Author Description

This text is based on Dr. Collins's award-winning syllabus for the chest radiology course she teaches at the University of Wisconsin. The book explains the use of all current imaging modalities, with particular emphasis on the interpretation of chest radiographs. Coverage begins with an illustrated discussion of normal radiographic anatomy and proceeds to imaging techniques and radiographic manifestations of a wide variety of diseases. Numerous summary tables and over 700 illustrations complement the text. (Publisher description).