1st Edition

New Techniques in Cardiothoracic Imaging

Edited By Phillip M. Boiselle, Charles S. White Copyright 2008
210 Pages
by CRC Press

210 Pages
by CRC Press

210 Pages
by CRC Press

New Techniques in Cardiothoracic Imaging emphasizes emerging methods in computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, positron-emission tomography, and similar technology. Effective use of these tools can facilitate the identification, analysis, and treatment of diseases and disorders commonly encountered in daily clinical practice. The contributors to this volume discuss:... Read more
IMAGING DISEASES AND DISORDERS. Lung Cancer Screening. Noninvasive Assessment of the Solitary Pulmonary Nodule. CT Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolus. Spiral CT Angiography of the Thoracic Aorta. Functional Airway Imaging with CT. Radiofrequency Ablation of Lung Lesions. NEW AND EMERGING IMAGING TECHNOLOGIES. Multidetector-row Helical CT.
Update of High-resolution CT of the Lungs. Digital Chest Radiography. Dual PET-CT Imaging.
Cardiac CT Imaging. Cardiac MR Imaging. Functional MR Imaging

Biography

PHILLIP M. BOISELLE is Section Chief of Thoracic Imaging, Associate Radiologist-in-Chief of Administrative Affairs of the Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts and is also an Associate Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Boiselle received his M.D. from Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, completed his residency training at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, and obtained his fellowship training at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. CHARLES S. WHITE is Vice Chairman of Radiology and Professor of Radiology and Medicine, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore. Dr. White received his M.D. From State University of New York, Buffalo, and completed his residency in both Internal Medicine and Radiology from the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York.