RT Book, Section
A1 Jacobson, Francine L.
A2 Sugarbaker, David J.
A2 Bueno, Raphael
A2 Burt, Bryan M.
A2 Groth, Shawn S.
A2 Loor, Gabriel
A2 Wolf, Andrea S.
A2 Williams, Marcia
A2 Adams, Ann
SR Print(0)
ID 1170405275
T1 Chest Imaging: Role of CT, PET/CT, and MRI
T2 Sugarbaker’s Adult Chest Surgery, 3e
YR 2020
FD 2020
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260026931
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1170405275
RD 2023/05/30
AB Chest  imaging  is  a  critical  diagnostic  tool  for  evaluating  thoracic  anomalies  in  anatomic  structure  and  disease.  The  variety  of  imaging  technologies  available  for  diagnostic  evaluation  in  the  chest  includes  plain-film  radiography,  computed  tomography  (CT),  positron-emission  tomography  (PET),  concurrent  PET/CT,  and  magnetic  resonance  imaging  (MRI).  These  radiologic  procedures  are  further  enhanced  by  oral  or  intravenously  administered  contrast  materials  used  alone  or  in  combination.  The  role  of  radiologic  imaging  in  thoracic  surgery  is  likely  to  gain  even  more  importance  as  imaging  technologies  provide  ever  more  accurate  means  of  visualization.