عنوان

Functional Imaging of the Chest

(Number (ISBN

354043268X

(Number (ISBN

3642186211

(Number (ISBN

9783540432685

(Number (ISBN

9783642186219

Number

b567183

Title Proper

Functional Imaging of the Chest

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

edited by Hans-Ulrich Kauczor.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Berlin, Heidelberg

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2004

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

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

Series Title

Medical Radiology, Diagnostic Imaging.

Text of Note

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.

Text of Note

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.

Parallel Title

With contributions by numerous experts

Emergency medicine.

Human physiology.

Medicine.

edited by Hans-Ulrich Kauczor.

Hans-Ulrich Kauczor

Electronic name

[Book]

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