Chest Imaging

Melissa L Rosado-de-Christenson is a Professor of Clinical Radiology and the Section Chief for Thoracic Radiology at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri.Sanjeev Bhalla is an Associate Professor of Radiology at Washington University and the Chief of Cardiothoracic Imaging at the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology in St. Louis, Missouri.Gerald Abbott is an Associate Radiologist in the Division of Thoracic Imaging at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts.Santiago Martinez-Jiminez is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri.

• Part I. Introduction to Chest Radiology 1. Introduction to Chest Radiology2. Imaging Modalities3. Overview of Normal Thoracic Imaging Anatomy4. The radiology report and radiologic interpretation5. Basic signs in chest radiology Part II Bedside Radiography 6. Introduction to Portable Chest Radiography: Support Devices7. Endotracheal and Enteric Tubes8. Vascular Catheters 9. Pacers / AICD10. Thoracostomy tubes, mediastinal drains Part III Bedside Radiography - Common abnormalities 11 Bedside Chest Radiography-Common Findings 12. Pulmonary venous hypertension and edema13. Airspace Disease - Atelectasis, pneumonia and aspiration14. Acute respiratory distress syndrome Part IV Volume Loss15. Volume Loss16. Atelectasis: Opaque hemithorax17. Upper and middle lobe atelectasis18. Lower lobe atelectasis19. Subsegmental and rounded atelectasis Part V Emergency Radiology20. Introduction to Emergency Chest Radiology21. Traumatic vascular injury22. Chest trauma; Contusions, lacerations, fractures23. Acute aortic syndromes and aortitis24. Pulmonary thromboembolic disease25. Sickle cell disease26. Pulmonary hypertension Part VI Pleural disease27. Introduction to Pleural disease28. Pneumothorax29. Effusion30. Empyema and complications31. Pleural thickening and calcification32. Pleural neoplasms Part VII Pulmonary infections33. Pulmonary infections34. Community acquired pneumonia35. Cavitary nodules, masses and consolidations36. Endemic fungal pneumonias37. Opportunistic fungal pneumonias38. Tuberculosis39. Non tuberculous mycobacterial infection40. Mycoplasma and Viral pneumonias Part VIII The immunocompromised patient41. The immunocompromised patient42. The immunocompromised patient - AIDS 43. The immunocompromised patient - Non-AIDS Part IX Neoplasms of the lung and tracheobronchial tree44. Introduction to neoplasms of lung and tracheobronchial tree45. Lung cancer46. Nodules and masses47. Atelectasis and post-obstructive pneumonia48. Lymphadenopathy and extrapulmonary involvement49. Lung Cancer Staging50. Bronchial carcinoid and bronchial gland carcinomas51. Pulmonary metastases52. Hamartoma and benign tumor-like lesions Part X Airways Disease53. Airways Disease54. Tracheal narrowing and tracheomalacia55. Bronchiectasis56. Emphysema57. Bronchiolitis Part XI Connective Tissue Disorders and Autoimmune Conditions58. Introduction to Connective Tissue Disorders and Autoimmune Conditions 59. Rheumatoid arthritis60. Systemic Sclerosis61. Pulmonary Vasculitis 62. Other autoimmune disorders63. Eosinophilic lung diseases64. Amyloidosis Part XII Pneumoconiosis65. Pneumoconiosis 66. Asbestosis67. Silocosis and Coal Worker's Pneumoconiosis Part XIII Iatrogenic conditions68. Introduction to Iatrogenic Conditions 69. Radiation pneumonitis and fibrosis70. Drug-induced lung disease71. Post-operative complications Part XIV Diffuse Infiltrative Lung Disease72. Diffuse Infiltrative Lung Disease 73. Ground glass opacity74. Cystic lung disease75. Pulmonary micronodules76. Sarcoidosis Part XV Idiopathic interstitial pneumonias77. Idiopathic interstitial pneumonias 78. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis79. Non-Specific interstitial pneumonia80. Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia Part XVI Mediastinal Abnormalities81. Introduction to Mediastinal Abnormalities82. Primary neoplasms83. Lymphadenopathy84. Cysts85. Glandular enlargement86. Vascular lesions including lymphatic malformations and aneurysms87. Miscellaneous, including herniations and EMH Part XVII Developmental Abnormalities 88. Introduction to developmental abnormalities89. Congenital bronchial atresia90. Sequestration91. Abnormal aorta and aortic branching92. Abnormalities of pulmonary venous return93. Abnornalities of systemic veins94. Shunts including intracardiac and intrapulmonary Part XVIII Diseases of the Chest Wall and Diaphragm95. Diseases of the Chest Wall and Diaphragm 96. Chest wall abnormalities97. Diaphragmatic abnormalities