Introduction The previous chapter reviewed the lung CT AI methods to assess normal and diseased lung structure using a single TLC chest CT scan. COPD, ILD, and asthma can all…
CT Assessment of Lung Nodules—CT Versus Projection Radiography (PR) This chapter will describe the importance of detecting and assessing the risk of lung cancer in a lung nodule by lung…
This chapter will discuss the digital lung, x-rays, and key components of the x-ray CT scanner to help better understand lung CT AI scanning protocols, and to briefly review the…
In this chapter we will discuss the elements of chest CT scanning protocols that are optimized for lung CT AI applications. These lung CT AI applications can be divided into…
AI: An Intelligent Agent The foundation for this book about lung CT AI is the application of what Alan Turing described in 1936 as the “universal Turing machine.” This is…
Introduction Thoracoscopy, video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS), medical thoracoscopy (MT), and pleuroscopy are minimally invasive procedures that provide access to the pleural space. They differ only in the approach to anesthesia….
Introduction Since its discovery in 1876, bronchoscopy has served a fundamental role in the diagnosis and management of pulmonary disease. Over the past few decades, the therapeutic capabilities of bronchoscopy…
Chest Tubes Definition Tube thoracostomy has been described since antiquity, with the earliest accounts of using a tube for drainage of empyema from the pleural cavity from Hippocrates. Original chest…
Introduction Tracheostomy is derived from the Latin words “trachea arteria” and “ostium,” which means “creating an opening in the trachea.” The earliest documentation of tracheostomy is a description of the…
Introduction With ongoing advances in medical diagnostics and therapeutics, interventional pulmonology (IP) is playing an ever more impactful role in health care. This is becoming more evident with the increasing…
