RT Book, Section
A1 Mortani Barbosa, Eduardo J.
A1 Roshkovan, Leonid
A2 Grippi, Michael A.
A2 Antin-Ozerkis, Danielle E.
A2 Dela Cruz, Charles S.
A2 Kotloff, Robert M.
A2 Kotton, Camille Nelson
A2 Pack, Allan I.
SR Print(0)
ID 1194948475
T1 Modern Approach to Thoracic Imaging Diagnosis
T2 Fishman’s Pulmonary Diseases and Disorders, 6e
YR 2023
FD 2023
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260473988
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1194948475
RD 2025/03/15
AB This  chapter  is  not  intended  to  provide  a  comprehensive  review  of  the  entire  scope  of  thoracic  imaging;  dedicated  textbooks  in  radiology  serve  this  purpose  well.  Moreover,  the  chapter  does  not  provide  a  comprehensive  guide  to  the  interpretation  of  thoracic  imaging  studies.  Rather,  the  focus  is  on  what  modern  thoracic  imaging  can  provide  to  empower  clinicians  to  diagnose  and  manage  common  clinical  scenarios  in  the  third  decade  of  the  21st  century.  The  goal  is  to  present  a  strategic  approach  to  thoracic  imaging,  which  starts  with  broad  clinical  categories  of  disease  and  addresses  the  following  central  clinical  questions:  What  is  the  differential  diagnosis  and  how  can  a  specific  diagnosis  be  confirmed?  What  is  the  prognosis  and  how  can  disease  progression  and  therapeutic  effectiveness  best  be  monitored?