This book describes the role of imaging in diagnosis as well as image guided interventions at chest infections with reference to latest guidelines. In clinical practice, chest infections are amongst the commonest cause of significant morbidity and at times, mortality. The varied spectrum of such infections range from general population being affected by community acquired pneumonia, to immunocompromised individuals secondary to HIV, solid organ or hematopoietic transplantations being affected by uncommon, opportunistic organisms.

This book consists of 6 sections that include general, imaging according to causative organism, imaging according to clinical scenarios, complications of pneumonia, pattern-wise approach to thoracic infections, and reporting formats, which are further divided into 29 chapters. The book tries to cover salient imaging differences between infections and their common non-infectious mimics. The variety of illustrative cases and proposed structured reporting formats for various scenarios are also provided at the end of the book. This book is aimed at practicing radiologists, physicians and pulmonologists managing the patients with chest infections.

Contents

۱: Imaging Techniques in Evaluation of Chest Infections۲: Ultrasound in Chest Infections۳: Microbiology of Pulmonary Infections۴: Pathology of Lung Infections۵: Imaging of Bacterial Pneumonia۶: Imaging of Viral Pneumonia۷: Fungal Infections in Chest: Part 1۸: Fungal Infections in Chest: Part 2۹: Imaging of Parasitic Infections Affecting the Chest۱۰: Imaging in Chest Tuberculosis۱۱: Imaging of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Pulmonary Infections۱۲: Imaging of Community-acquired Pneumonia۱۳: Imaging of Hospital-acquired Pneumonia or Ventilator-acquired Pneumonia۱۴: Approach to Infections in Immunocompromised Host۱۵: Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: Imaging of Chest Infections۱۶: Imaging of Pulmonary Infections Following Solid Organ Transplantation۱۷: HIV-related Pulmonary Manifestations۱۸: Imaging in Pediatric Lower Respiratory Tract Infections۱۹: Imaging Approach to Recurrent or Nonresolving Pneumonia۲۰: Complications of Chest Infections۲۱: Interventional Radiology in Chest Infections۲۲: Surgical Perspective for Evaluation and Treatment of Pulmonary Infections۲۳: Approach to Pneumonia and Consolidation۲۴: Approach to Nodules and Cavities in Suspected Chest Infection۲۵: Imaging of Infections of Pleura and Chest Wall۲۶: Approach to Infections of the Mediastinum۲۷: Approach to Airway Infections۲۸: Reporting Templates۲۹: Examination Section