The Mammography Report and the Medical Audit
The Mammography Report and the Medical Audit THE MAMMOGRAPHY REPORT The mammographic report should be concise, accurate, and directive. For screening exams, a report with pertinent negatives is used for…
Diagnostic Breast Imaging
Diagnostic Breast Imaging APPROACH TO DIAGNOSTIC BREAST IMAGING The diagnostic patient population is composed of two groups of patients: those with abnormal screening mammograms requiring additional imaging evaluation, and those…
Breast Cancer, an Overview
Breast Cancer, an Overview Breast cancer is a common, life-threatening disease. If skin cancers are excluded, breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed malignancy and a leading cause of cancer…
Normal Abdominal and Pelvic Anatomy
Normal Abdominal and Pelvic Anatomy Dennis M. Balfe Brett Gratz Christine Peterson More than ever, a successful radiologist must be a practical applied anatomist. To become effective, the radiologist has…
Heart and Pericardium
Heart and Pericardium Pamela K. Woodard Sanjeev Bhalla Cylen Javidan-Nejad Paul D. Stein Fernando R. Gutierrez Cardiovascular disease is the major cause of death in the Western world. More than…
Basic Principles of Computed Tomography Physics and Technical Considerations
Basic Principles of Computed Tomography Physics and Technical Considerations Kyongtae T. Bae Bruce R. Whiting INTRODUCTION Slightly more than three decades old, computed tomography (CT) continues to advance rapidly in…
Spine, Spinal Cord, and Meninges
Spine, Spinal Cord, and Meninges NORMAL SPINE AND VARIATIONS The normal spine forms around the notochord, and separate vertebrae and intervertebral discs eventually develop. At birth, ossification of the vertebral…
Nasal Passages, Mandible, and Upper Airway
Nasal Passages, Mandible, and Upper Airway Air in the nose, pharynx, larynx, and upper trachea provides a natural contrast medium that proves most useful in the assessment of the soft…
Functional Imaging of the Airways
Functional Imaging of the Airways Advances in thoracic imaging, until recently, have been focused primarily on improved depiction of structural changes. The introduction of high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) scanning of…
Small Airway Diseases
Small Airway Diseases Small airway disease is defined as a pathologic condition in which the small conducting airways are affected either primarily or in addition to alveolar or interstitial lung…
