title: [Diagnostic strategies of the lung].
abstract: Basic diagnostic procedures in pulmonary disease include chest-ray (pa/lat.), screening fluoroscopy, tomography and bronchoscopy. Due to its high specificity and sensitivity computerized tomography is the most effective non-invasive examination for identifying metastatic lymph nodes in the mediastinum. Further diagnostic steps include a perfusion/ventilation scan, pulmonary angiography (with centrally located tumors), upper caval venography (in upper venous congestion), thoracoscopy (with pleural effusion to exclude pleural carcinomatosis), and cardiopulmonary function tests.
authors.affiliation: Thoraxklinik Heidelberg-Rohrbach der LVA Baden.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Drings
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors
vernacular_title: Diagnostische Strategien an der Lunge.