Radiology of the Chest and Related Conditions

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The book presents a comprehensive overview of the various disease processes affecting the chest and related abnormalities. It discusses biopsy and bronchography, as well as a variety of imaging techniques including radiography, fluoroscopy, tomography, and ultrasound. Cover Half Title Title Copyright Table of Contents Preface and Introduction. Collection information re main picture collection - (also included in Image AXS Collection Information on CD-ROM). CD-ROM Licence Agreement and Information Chapter 1 : Reading of Chest Radiographs, Some basic Anatomy and Physiology including, Pleural Fissures, Mediastinal Lines, The Bronchi and Para-Tracheal Lines, Hilar Anatomy, The Pulmonary Lobules, Acini and Lung Cortex, Distribution of Lung Disease in Relation to Anatomy and Physiology, Basic CT & Pathological Anatomy, Some Notes re Terminology. 2 : Lung Consolidation, Ground Glass Shadowing, Obstructive Emphysema, Collateral Air-drift, Mucocoeles, patterns of Collapse, Lung Torsion and Herniation. 3 : Tracheal and Bronchial Developmental Abnormalities, and Inflammatory Diseases including Bronchiectasis, Cystic Fibrosis and Bronchiolitis. 4 : Lung and Tracheo-Bronchial Tumours - main types. (a) Historical Review and some General points, (b) Peripheral Tumours, infection complicating tumours, (c) Central Bronchial Tumours, (d) Tracheal Tumours, Papillomas and Endobronchial Deposits. 5 : Less Common Lung and Bronchial Tumours; Bronchiolo-Alveolar Ca., Carcinoids, Hamartomas, Reticuloses, Protein Disorders, Lung Deposits and Leukaemia. 6 : Cavitation, Thin-walled Cysts and Bullae, their Association with Tumours. Emphysema. Fat and Calcification. Spurious Tumours. Intravascular, Pulmonary Interstitial & Mediastinal Gas, and Pneumoperitoneum. 7 : The Pulmonary and Bronchial Vessels, Pulmonary Vascular Abnormalities including Embolism, Pulmonary and Bronchial Angiography, and A/V Malformations. 8 : Pulmonary Oedema, Lymphangitis Carcinomatosa and ARDS. 9 : Systemic Veins of the Thorax. 10 : The Aorta and Related Disorders (except trauma). 11 : Chest Trauma, Iatrogenic Trauma including drainage tubes and some Post-surgical Conditions and Complications of Radiotherapy. 12 : The Neck, Thoracic Inlet and Outlet, the Axillae and Chest Wall, the Ribs, Sternum and Clavicles. 13 : The Thoracic Lymphatic System and Lymph Nodes, and the Spread of Tumours within the Lungs, the Tracheobronchial Tree and the Mediastinum. 14 : The Extra-Pleural and Pleural Spaces, including Plombages, Pleural Tumours and the Effects of Asbestos. 15 : The Phrenic Nerves, Diaphragm and Pericardium. 16 : The Oesophagus. 17 : The Spread of Chest Tumours to the Abdomen, and some Abdominal Tumours to the Chest - also a consideration of some relevant abdominal conditions in differential diagnosis, particularly of the Liver, Spleen and Pancreas. 18 : The Mediastinum (including pre-and para-spinal lines, neural tumours, and pneumomediastinum). 19 : Inflammatory, Hypersensitivity and Immune Lung Diseases, including Parasitic Diseases. 20 : Techniques for Chest Radiography, Fluoroscopy, Tomography (including CT and MR) and Ultrasound. 21 : Biopsy etc. Procedures and Bronchography. 22 : Skeletal, Muscle, Brain, etc. Deposits and some Isotope Procedures. 23 : Hormonal and Para-Neoplastic Syndromes - also Skin Lesions. 24 : Lung Cancer (a) Diagnosis and Causes, Smoking Habits, etc. (b) Types of Lung Cancer, Clinical and Radiological Features of the Different Types. Cell types in the lungs, (c) The Radiologists' Role in the Investigation of Lung Cancer. TNM Staging, and the value of Radiological Surveys of Screening for the Detection of Lung Cancer, (d) Patient Management - Possible Treatment Regimes and their Effects. Possible surgery. Appendices 1. Radiation Dosage from Chest Radiography and Tomography, including CT 2. Threshold Visibility of Pulmonary Shadows on Radiographs, and Perceptual Problems in their Recognition 3. Mach Bands 4. Some Royal Chest and Smoking Related Illnesses Subject Index to Text pages.