Sharpen your skills in chest x-ray interpretation using this trusted clinical resource! Chest Radiology: Patterns and Differential Diagnoses, 7th Edition, by Dr. James Reed, walks you through a logical, sequential thought process for the differential diagnoses of 23 radiologic patterns of common chest diseases, using 150 superbly illustrated patient cases. You’ll gain a solid and thorough understanding of how to read and interpret chest x-rays with expert guidance on common disease patterns, differential diagnoses, narrowing down the diagnoses, and further studies (from additional radiographic exams to CT or to biopsy). Each chapter follows a consistent format: Presenting Case, Questions, Discussion, Top 5 Diagnoses, Summary, and Answer Guide.
1. Chapter 1: Introduction - p. iii 2. Chapter 2: Chest Wall Lesions - p. g4 3. Chapter 3: Pleural and Subpleural Opacities - p. g20 4. Chapter 4: Pleural Effusions - p. g35 5. Chapter 5: Pleural Thickening and Pleural Calcification - p. g51 6. Chapter 6: Elevated Diaphragm - p. g59 7. Chapter 7: Shift of the Mediastinum - p. g70 8. Chapter 8: Widening of the Mediastinum - p. g81 9. Chapter 9: Anterior Mediastinal Mass - p. g95 10. Chapter 10: Middle Mediastinal Mass - p. g107 11. Chapter 11: Hilar Enlargement - p. g127 12. Chapter 12: Posterior Mediastinal Mass - p. g145 13. Part 2: Pulmonary Opacities - p. g163 14. Chapter 13: Atelectasis - p. g163 15. Chapter 14: Segmental And Lobar Consolidations - p. g183 16. Chapter 15: Diffuse Air Space Opacities - p. g196 17. Chapter 16: Multifocal Ill-Defined Opacities - p. g215 18. Chapter 17: Diffuse Fine Nodular Opacities - p. g234 19. Chapter 18: Fine Reticular Opacities - p. g244 20. Chapter 19: Coarse Reticular Opacities (Honeycomb Lung) - p. g258 21. Chapter 20: Solitary Pulmonary Nodule - p. g268 22. Chapter 21: Multiple Nodules and Masses - p. g289 23. Part 3: Hyperlucent Abnormalities - p. g301 24. Chapter 22: Hyperlucent Thorax - p. g301 25. Chapter 23: Solitary Lucent Defect - p. g317 26. Chapter 24: Multiple Lucent Lesions - p. g340 27. Bibliography - p. g358 28. Index - p. g358
Sharpen your skills in chest x-ray interpretation using this trusted clinical resource! Chest Radiology: Patterns and Differential Diagnoses, 7th Edition, by Dr. James Reed, walks you through a logical, sequential thought process for the differential diagnoses of 23 radiologic patterns of common chest diseases, using 150 superbly illustrated patient cases. You’ll gain a solid and thorough understanding of how to read and interpret chest x-rays with expert guidance on common disease patterns, differential diagnoses, narrowing down the diagnoses, and further studies (from additional radiographic exams to CT or to biopsy). Each chapter follows a consistent format: Presenting Case, Questions, Discussion, Top 5 Diagnoses, Summary, and Answer Guide.
1. Chapter 1: Introduction - p. iii 2. Chapter 2: Chest Wall Lesions - p. g4 3. Chapter 3: Pleural and Subpleural Opacities - p. g20 4. Chapter 4: Pleural Effusions - p. g35 5. Chapter 5: Pleural Thickening and Pleural Calcification - p. g51 6. Chapter 6: Elevated Diaphragm - p. g59 7. Chapter 7: Shift of the Mediastinum - p. g70 8. Chapter 8: Widening of the Mediastinum - p. g81 9. Chapter 9: Anterior Mediastinal Mass - p. g95 10. Chapter 10: Middle Mediastinal Mass - p. g107 11. Chapter 11: Hilar Enlargement - p. g127 12. Chapter 12: Posterior Mediastinal Mass - p. g145 13. Part 2: Pulmonary Opacities - p. g163 14. Chapter 13: Atelectasis - p. g163 15. Chapter 14: Segmental And Lobar Consolidations - p. g183 16. Chapter 15: Diffuse Air Space Opacities - p. g196 17. Chapter 16: Multifocal Ill-Defined Opacities - p. g215 18. Chapter 17: Diffuse Fine Nodular Opacities - p. g234 19. Chapter 18: Fine Reticular Opacities - p. g244 20. Chapter 19: Coarse Reticular Opacities (Honeycomb Lung) - p. g258 21. Chapter 20: Solitary Pulmonary Nodule - p. g268 22. Chapter 21: Multiple Nodules and Masses - p. g289 23. Part 3: Hyperlucent Abnormalities - p. g301 24. Chapter 22: Hyperlucent Thorax - p. g301 25. Chapter 23: Solitary Lucent Defect - p. g317 26. Chapter 24: Multiple Lucent Lesions - p. g340 27. Bibliography - p. g358 28. Index - p. g358
