Chest Radiology

Chapter 1 Normal Anatomy of the Chest Chapter 2 Signs and Patterns of Lung Disease Chapter 3 Interstitial Lung Disease Chapter 4 Alveolar Lung Disease Chapter 5 Monitoring and Support Devices: "Tubes and Lines" Chapter 6 Mediastinal Masses Chapter 7 Solitary and Multiple Pulmonary Nodules Chapter 8 Chest Trauma Chapter 9 Pleura, Chest Wall and Diaphragm Chapter 10 Upper Lung Disease, Infection and Immunity Chapter 11 Atelectasis Chapter 12 Peripheral Lung Disease Chapter 13 Airways Chapter 14 Unilateral Hyperlucent Hemithorax Chapter 15 Neoplasms of the Lung Chapter 16 Congenital Lung Disease Chapter 17 Pulmonary Vasculature Disease Chapter 18 Congenital and Acquired Cardiac Disease Chapter 19 Thoracic Aorta Chapter 20 Self-Assessment Index

Academic Radiology, 01-APR-08, Volume 15, Issue 4, Andrew Del Gaizo, MD, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA -- "In response to the significant advances in thoracic imaging over the past decade, authors Jannette Collins and Eric J. Stern have undertaken the task of updating their extremely successful first edition (published in 1999) with current images and information. The new edition includes nearly 800 images of superb quality, many of which replace images of older technology. Several chapters have been expanded to encompass up-to-date information, including the 2004 World Health Organization classification of lung tumors and the most recent classification of the idiopathic interstitial pneumonias. Several new chapters have been introduced, including a dedicated chapter on cardiac disease (Chapter 18), and new chapters on pulmonary vascular disease (Chapter 17) and the thoracic aorta (Chapter 19)... "There are several chapters that make this book unique among chest radiology texts. For example, Chapter 2, Signs and Patterns of Lung Disease, consists of a collection of 20 processes with classic radiographic findings, each summarized with a paragraph of text and one or two 'Aunt Minnie' type images. This certainly represents high-yield material for examinations or radiology case conferences. The chapter continues with a succinct description of common patterns in pulmonary disease, including honeycombing, septal thickening, cystic, nodular, ground glass, mosaic attenuation, and tree-in-bud. Another distinctive chapter is Chapter 5, Monitoring and Support Devices-Tubes and Lines. Chest radiographs are often used to confirm the position of an array of monitoring and support devices. Therefore, any health care professional involved in the placement of or interpretation of radiographs containing these devices must know their appropriate appearance. The authors do an excellent job summarizing the function of each device, the normal radiographic appearance,