Carlos Restrepo - Thoracic Imaging (Radcases Plus Q&A)

Thoracic Imaging

Edited by

Carlos Santiago Restrepo, MD

Professor of Radiology

Chief of Chest Radiology

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas

Steven M. Zangan, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

University of Chicago Medical Center

Chicago, Illinois

Series Editors

Jonathan Lorenz, MD

Associate Professor of Radiology

Department of Radiology

The University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

Hector Ferral, MD

Professor of Radiology

Section Chief, Interventional Radiology

RUSH University Medical Center, Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

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Thoracic imaging / edited by Carlos Santiago Restrepo, Steven M. Zangan.

p. ; cm.(RadCases)

Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 978-1-60406-187-1

1. ChestRadiographyCase studies. I. Restrepo, Carlos Santiago. II. Zangan, Steven M. III. Series: RadCases.

[DNLM: 1. Radiography, ThoracicmethodsCase Reports. 2. Diagnosis, DifferentialCase Reports. 3. Tomography, Emission-ComputedmethodsCase Reports. WF 975]

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To the many teachers who have inspired me in the past.
To the students who inspire me today.
To all those patients who challenge me every day.

Carlos Santiago Restrepo

To Tracie, Max, and Vince.

Steven M. Zangan

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