CHAPTER 1- FOUNDATIONS OF CHEST IMAGING

Introduction

Chest Radiography

CT, HRCT, Windowing and the Radiologists Mindset

CHAPTER 2- THORACIC ANATOMY

Computed Tomography Based Anatomy

Axial CT Anatomy, Lung Zonation and Anatomic Pattern Logic

Multiplanar Anatomy, Predilection Maps & Localization Mastery

CHAPTER 3- IMAGING MODALITIES & PROTOCOLS IN CHEST IMAGING

CT, HRCT, MRI, PET-CT — What to Use, When, and Why

Protocol Selection, Radiation Strategy & Contrast Intelligence

Modality Comparison, Reporting Consequences & Medicolegal Intelligence

CHAPTER 4- SYSTEMATIC INTERPRETATION & REPORTING IN CHEST IMAGING

Introduction

Why Radiologists Miss Findings (And How a System Saves You)

The ABCDE Method — Ultra-Detailed, Compartment by Compartment

CT & HRCT Interpretation — Windowing Order, Reading Sequence & Pattern Locking

ICU, Emergency & Trauma Chest Imaging — Life-Saving Systems

Structured Reporting, Templates & Impression Writing Like a Consultant

Pitfalls, Audits, Medicolegal Defense & Survival Strategies

CHAPTER 5- AIRWAY DISEASE IN CHEST IMAGING

How Radiologists Must Think About the Airway

Airway Measurements, Dynamics & CT Protocols

Normal Variants, Age-Related Changes, Pediatric Differences & Reporting Wisdom

CONGENITAL AIRWAY DISEASE

Embryology, Classification & Imaging Approach

Congenital Tracheal Anomalies — CT Logic, Congenital Tracheal Anomalies

Bronchial Congenital Anomalies — Patterns, CT Tracing & Exam Logic

Congenital Lobar Hyperinflation & Airway Obstruction Syndromes

Combined Airway–Parenchymal Congenital Anomalies (The Confusion Zone)

Reporting Templates, Pitfalls, MDT Language & Exam Spotters

TRACHEAL DISEASES

Tracheal Anatomy, Measurements & Imaging Strategy

Tracheal Stenosis (Congenital vs Acquired), Post-Intubation Injury, External Compression & Reporting

Tracheomalacia & Excessive Dynamic Airway Collapse (EDAC)

Tracheal Tumors (Benign & Malignant) — Patterns, Pitfalls & Exam Gold

Inflammatory, Infectious & Infiltrative Tracheal Disorders

Integrated Reporting, ICU & Emergency Relevance, MDT Language & Exam Spotters

BRONCHIECTASIS

Bronchiectasis: Definitions, Pathophysiology & HRCT Fundamentals

HRCT Diagnostic Signs & Classic Patterns (EXAM GOLD)

Morphologic Types on HRCT — Cylindrical, Varicose, Cystic (and What They REALLY Mean)

Distribution-Based Etiologic Diagnosis (EXAM GOLD)

Specific Etiologies — CF, ABPA, PCD, NTM, Post-TB & More

Complications, Exacerbations, Mimics & High-Risk Pitfalls

Structured Reporting, Severity Assessment & Follow-Up Strategy

Exam Spotters, Viva Questions, One-Look Tables & High-Yield Pitfalls

CHAPTER 6- PULMONARY INFECTIONS

Imaging Approach to Pulmonary Infections

BACTERIAL PNEUMONIAS

Introduction

Necrotizing Pneumonia • Lung Abscess • Klebsiella • Post-viral Staph • ICU

Atypical Bacterial Pneumonias • Clinical–Radiologic Correlation Traps • Exam Spotters & Sample Reports

Follow-up Imaging • Non-resolving Pneumonia • Malignancy Mimics • Medicolegal Reporting

TUBERCULOSIS

Foundations • Pathophysiology • Primary vs Post-Primary TB • Pattern-Based Thinking

Primary Tuberculosis in Depth (Children & Adults)

Post-Primary (Reactivation) Tuberculosis — The Oxygen-Driven Disease

Endobronchial TB & Airway Disease

Miliary Tuberculosis & Hematogenous Spread

Complications & Sequelae of TB (The Aftermath)

TB Mimics & Diagnostic Pitfalls (The Great Pretenders)

Reporting Templates, Exam Spotters & TB Wrap-Up

VIRAL PNEUMONIAS

Pattern-Based HRCT Approach • Viral vs Bacterial • Imaging Pearls, Pitfalls & “Don’t-get-tricked” Rules

Influenza & Common Respiratory Viruses (HRCT-Centric, Exam-Ready)

Section-3

Post-Viral Complications, Reporting Templates & Chapter Wrap-Up

FUNGAL INFECTIONS OF THE LUNG

Foundations, Host-Based Approach & Core Imaging Patterns

Section-2

Mucormycosis, PCP & Other Pulmonary Fungal Infections

Fungal Mimics, Reporting Templates & Chapter Wrap-Up

OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS

Host-Based Imaging Approach & Core Patterns

HIV-Related Opportunistic Infections (CT-First, CD4-Driven Approach)

Transplant & Post-Chemotherapy Pulmonary Infections

ICU-Related Opportunistic Infections & Mixed Patterns

Reporting Algorithms, Pitfalls & Chapter Wrap-Up

CHAPTER 7-INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASES (ILDs)

