Diagnostic imaging is an essential component in the evaluation of the patient with known or suspected respiratory tract disease.  While chest radiography continues to serve as the primary tool for imaging the chest, advances in computed tomography (CT) have led to a variety of applications such as high-resolution CT (HRCT), advanced 3-D airway imaging, and image-guided procedures.

The aim of this book is to deliver a clinically-oriented approach to pulmonary imaging.  Each chapter of the book will provide an organized approach to the different facets of imaging of specific clinical scenarios, focusing on strengths and weaknesses of available imaging tests.  High quality examples of typical imaging findings of specific conditions will supplement the text.

The target readers include practicing internists, pulmonologists, thoracic surgeons, and primary care practitioners. Other readers will include respiratory care therapists and medical students.  The proposed cohort of authors represents experts in the field of thoracic radiology.  These authors have experience in thoracic radiology and medical writing, each will deliver a high-quality chapter meeting the aims and scope of this book while addressing the target audience. Aside from the first three chapters, which are introductory materials, each author will be invited to select a clinician with whom they work closely to serve as a co-author in order to provide a chapter that maintains the clinical orientation of this book.

1. Normal Thoracic Anatomy and Common Variants

Arlene Sirajuddin

2. Management of Solitary Pulmonary Nodules

Maria Shiau, Elie Portnoy, Stuart Garay

3. Lung Cancer

Todd R. Hazelton, Frank Walsh

4. Pulmonary Infections in the Normal Host

Loren Ketai, Helen Katrina Busby

5. Pulmonary Infections in the Immunocompromised Host

Jean W. Kuriakose, Barry H. Gross

6. Pleural Disease

A. Keith Rastogi, Jeffrey P. Kanne

7. Pulmonary Thromboembolic Disease

Amie J. Tucker, Gopal Allada, Steven L. Primack

8. Non Thrombotic Vascular Diseases of the Chest

Elena Peña, Carole Dennie, George Chandy

9. Imaging of Pulmonary Hypertension

Mark L. Schiebler, James Runo, Leif Jensen, Christopher J. François

10. Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases

Megan Saettele, Timothy Saettele, Jonathan Chung

11. Imaging of Airway Disease

Shailaja J. Hayden, Sudhakar N.J. Pipavath

12. Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias

Paul J. Lee, Jeffrey P. Kanne

13. Occupational Lung Disease

Cris A. Meyer, James E. Lockey

14. Hemoptysis

Kristie M. Guite, Trina J. Hollatz, Jeffrey P. Kanne

15. Non-AIDS Immunologic Diseases

Stephen A. Quinet, Jeffrey P. Kanne

16. The Critically Ill Patient

Jie C. Nguyen, Jeffrey P. Kanne

17. Image-Guided Thoracic Interventions

Daniel Barnes, Kayvan Amjadi, Jean M. Seely