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This thoroughly revised Edition of this widely acclaimed volume explains how to use high-resolution CT technology to detect and diagnose a variety of lung abnormalities. The book stands alone in the field as the only complete coverage of this topic and offers enormous value in assessing lung disease in various stages. Serving as the logical follow-up to plain films, HRCT reveals additional diseases and can limit differential diagnoses and make more specific diagnoses. The latest edition features full-colour artwork with completely updated images. The purchase comes complete with a companion Website offering the fully searchable text, plus an online image bank containing all pictures from the text.
List of contents
Quick Reference Guide 1: Technical Aspects of High-Resolution Computed Tomography 2: Normal Lung Anatomy 3: High-Resolution Computed Tomography Findings of Lung Disease 4: The Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias Part I: Usual Interstitial Pneumonia/Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (UIP/IPF) and Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia (NSIP) 5: The Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias Part II: Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (Idiopathic BOOP), Respiratory Bronchiolitis-Interstitial Lung Disease (RB-ILD), Desquamative Interstitial Pneumonia (DIP), Acute Interstitial Pneumonia (AIP), Lymphocytic Interstitial Pneumonia (LIP) 6: Collagen-Vascular Diseases 7: Diffuse Pulmonary Neoplasms and Pulmonary Lymphoproliferative Diseases 8: Sarcoidosis 9: Pneumoconiosis, Occupational and Environmental Lung Disease 10: Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis and Eosinophilic Lung Diseases 11: Drug-induced Lung Diseases and Radiation Pneumonitis 12: Miscellaneous ILD: PAP, Lipoid Pneumonia, Amyloid, Microlithiasis, Metastatic Calcification 13: Infections 14: Heme, Edema, ARDS 15: Cystic Lung Diseases 16: Emphysema 17: Airways Disease 18: Pulmonary Hypertension and Pulmonary Vascular Disease 19: Illustrated Glossary of High-Resolution Computed Tomography Terms Index