Indications, technical prerequisites and investigation procedure / S. Beckh -- The chest wall / G. Mathis, W. Blank -- The pleura / J. Reuss -- Subpleural lung consolidations. Inflammatory consolidations in the lung / G. Mathis ; Vascular lung consolidations : pulmonary embolism and pulmonary infarction / G. Mathis ; Mechanical lung consolidations : atelectasis / C. Görg ; Congenital pulmonary sequestration / G. Mathis -- Mediastinum. Transthoracic / W. Blank ; Transesophageal sonography for lung cancer and mediastinal lesions / J.T. Annema, M. Veseliç, K.F. Rabe -- Endobronchial sonography / F.J.F. Herth, R. Eberhardt -- Vascularization / C. Görg -- Image artifacts and pitfalls / A. Schuler -- Interventional chest sonography / W. Blank -- The white hemithorax / C. Görg -- From the symptom to the diagnosis / S. Beckh
Summary
"Chest sonography is an established procedure in the stepwise imaging diagnosis of pulmonary and pleural disease. It is the method of choice to distinguish between solid and liquid lesions and allows the investigator to make an unequivocal diagnosis without exposing the patient to costly and stressful procedures. This book presents the state of the art in chest investigation by means of ultrasonography."--Jacket
