Basic Anatomy
Basic Anatomy Contrary to likely expectations, this present chapter does not give a comprehensive description of the anatomy of the chest organs. Rather, it highlights a number of anatomic landmarks…
General Symptomatology
General Symptomatology 3.1 Projection Radiography 3.1.1 Generic Signs The Fleischner Society has incorporated a number of generally accepted radiologic signs into its Glossary of Terms for Thoracic Imaging (see Chapter…
Examination Technique
Examination Technique This chapter describes specific aspects of examining the chest organs with the different imaging modalities. It is outside the scope of this textbook to give a comprehensive overview…
Indications
Indications This chapter summarizes fundamental indications for diagnostic radiologic imaging for various diseases. The indications listed in the following tables are intended as a guide and are not a substitute…
Technical Basics of Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging
Technical Basics of Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging 3.1 Echocardiography Hashim Abdul-Khaliq Matthias Gutberlet 3.1.1 Introduction Echocardiography, which was introduced in the 1950s, leverages the physical characteristics of ultrasound. Echocardiography1 uses…
Standard Values and Formulas
Standard Values and Formulas Hashim Abdul-Khaliq Petra Böttler Samir Sarikouch 5.1 Preliminary Remarks This chapter is intended only to provide a brief overview of common standard values tables. The fundamental…
Surgical Treatment for Congenital Heart Defects
Surgical Treatment for Congenital Heart Defects 2.1 Fundamentals of Surgical Treatment Martin Kostelka Farhad Bakhtiary Friedrich Wilhelm Mohr 2.1.1 Evolution of Congenital Heart Surgery The first successful surgical interventions for…
Cardiogenesis and Classification of Congenital Heart Defects
Cardiogenesis and Classification of Congenital Heart Defects Eberhard Kuenzel Wolfgang Schmidt† 1.1 Cardiogenesis A firm basis of knowledge regarding the regular morphogenesis of the heart and cardiac-adjacent vascular system (normogenesis)…
Gastrointestinal Tract
Basic Principles CT complements endoscopy and barium examination of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract by demonstration of intramural and extraintestinal components of GI disease, including disease in the mesentery, peritoneal cavity,…
