Fundamentals of high-resolution lung CT : common findings, common patterns, common diseases, and differential diagnosis / Brett M. Elicker, W. Richard Webb.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

HRCT indications, technique, radiation dose, and normal anatomy -- Reticular opacities -- Nodular lung disease -- Increased lung attenuation : ground glass opacity and consolidation -- Decreased lung attenuation : emphysema, mosaic perfusion, and cystic lung disease -- Airways diseases -- Pulmonary vascular diseases -- Pulmonary edema, diffuse alveolar damage, the acute respiratory distress syndrome, and pulmonary hemorrhage -- The interstitial pneumonias -- Connective tissue disease -- Smoking related lung disease -- Sarcoidosis -- Hypersensitivity pneumonitis and eosinophilic lung disease -- Pulmonary infections -- Complications of medical treatment: drug-induced lung disease and radiation -- Pneumoconioses -- Neoplastic and lymphoproliferative diseases -- Rare diseases.

Fundamentals of High Resolution Lung CT presents a simple and concise approach to the HRCT diagnosis of diffuse lung disease. Using a clear, reader-friendly approach, the book presents the fundamental insights and facts necessary to interpret HRCT in any clinical setting. The text and illustrations highlight the most essential rules, reasoning, shortcuts, and differential diagnostic techniques used in daily clinical practice. Readers will find it an guide to improving the HRCT assessment of commonly encountered lung disease. Improve the way you diagnose lung disease! Nearly 600 high-quality full-color illustrations improve diagnostic accuracy by detailing the radiographic features of common lung diseases as they appear on HRCT. Straightforward but comprehensive discussions detail HRCT findings and patterns, and their applications to the diagnosis of lung disease. Disease-specific coverage makes essential facts easy to find and apply.

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