Imaging of the Chest, 2-Volume Set: Expert Radiology Series, 1e [Hardcover]

Nestor L. Muller MD PhD (Author), C. Isabela S. Silva MD PhD (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 141604048X | ISBN-13: 978-1416040484 | Publication Date: March 28, 2008 | Edition: 1

A world renowned group of experts brings you an exhaustive full-color two-volume reference to help you effectively select and interpret the best imaging studies for the challenges you face in diagnosing diseases of the chest. They cover every aspect of chest radiology, including the latest diagnostic modalities and interventional techniques. Examples of cutting-edge modalities such as multislice CT, breath-hold MR, and PET-CT are balanced with conventional radiographic images, enabling you to compare and contrast findings from all imaging modalities. More than 3,100 digital-quality illustrations (with 650 in full color) offer exceptional detail and clarity, and user-friendly features including key points boxes and classic signs put today's best practices at your fingertips.

• Offers advice from a diverse group of experts from around the globe, providing you with a wide range of options and perspectives to help you overcome difficult challenges.
  
• Presents radiographic images as well as multislice CT, high-resolution CT, and when appropriate, MR, PT, CT-PET, ultrasonography, and pathologic findings so you can easily compare results.
  
• Incorporates characteristic clinical manifestations of the various entities to facilitate differential diagnosis and to help you fully understand the patterns and distribution of abnormalities.
  
• Structures every chapter consistently to include pathophysiology, imaging techniques, imaging findings, differential diagnosis, and treatment options so you can make the best informed decisions.
  
• Provides boxes highlighting "what the referring physician needs to know", to assist you with report writing, as well as suggestions for treatment and future imaging studies.
  
• Uses more than 3,100 superior, large digital-quality images (650 in full color) depicting all of the chest imaging findings you're likely to see, and helping you distinguish between conditions with similar presentations.
  
• Includes color artwork that lets you easily find critical anatomic views of diseases and injuries.
  
• Features a full-color design throughout, color-coded tables, classic signs boxes, and bulleted lists that highlight key concepts and get you to the information you need quickly.

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"Altogether, Imaging of the Chest explores all aspects of modern thoracic imaging and therefore is a welcomed addition to the library of every radiologist dealing with chest diseases." - Halpern BS. Book review. Eur J Radio (2009), doi:10.1016/j.ejrad.2009.04.006

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1608 pages
• Publisher: Saunders; 1 edition (March 28, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 141604048X
• ISBN-13: 978-1416040484
• Product Dimensions: 12 x 9.7 x 4.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,187,073 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive account of thoracic imaging., July 17, 2008

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Wagner D. de Paula - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Imaging of the Chest, 2-Volume Set: Expert Radiology Series, 1e (Hardcover)

This two-volume, multi-authored work provides a brief yet comprehensive account of thoracic imaging. The first author (NLM) is regarded by many as one of the most influential people in the radiology field. Most of the contributors are well-known experts in their fields, and, despite the number and varied geographical origin of them, the text is well-written, consistently structured, and incorporates relevant clinical and pathological data.
Subjects are presented in a coherent manner, and the book includes cutting-edge technology and addresses hot topics in pulmonary imaging (with one chapter, superbly written, devoted to lung cancer screening). The images usually are of high-quality and representative, and the references are abundant, pertinent and updated (there's also a "Suggested Readings" section, containing key review articles). The "Key Points" and "What the Referring Physician Needs to Know" bulleted boxes are especially convenient for quick review of essential information.
There are, of course, unavoidable minor flaws, such as the explanation on Hounsfield units (imprecise, as usual in clinically-oriented radiology textbooks), and the schematic drawing of pulmonary segmentation on page 15 (on 1-17B, right and left lungs are switched in position and in segmentation), among others. The suggestion to employ gadolinium-based contrast media in pulmonary CTA for PE in patients with relative or absolute contraindications to iodinated CM is particularly disturbing, since the chapter authors (MRJ, JR) don't go further on the nature of contraindications to ICM that are amenable to this exchange (allergoid, which are, or chemotoxic/osmotoxic, which aren't, since Gd-CM have a higher osmotic load than ICM on an attenuation-equivalent basis and are known to engender NSF), and the only reference they provide - not one of their articles on the subject - primarily concerns another matter.
I also noticed the lack of some topics, previously published by the authors, like pulmonary parenchymal disease related to ankylosing spondylitis, and diffuse pulmonary ossification (dendriform ossification, not included in the index, is addressed in the IPF chapter), but these are rare entities, anyway. I wish they had mentioned the expected upcoming modifications on (1) the TNM staging system for lung cancer and (2) the ATS/ERS IIP consensus, but I acknowledge it is only my eagerness.
Overall, I think the book fulfills the goal of providing a "state-of-the-art overview of chest imaging", as the main authors assert in the preface, being an invaluable, concise reference for chest physicians, radiology residents, general radiologists, and thoracic radiologists as well. In my opinion, it surpasses other similar books on the subject, is reasonably priced, and should be on the libraries of every imaging practice.