Chest Radiology Plain Film Patterns and Differential Diagnoses
Chest Radiology Plain Film Patterns and Differential Diagnoses
Book Details
Hardcover: 480 pages
Publisher: Mosby; 5 edition (August 7, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0323026176
ISBN-13: 978-0323026178.
Book Description
This comprehensive, yet concise tool provides a direct approach to differential diagnosis for the 23 most common radiologic patterns of chest disease. CT and HRCT are used to confirm the pattern, show anatomic distribution of the disease, and make a specific diagnosis. Each pattern is introduced with radiographs followed by a series of questions, tables of differential diagnosis, and discussions of the most likely diseases to present with such a pattern. Discussions emphasize the importance of clinical correlation to narrow down the differential diagnosis.
“Medical students and residents will find that this book is most helpful. I also believe that this is a good reference to aid practicing radiologists in refining their evaluation of the chest radiograph. The last sentence of the preface to the new edition reads, ‘Chest radiology is a discipline that requires the mind of a detective and the ability to find answers to the unknown by careful review of the shadows.’ Reed’s book will certainly help make one a better detective.”
