Pediatric Chest Imaging [electronic resource] : Chest Imaging in Infants and Children / edited by Javier Lucaya, Janet L. Strife.

Chest Ultrasound (US) -- The Contribution of Nuclear Medicine to Pulmonary Imaging -- Helical Multidetector Chest CT -- High-Resolution CT of the Lung in Children -- Pulmonary Malformations Beyond the Neonatal Period -- CT of Acute Pulmonary Disease: Infection, Infarction, and Trauma -- Pediatric Tuberculosis -- How to Perform and Interpret MR Sleep Studies for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children -- Foreign Body Aspiration: Imaging Aspects -- Imaging Evaluation of the Thymus and Thymic Disorders in Children -- Lymphoma Controversies in Imaging the Chest -- Chest Tumours Other than Lymphoma -- Thoracic Manifestations of Systemic Diseases -- Radiology of the Chest Wall -- Pediatric Cardiac MRI -- Pediatric Cardiac CT -- Fetal MRI of the Chest -- Neonatal Chest Imaging.

Imaging of the pediatric chest continues to evolve rapidly. All chapters in this 2nd edition of Pediatric Chest Imaging have been extensively updated, with additional disease-specific information and numerous new illustrations. The book thus presents the state of the art in the diagnosis of pediatric chest disorders, highlighting the role played by advanced technology. As the conventional features of most of these disorders are extremely well known, special attention is devoted to the technical aspects of the modern imaging modalities, their indications, and the diagnostic information that they supply. Individual chapters focus on chest ultrasound, nuclear medicine imaging, high-resolution chest CT, helical CT, and pediatric cardiac CT and pediatric cardiacMRI. Others are directed towards specific disorders, including congenital malformations of the chest, chest tumors, pulmonary infection, trauma, the lung in systemic diseases, the pediatric airway, foreign bodies, the thymus, and the chest wall. Without exception, the authors of this book are internationally known specialists with great expertise in the field. This book will serve as a handy, superbly illustrated reference for all who routinely image children, as well as for those who need access to information on how best to image them!

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