عنوان

Functional Imaging of the Chest

354043268X

3642186211

9783540432685

9783642186219

b567183

Functional Imaging of the Chest

[Book]

edited by Hans-Ulrich Kauczor.

Berlin, Heidelberg

Springer Berlin Heidelberg

2004

(x, 230 pages 219 illustrations, 48 illustrations in color.)

Medical Radiology, Diagnostic Imaging.

1 General Role of Imaging in the Evaluation of Diffuse Infiltrative and Airways Diseases --; 2 Assessment of Lung Physiology Using Pulmonary Function Tests --; 3 Large Airways at CT: Bronchiectasis, Asthma and COPD --; 4 Small Airways, Bronchiolitis, Air Trapping --; 5 CT and MRI of Pulmonary Emphysema: Assessment of Lung Structure and Function --; 6 Lung Parenchyma, Fibrosis --; 6.1 CT Imaging --; 6.2 MR Imaging --; 7 Analysis of Distribution of Ventilation --; 7.1 Helium MR Imaging --; 7.2 CT for Assessment of Ventilation Distribution --; 7.3 Lung Scintigraphy --; 8 Oxygen-Sensitive Imaging, Gas Exchange --; 9 Pulmonary Perfusion --; 9.1 CT Perfusion Imaging of the Lung in Pulmonary Embolism --; 9.2 MR Pulmonary Perfusion --; 10 Respiratory Mechanics: CT and MRI --; 11 Respiration Therapy --; List of Contributors.

For a long time, imaging of the chest was based on the use of either radiography, demonstrating lung morphology, or scintigraphy, looking at lung function. However, as a result of recent developments in CT and MRI technology it is now possible to perform dedicated investigations of different aspects of lung function, such as ventilation, perfusion, gas exchange, and respiratory mechanics. This volume, written by acknowledged experts in the field, provides a well-illustrated and comprehensive review of these novel approaches to functional imaging of the chest. It will be of great assistance to all who are establishing such strategies in the research or clinical arenas for the diagnostic work-up and follow-up of patients with lung diseases.

With contributions by numerous experts

Emergency medicine.

Human physiology.

Medicine.

edited by Hans-Ulrich Kauczor.

Hans-Ulrich Kauczor

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