This brilliantly illustrated second edition provides a comprehensive and up-to-date discussion of the subject. It is written primarily from the point of view of the paediatric radiologist but will be of particular interest to all those involved in caring for the neonate, from antenatal ultrasonographers, to paediatricians and paediatric surgeons. It includes an update on clinical management and appraises the advantages of the various techniques available to imagethe newborn chest. INDICE: Embryology and Anatomy of the Neonatal Chest.- Clinical Managementof Neonatal Chest Conditions.- Computed and Digital Radiography in Neonatal Chest Examination.- Hyaline Membrane Disease and Complications of its Treatment.- Transient Tachypnoea of the Newborn.- Meconium and Amniotic Fluid Aspiration.- Neonatal Pneumonia.- Antenatal Imaging of Chest Malformations.- Postnatal Imaging of Chest Malformations.- Congenital Anomalies of the Neonatal Upper Airway.- Computed Tomography of the Central and Peripheral Airways.- Chest Radiography in Congenital Heart Disease.- Ultrasound of the Mediastinum.- Ultrasound in Congenital Heart Disease.- Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Congenital HeartDisease.- Computed Tomography in Congenital Heart Disease.- Angiocardiographyand Intervention.- Chest Wall Abnormalities which Cause Neonatal Respiratory Distress.- Subject Index.- List of Contributors.
- ISBN: 978-3-642-07030-3
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Fecha Publicación: 31/03/2012
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés