Immunologic Diseases of the Lung
Immunologic Diseases of the Lung Immunologic diseases of the lung may present in the bronchial system, lung parenchyma, and the pulmonary vessels. The classification system used in this book with…
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…
