The Mediastinum: Radiologic Correlations with Anatomy and Pathology

✍ Scribed by Professor Dr. E. Robert Heitzman (auth.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
• Year: 1988
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 364
• Edition: 2
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Over 10 years have passed since the first edition of The Mediastinum was published in 1977. I have been very gratified by the response to the first edition and determined to do a second edition as soon as possible. However, good intentions are sometimes difficult to achieve and a decade has passed. This period has been one of enormous growth in the discipline of diagnostic imaging. In the study of the mediastinum, computed tomog­ raphy, and more recently magnetic resonance, have revolutionized our diagnostic capabilities. This second edition of the mediastinum is in­ tended to emphasize the importance of these modalities to the evalua­ tion of mediastinal disease. In addition, an attempt will be made to integrate into the text the many new and important observations relat­ ing to all aspects of mediastinal imaging which have appeared in the literature since 1977. The overall emphasis, however, will remain the same: that accurate radiologic diagnosis is based upon a thorough understanding of corre­ lated radiographic anatomy and pathology. No matter what the imag­ ing modality, this principle remains fundamental to each and every radiographic interpretation. I would like to express once again my deep appreciation to Dr. Stephen A. Kieffer, Chairman of the Department of Radiology at the State University of New York Health Science Center at Syracuse for his continued support and encouragement.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages I-XIV
Introduction....Pages 1-4
Preparation of Body Sections for the Study of Mediastinal Anatomy....Pages 5-6
General Radiologic Considerations....Pages 7-43
The Thoracic Inlet....Pages 45-76
The Anterior Mediastinum....Pages 77-115
The Supra-aortic Area....Pages 117-150
The Infra-aortic Area....Pages 151-214
The Supra-azygos Area....Pages 215-269
The Infra-azygos Area....Pages 271-310
The Pulmonary Hilum....Pages 311-351
Back Matter....Pages 353-355

✦ Subjects

Imaging / Radiology; Pathology; Cardiology; Thoracic Surgery