The Trachea
The Trachea W. Richard Webb THE NORMAL TRACHEA The trachea extends from the inferior aspect of the cricoid cartilage (at the level of the sixth cervical vertebra) to the carina…
Pneumoconioses
Pneumoconioses W. Richard Webb The term pneumoconiosis refers to the presence of lung disease related to dust inhalation. Inhaled dusts may be toxic, resulting in fibrosis and disability (e.g., asbestosis…
Pulmonary Edema, the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, and Radiology in the Intensive Care Unit
Pulmonary Edema, the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, and Radiology in the Intensive Care Unit W. Richard Webb Chest radiographs are obtained daily in critically ill patients in the intensive care…
Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Congenital Heart Disease
Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Congenital Heart Disease Charles B. Higgins Karen Ordovas Gautham P. Reddy The overall objectives of imaging in congenital heart disease (CHD) are the precise delineation of…
Pulmonary Thromboembolic Disease
Pulmonary Thromboembolic Disease Michael B. Gotway Gautham P. Reddy Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) represent different ends of the spectrum of a single disease—venous thromboembolism (VTE). VTE…
Radiography of Congenital Heart Disease
Radiography of Congenital Heart Disease Charles B. Higgins The radiographic diagnosis of congenital heart disease can be a confusing and difficult topic because of the myriad of congenital heart lesions…
Radiography of Acquired Heart Disease
Radiography of Acquired Heart Disease Charles B. Higgins The thoracic radiograph is one of the earliest points of departure in the evaluation of heart disease. It may provide the first…
Computed Tomography of Coronary Arteries and Ischemic Heart Disease
Computed Tomography of Coronary Arteries and Ischemic Heart Disease Karen Ordovas Brett Elicker Charles B. Higgins INTRODUCTION More than 700,000 patients die each year from myocardial infarction (MI) in the…
Cardiac and Paracardiac Masses
Cardiac and Paracardiac Masses Charles B. Higgins Karen Ordovas The goals of tomographic imaging in evaluation of cardiac masses are the following: Identify an intracardiac or extracardiac mass. Demonstrate the…
The Pleura and Pleural Disease
The Pleura and Pleural Disease W. Richard Webb INTERLOBAR FISSURES The interlobar fissures represent invaginations of the visceral pleura that separate or partially separate the lobes of the lung. Recognizing…
