胸片在临床应用很多，熟悉胸片的影像诊断与鉴别诊断是每一个放射科医生和相关临床科室医生的基本功。本书主要对胸部平片的23种常见放射学表现和鉴别诊断进行了详细阐述。编排方式新颖，对于每一种表现，都是在给出典型图片之后，提出相关问题进行测试（在本部分的最后给出正确答案），再分析表现、进行鉴别诊断（使用了让人一目了然的表格），最后又再次给出另外的典型图片，让读者再次认识这个疾病的重点。本书是第5版，增加了一些CT、MRI的图片来印证X线所见，使可读性更强。适合影像科医师阅读，也适合临床相关科室医生阅读参考，让读者轻松阅读英文原版书，在体味地道英文的基础上提高专业英语水平、提升专业知识，一箭双雕。

Part I – Chest Wall, Mediastinum and Pleura

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Chest Wall Lesions

Chapter 3: Plaural and Subpleural Masses

Chapter 4: Pleaural Effusions

Chapter 5: Pleural Thickening and Pleural Calcification

Chapter 6: Elevated Diaphragm

Chapter 7: Shift of the Mediastinum

Chapter 8: Widening of the Mediastinum

Chapter 9: Anterior Mediastinal Mass

Chapter 10: Middle Mediastinal Mass

Chapter 11: Hilar Masses

Chapter 12: Posterior Mediastinal Mass

Part II - Pulmonaryopacities

Chapter 13: Atelectasis

Chapter 14: Segmental and Lobar Opacities

Chapter 15: Diffuse Air-Space Disease

Chapter 16: Multifocial-Defined Opacities

Chapter 17: Diffuse Fine Nodular Disease

Chapter 18: Fine Reticular Opacities

Chapter 19: Coarse Reticular Opacities (Honeycomb Lung)

Chapter 20: Solitary Pulmonary Nodule

Chapter 21: Multiple Nodules and Masses Part III – Hyperlucent Abnormalities

Chapter 22: Hyperlucent Thorax

Chapter 23: Solitary Lucent Defect

Chapter 24: Multiple Lucent Lesions Bibliography Index