title: Approach to chest computed tomography.
abstract: Computed tomography (CT) is central to the detection and diagnosis of a wide variety of pulmonary, cardiovascular, and other diseases of the chest. Successful interpretation of thoracic CT requires both an appreciation of the spectrum of normal appearances of the chest and a systematic approach to the characterization of thoracic pathology. This article provides an introduction to basic CT techniques and protocols, a review of normal CT anatomy, and an overview of commonly encountered abnormalities.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Imaging, Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30309, USA. Electronic address: brent.p.little@emory.edu.
authors.forename: Brent P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Little
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Chest CT; Computed tomography; Thoracic imaging