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This book deals with imaging of diseases of heart, chest and breast. These fields have substantially advanced during the last few years, driven by both clinical developments and advances in imaging technology. The authors contributing to the volume are internationally renowned experts in their field; their chapters are disease-oriented and cover all the relevant imaging modalities, including standard radiography, CT, nuclear medicine with PET, ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging, as well as imaging-guided interventions.
As a result, this book presents a comprehensive review of current knowledge in imaging of the heart and chest , as well as thoracic interventions and a selection of "hot topics" of breast imaging. It will be particularly relevant for residents in radiology, but also very useful for experienced radiologists and clinicians specializing in thoracic disease and wishing to update their knowledge of this rapidly developing field.
The book is designed to summarize the lectures delivered at the course and thus obviate the need for course participants to take notes. As such, it is not -- and is not intended to be -- a complete survey of diseases and imaging techniques as applied to the thorax and breast. The book's utility for non-course participants is limited. It does not and cannot substitute for the experience of the lectures. The editors and authors are internationally recognized for their expertise in the topics which they address. Each writes clearly and eloquently on the particular topic. Because of the inherent delay in writing and publishing a conventional textbook, the information in this syllabus is more timely than that available in textbooks.
As a course syllabus, the book is a summary of experts' essays on issues of contemporary concern in diagnosing diseases of the heart, lungs, airways and mediastinum in adults and children. The chapters dealing with pediatric chest and cardiac imaging are supplemented by four additional chapters from a specialized pediatric course emphasizing classic congenital and acquired diseases of the thoracic organs in children. Short discussions of breast disease, breast imaging, and interventions in the thorax are included. Illustrations are necessarily limited; clearly the lectures associated with the chapters were copiously illustrated. Of particular value are the bibliographies attached to each chapter. Each is a useful summary of the primary literature addressing the topic. Any reader wishing to study a topic in more depth has at hand a collection of classic and topical references.
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