ExpertDDx: Chest
Author : Santiago Martínez-Jiménez
Published: 2020
Publisher: Elsevier
Language: English
Format: Hardback
Format: 11.06×8.75
<p>Now fully revised and up-to-date, <i>Expert DDx: Chest</i>, second edition,<i> </i>quickly guides you to <b>the most likely differential diagnoses based on key imaging findings and clinical information</b>. Expert radiologists Melissa L. Rosado-de-Christenson, Brett W. Carter, and John P. Lichtenberger III present <b>more than 120 cases</b> across a broad cardiothoracic spectrum, classified by general imaging features, modality-specific findings, and clinically-based indications. Readers will find authoritative, superbly illustrated guidance for defining and reporting <b>useful, actionable differential diagnoses</b> that lead to definitive findings for the entire gamut of chest disorders.</p><ul> <li>Presents several<b> clear, sharp, succinctly annotated images </b>for each diagnosis (more than 1,800 annotated images in all); a <b>list of diagnostic possibilities</b> sorted as <b>common, less common, and rare</b> but significant; and <b>brief, bulleted text</b> offering helpful diagnostic clues</li> <p> <li>Shows both <b>typical and variant manifestations</b> of each possible diagnosis</li> <p> <li>Includes <b>new cases, expanded differential considerations, new terminology</b>, and <b>updated imaging</b> throughout</li> <p> <li>Features <b>all relevant imaging modalities</b>, including chest radiography, the latest generation of multi-planar advanced cross-sectional CT and MR imaging, and molecular imaging with FDG PET/CT</li> <p> <li>Covers new and evolving areas such as <b>lung cancer screening</b> and the localization and classification of <b>mediastinal lesions</b>, and contains <b>expanded content on the heart and pericardium</li> <p> <li>Enhanced eBook version included with purchase</b>, which allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices</li> </ul>