ABSTRACT

Contains nearly 300 high-quality images and diagrams that illustrate the state-of-the-art thoracic imaging such as advanced 2-D and 3-D CT reconstruction methods, FDG-PET imaging, CT nodule enhancement, magnetic resonance angiography and ventilation imaging!

This authoritative reference presents the latest advances in thoracic imaging, empha

Lung Cancer Screening: Past, Present, and Future
Charles S. White and Phillip M. Boiselle
Noninvasive Assessment of the Solitary Pulmonary Nodule
Jeremy J. Erasmus, Holman Page McAdams, and Eric Crotty
State-of-the-Art Thoracic Lymph Node Imaging
Phillip M. Boiselle
Multidetector Helical CT
J. Richard Choi and Phillip M. Boiselle
CT Fluoroscopy: Use for Thoracic Interventional Procedures
Charles S. White
Update of High-Resolution CT of the Lungs
Jannette Collins
CT Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolus
Cesario Ciccotosto, Lawrence R. Goodman, and Lacey Washington
Spiral CT Angiography of the Thoracic Aorta
Timothy John Carroll, Curtis E. Green, and Jeffrey S. Klein
Virtual Bronchoscopy
Suzanne L. Aquino
CT Quantification of Emphysema
Ella A. Kazerooni
Hyperpolarized Gas-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Lung
Holman Page McAdams, Lane F. Donnelly, and James R. MacFall
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Techniques for the Assessment of Pulmonary Emboli
Michael A. Blake, Qun Chen, Vu Ming Mai, and Hiroto Hatabu
Digital Chest Radiography
Matthew Freedman
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