Acquired Cardiac Disease

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Acquired Cardiac Disease Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Patients with acquired heart disease can present with classic clinical syndromes, such as angina and…

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Thoracic Interventional Techniques

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Thoracic Interventional Techniques Percutaneous Transthoracic Needle Biopsy Image-guided percutaneous transthoracic needle biopsy (PTNB) of the lung is an important procedure in the diagnosis of thoracic and extrathoracic malignancies. It is…

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Adult Congenital Heart Disease

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Adult Congenital Heart Disease Advances in the treatment of congenital heart disease over the past five decades have led to significant growth in the number of surviving patients. Accurate statistics…

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The Thoracic Aorta

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The Thoracic Aorta Many articles and books have been written about the aorta. However, there is still confusion regarding the aorta and aortic diseases among radiologists. Specifically, confusion exists regarding…

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Radiology of the Pleura

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Radiology of the Pleura Evaluation of the pleura is in several important ways the evil twin of evaluation of the mediastinum. Whereas plain film assessment of the mediastinum is extremely…

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Diffuse Lung Disease

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Diffuse Lung Disease Imaging has a number of important goals in the patient with diffuse lung disease: Differential diagnosis; Specific diagnosis, if possible; Delineation of extent of disease—may influence choice…

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Obstructive Lung Disease

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Obstructive Lung Disease Obstructive lung diseases are characterized by progressive expiratory airway flow limitation and respiratory symptoms, including chronic cough, sputum production, and dyspnea. These diseases are common and associated…

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Pulmonary Manifestations of Systemic Diseases

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Pulmonary Manifestations of Systemic Diseases Many systemic diseases have thoracic manifestations. In some patients the initial presentation of the disease can be abnormality on chest x-ray (CXR) or chest computed…

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Thoracic Trauma

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Thoracic Trauma Trauma is one of the leading causes of death and disability, often affecting young otherwise healthy individuals (1,2). Chest injuries are a significant contributor to trauma-related deaths and…

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Other Thoracic Neoplasms

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Other Thoracic Neoplasms This chapter covers a variety of benign and malignant thoracic neoplasms, arising with the airway, lung parenchyma, esophagus, and the lymphatic system, as well as metastases to…

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