Foundations of ILD Imaging & HRCT Pattern

Recognition

ILD Classification & the UIP vs Non-UIP Framework

Non-UIP ILDs — NSIP, Organizing Pneumonia & Early Fibrotic Patterns

Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis (HP) & Smoking-Related ILDs

CTD-Associated ILD & Drug-Induced Lung Disease

ILD Reporting Templates, MDT Language & Chapter Wrap-Up

IDIOPATHIC INTERSTITIAL PNEUMONIAS (IIPs)

Classification, Concepts & the IIP Framework

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) — The Complete Radiologist’s Guide

Idiopathic NSIP, Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP) & Acute Interstitial Pneumonia (AIP)

Rare IIPs — LIP, PPFE & High-Yield Exam Pitfalls

Pneumoconioses & Occupational Lung Diseases

Core Concepts, Dust Pathophysiology & Imaging Approach

Silicosis & Coal Worker’s Pneumoconiosis (CWP)

Asbestosis & Pleural Occupational Diseases

Other Occupational Lung Diseases, Mixed Dust & Section Wrap-Up

Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis (HP)

Core Concepts, Pathophysiology & Imaging Philosophy

Non-Fibrotic vs Fibrotic HP & the Three-Density (Headcheese) Sign

Histopathology Correlation, MDT Algorithms & Section Wrap-Up

Smoking-Related Interstitial Lung Diseases

Framework, Pathophysiology & RB-ILD

Desquamative Interstitial Pneumonia (DIP)

Pulmonary Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (PLCH)

Emphysema Overlap, CPFE & Section Wrap-Up

Unclassifiable & Progressive Fibrosing ILDs

Concepts, Definitions & the Radiologist’s Role in Uncertainty

PF-ILD Imaging Criteria, Antifibrotic Era & Reporting Templates

Case Scenarios, MDT Pitfalls & Section Wrap-Up

CHAPTER 8- PULMONARY VASCULAR DISEASES

Foundations, Pulmonary Circulation & Imaging Approach

Acute Pulmonary Embolism — Severity Stratification, Subsegmental PE & Reporting Templates

Chronic Thromboembolic Disease (CTED) & CTEPH

Pulmonary Hypertension — Imaging Classification & WHO Groups

Pulmonary Vasculitis, AVMs & Vascular Mimics

CHAPTER 9- PLEURAL & CHEST WALL DISEASES

Pleural Anatomy, Physiology & Imaging Approach

Pleural Effusions — Transudate vs Exudate, Empyema & Hemothorax

Malignant Pleural Disease, Pleural Thickening & Mesothelioma

Pleural Calcification, Fibrothorax & Post-Infectious Pleural Disease

Pneumothorax, Hydropneumothorax & Pleural Air Disorders

Chest Wall Tumors, Pleural Masses & Chest Wall Invasion

CHAPTER 10- MEDIASTINAL DISEASES

Mediastinal Anatomy & the Compartmental Approach (CT-Based, Exam-Proof)

Anterior Mediastinal Masses

Middle (Visceral) Mediastinal Masses

Posterior Mediastinal Masses

Cystic Mediastinal Lesions & Mediastinal Mimics

Integrated Mediastinal Approach, Reporting & Exam Algorithms

CHAPTER 11- CARDIAC & GREAT VESSEL IMAGING

Cardiac Silhouette, Pericardium & Great Vessels

Pericardial Diseases & Cardiac Mimics on CT

Cardiac Chamber Enlargement & Pulmonary Edema Patterns

Great Vessel Emergencies — Aortic Dissection, Trauma & Acute Chest Pain CT

CHAPTER 12 — THORACIC TRAUMA IMAGING

Principles, Initial Imaging & Common Injuries

Imaging Signs of Major Vascular & Cardiac Injuries, CT-Angiography Pearls, and Intervention Planning

Interventional Procedures — Chest Tube Imaging, Complications & Post-IR Follow-Up CT

CHAPTER 13 — LUNG TUMORS & SOLITARY PULMONARY NODULES

The Solitary Pulmonary Nodule (SPN): First Principles

The Adenocarcinoma Spectrum (The Subsolid Nodule Universe)

Benign Mimics of Lung Cancer (The Great Pretenders)

Management Systems: Fleischner & Lung-RADS (Turning Images into Decisions)

PET-CT, BIOPSY & PRE-OPERATIVE STAGING (From Suspicion to Treatment)

MULTIPLE PULMONARY NODULES: PRIMARY vs METASTATIC vs BENIGN

Predicting Histology from CT (Radiologic–Pathologic Signatures)

CHAPTER 14- THORACIC TRAUMA

Lung Parenchymal Injuries (Contusion vs Laceration)

CHAPTER 15- PEDIATRIC CHEST IMAGING

Neonatal Lung Patterns (The NICU Radiology Survival Guide)

Neonatal Air Leak Syndromes (Pneumothorax, Pneumomediastinum, PIE)

Congenital Lung Malformations

Pediatric Infections & Mediastinal Masses

CHAPTER 16- INTERVENTIONAL THORACIC RADIOLOGY

Concepts

CHAPTER 17-REPORTING, COMMUNICATION & LEGAL ASPECTS

Core Concepts

CHAPTER 18- CASE-BASED MASTER REVIEW

Cases

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