolution CT in Diffuse Interstitial Lung Disease. Diseases of the Chest Wall, Pleura, and Diaphragm. Chest Manifestations of Systemic Diseases. Pulmonary Manifestations of Systemic Diseases. Clinical 3D and 4D Imaging of the Thoracic Aorta. Clinical Applications of 3D CT Imaging in Thoracic Pathology. Cardiac and Pericardiac Imaging for the Chest Radiologist. Applications of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Cardiac Disease. Magnetic Resonance of the Heart. CT and CT Nuclear Imaging of the Heart. Diagnosis of Congenital Heart Disease I. Diagnosis of Congenital Heart Disease II. Interventional Techniques in the Thorax of Adults. Interventional Techniques in the Adult Thorax. Imaging Breast Disease: Mammography and Breast Ultrasound. Ancillary Imaging Techniques and Minimally Invasive Procedures in the Diagnosis of Breast Cancer. Pediatric Satellite Course 'Kangaroo' Postnatal Imaging of Bronchopulmonary and Mediastinal Malformations. The Pediatric Airway. Acute Chest Infections in Children. Vascular Malformations of the Pediatric Chest.