Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Diseases
Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Diseases A systematic approach to differential diagnosis of diffuse parenchymal lung diseases based on the radiologic findings is given in Chapter 24. Diffuse parenchymal lung diseases are…
Treatment-Related Changes
Treatment-Related Changes 17.1 The Postoperative Thorax 17.1.1 Partial Lung Resection Surgical Techniques Partial lung resection is performed for therapeutic and, less commonly, also for diagnostic purposes: Diagnostic resection: This is…
Tumors of the Lung
Tumors of the Lung 9.1 Hamartoma Hamartomas (synonyms: chondroid hamartoma, chondromatous hamartoma, chondrohamartoma, hamartochondroma, chondroma) are the most common type of benign lung tumor and account for 8% of all…
Occupational Lung Diseases
Occupational Lung Diseases Beate Rehbock 18.1 Introduction Occupational or work-related disease is the term used to describe health disorders fully or partially attributable to work activity. These are usually caused…
Diagnostic Imaging of the Chest in Intensive Care Medicine
Diagnostic Imaging of the Chest in Intensive Care Medicine 16.1 Indications for Chest Radiography in Intensive Care Medicine The value of daily routine chest radiography for each patient in an…
Persistent or Migratory Pulmonary Infiltrates
Persistent or Migratory Pulmonary Infiltrates Pulmonary infiltrates are very commonly detected in clinical practice. On chest radiography, they are usually interpreted as pneumonia, when this is consistent with the clinical…
Pleural Diseases
Pleural Diseases 11.1 Pneumothorax Note A pneumothorax is a pathologic accumulation of air in the pleural space which, because of the intrinsic elasticity of the lung, leads to separation of…
Pulmonary Nodules
Pulmonary Nodules 21.1 Solitary Nodule By definition, a pulmonary nodule is a rounded opacity in the lung parenchyma measuring up to 3 cm. It is surrounded by aerated lung parenchyma…
Vascular Diseases
Vascular Diseases 14.1 Diseases of the Pulmonary Arteries 14.1.1 Acute Pulmonary Embolism Venous thromboembolism is one of the most common cardiovascular diseases. It comprises two clinical disease entities: deep vein…
