Radiology Key

■ Central Airway Anatomy and Physiology: Essentials for the Radiologist Anatomy The trachea is a cartilaginous and fibromuscular conduct extending from the lower border of the larynx (2 cm below the…

Introduction The focus of this chapter is to define terms used in cardiovascular and thoracic imaging and provide a basic framework for pattern recognition for problem solving in the…

■ Value of a Routine Daily Chest Radiograph in the Intensive Care Unit Determining Who Needs Imaging Imaging of an intensive care unit (ICU) patient can be a difficult task…

■ Lung Transplantation Since the first lung transplantation was performed in 1963, there have been major improvements in the surgical technique and posttransplantation management of organ recipients. Lung transplantation represents…

Introductory Considerations Diagnostic imaging is used in the detection of thoracic infections, identifying complications associated with infection, and differentiating noninfectious from infectious diseases. Chest radiography and computed tomography (CT)…

Introduction Thoracic injury is a common sequela of acute trauma and is the third most common injury in trauma patients, after head and extremity injuries. The overall mortality rate…

Introduction Cardiomyopathies and myocarditis are disorders frequently encountered in clinical practice, and imaging plays a major role in the diagnosis, management, and follow-up of these diseases. This chapter will…

■ Introduction The aorta is the largest artery in the body, arising from the left ventricular outflow tract and branching throughout the body. The spectrum of thoracic aortic disease is…

Introduction Thoracic interventions are performed for the diagnosis and treatment of focal lesions in the thorax. Image-guided percutaneous biopsy is used to obtain tissue for the diagnosis of benign…

■ Introduction More than 8 million Americans each year present to the emergency department (ED) with acute chest pain. This poses a diagnostic challenge to physicians, who must distinguish patients…