© Springer-Verlag Italia 2015J. Hodler, G. K. von Schulthess, R. A. Kubik-Huch and Ch. L. Zollikofer (eds.)Diseases of the Chest and Heart 2015–201810.1007/978-88-470-5752-4_8 Imaging of Pulmonary Infections Philip Goodman1, Helmut Prosch2 and Christian J. Herold2 (1) Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA (2)…
• Benign tracheobronchial neoplasm • Malignant primary tracheobronchial neoplasm • Metastasis • Mucus secretions • Foreign body • Broncholithiasis Table 2. Multinodular appearance of the inner surface of the airway…
ESC/AHA/ACC/AATS classification Class 1 Aortic dissection Class 2 Intramural hematoma Class 3 Discrete/Subtle dissection/Limited tear Class 4 Penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer Class 5 Iatrogenic and traumatic dissection ESC, European Society…
Typical features Lymphadenopathy: hilar, mediastinal, bilateral symmetric, well defined Nodules: micronodules (2- to 4-mm), well defined, larger coalescing nodules Perilymphatic distribution: subpleural, interlobular septa, peribronchovascular Fibrosis: reticular densities, architectural distortion,…
Fig. 30.1 Schematic representation of subsequent stages of cardiac development. (a) The venous pole of the heart encompasses the sinus venosus (SV) and the atrium (A). Initially, the SV consists…
Fig. 2.1 Right anterior oblique external view of the human heart (Photographs the courtesy of Dr William Edwards) 2.1.1 Venous Return to the Heart The heart receives venous return both…
Fig. 39.1 Laterality in mutant mouse models. Ap1b1 m/m mutants can exhibit a spectrum of laterality phenotypes spanning from normal situs solitus (a), to complete mirror symmetric situs inversus (b),…
Fig. 54.1 (a) Location of the ring of musculature of the primary heart tube delineated by reaction to an antibody to the nodose ganglion of the chick. This is the…
Fig. 61.1 Cardiac diagram depicting the electrical conduction system. Normal ECG 61.2 Introduction Arrhythmias can be classified based upon the site of origin of the arrhythmia (supraventricular or ventricular), the…
Fig. 17.1 Structure of a cardiac sarcomere. Top: electron microscopy of a cardiomyocyte sarcomere (Photograph Sh. Mahmoodzadeh 2014, with permission). Bottom: schematic interpretation (from: Chapter 6 “Kontraktionsmechanismen”, Linke and Pfitzer;…
