Diseases of the Heart, Chest & Breast

From the reviews: "The editors and authors are internationally recognized for their expertise in the topics which they address. ... the book is a summary of experts' essays on issues of contemporary concern in diagnosing diseases of the heart, lungs, airways and mediastinum in adults and children. ... Any reader wishing to study a topic in more depth has at hand a collection of classic and topical references. ... a well-reasoned introduction to each topic with the bibliographies as a guide to further reading in the primary literature." (Lisa Diethelm, Doody's Review Service, September, 2007)

• Workshops.- Current Concepts in Diagnosis and Staging of Lung Cancer.- Computed Tomography of Solitary Pulmonary Nodules.- CT Diagnosis and Management of Focal Lung Disease: Small Pulmonary Nodules.- Plain-Film and CT Evaluation of the Adult Mediastinum and Hilum: Pitfalls vs. Disease.- Current Approaches to Assessing Chronic and Acute Airway Diseases.- Current Approaches to Imaging Acute and Chronic Airway Disease.- Volumetric Computed Tomography of the Tracheobronchial Tree.- CT Evaluation of the Pediatric Chest in Routine Practice.- Imaging of the Newborn Chest.- The Pulmonary Vessels: A Modern Approach.- Imaging of Pulmonary Infections.- Thoracic Imaging in the Intensive Care Unit.- Imaging Chest Trauma.- A Systematic Approach to X-Ray Analysis.- A Systematic Approach to Chest X-Ray Analysis.- High-Resolution CT in Diffuse Interstitial Lung Disease.- Diseases of the Chest Wall, Pleura, and Diaphragm.- Chest Manifestations of Systemic Diseases.- Pulmonary Manifestations of SystemicDiseases.- Clinical 3D and 4D Imaging of the Thoracic Aorta.- Clinical Applications of 3D CT Imaging in Thoracic Pathology.- Cardiac and Pericardiac Imaging for the Chest Radiologist.- Applications of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Cardiac Disease.- Magnetic Resonance of the Heart.- CT and CT Nuclear Imaging of the Heart.- Diagnosis of Congenital Heart Disease I.- Diagnosis of Congenital Heart Disease II.- Interventional Techniques in the Thorax of Adults.- Interventional Techniques in the Adult Thorax.- Imaging Breast Disease: Mammography and Breast Ultrasound.- Ancillary Imaging Techniques and Minimally Invasive Procedures in the Diagnosis of Breast Cancer.- Pediatric Satellite Course “Kangaroo”.- Postnatal Imaging of Bronchopulmonary and Mediastinal Malformations.- The Pediatric Airway.- Acute Chest Infections in Children.- Vascular Malformations of the Pediatric Chest.