Chest Imaging — Atlas of Advanced Radiology

Imaging · Clinical Bases

How it begins

The thorax houses multiple structures with radically different radiological densities—air, fat, water, calcium—which makes it the territory with the greatest natural contrast in the body. This feature makes plain radiography extraordinarily informative for the thorax, unlike other anatomical regions where native contrast is insufficient. However, the different…

What it covers

1. Chest Imaging Modalities
2. · Principles of Radiological Densities
3. Normal Radiological Anatomy of the Thorax
4. · The Cardiac Silhouette and the Vascular Pedicle
5. · Pulmonary Hilum
6. · The Interlobar Fissures
7. · The Mediastinum: Anatomical Classification
8. · The Secondary Pulmonary Lobule (SLP) — Basic Unit of HRCT
9. Basic Radiological Semiology
10. · Fundamental Radiological Signs of the Chest
11. Pleural Effusion
12. · Detection according to Mode and Volume
13. · Subpulmonary effusion
14. · Loculated Effusions
15. · Differential Diagnosis by Attenuation in CT
16. · CT in Pleural Effusion — Differentiating Findings
17. Pneumothorax
18. · Radiological Signs of Pneumothorax
19. · Etiological Classification
20. Atelectasis
21. · Physiopathological Mechanisms
22. · Radiological Signs
23. · Lobar Atelectasis: Specific Patterns
24. Pulmonary Consolidation and Pneumonia
25. · Distribution Patterns of Pneumonia
26. · Lung Abscess
27. Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Image
28. · Primary TB
29. · Post-primary TB (Reactivation)
30. · Miliary TB
31. Interstitial Pattern and HRCT
32. · Elemental Patterns in HRCT
33. · Distribution as Diagnostic Key
34. Solitary Pulmonary Nodule and Masses
35. · Characteristics of Benignity vs. Malignancy
36. · Lung-RADS System 1.1 (ACR 2019)
37. COPD, Emphysema and Bronchiectasis
38. · Radiological Signs of Hyperinflation in CXR
39. · Types of Emphysema in HRCT
40. · Bronchiectasis
41. Cardiovascular Pathology in Thoracic Imaging
42. · Pulmonary Venous Hypertension and Edema — Evolutionary Stages
43. · Aortic Dissection
44. Mediastinal Masses
45. · Anterior Mediastinum (Prevascular) — The "4Ts"
46. · Middle Mediastinum (Visceral)
47. · Posterior Mediastinum (Paravertebral)
48. Pulmonary Thromboembolism and CT Angio
49. · CT Angio Protocol for PET
50. · Signs of PET in CT Angio
51. · Qanadli Index — Quantification of Embolic Load
52. · Pulmonary Hypertension in Image
53. Thoracic Trauma
54. · Injuries by Emergency Order
55. · Pulmonary Contusion
56. · Rib Fractures and Their Implications
57. · Traumatic Diaphragmatic Rupture
58. Lung Cancer Screening
59. · Eligibility Criteria for LDCT Screening
60. · LDCT protocol
61. · Incidental Findings in LDCT
62. Integrated Diagnostic Summary
63. · Differential Diagnosis by Distribution of Opacities
64. · Differential Diagnosis by Finding in HRCT
65. · Quick Reference Measurements and Thresholds
66. · Final Table — Radiological Signs and Their Most Probable Diagnoses