TY - JOUR
T1 - Imaging of the mediastinum
T2 - applications for thoracic surgery.
AU - Shaham, Dorith
AU - Skilakaki, Maria G.
AU - Goitein, Orly
PY - 2004/2
Y1 - 2004/2
N2 - The diagnostic approach to patients who have mediastinal masses should include thorough preoperative imaging. Once limited to plain radiographic techniques, the radiologist now has a wide variety of imaging modalities to aid in the evaluation of the mediastinum. CT is the imaging modality of choice for evaluating a suspected mediastinal mass or a widened mediastinum, and it provides the most useful information for the diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation of postoperative complications.
AB - The diagnostic approach to patients who have mediastinal masses should include thorough preoperative imaging. Once limited to plain radiographic techniques, the radiologist now has a wide variety of imaging modalities to aid in the evaluation of the mediastinum. CT is the imaging modality of choice for evaluating a suspected mediastinal mass or a widened mediastinum, and it provides the most useful information for the diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation of postoperative complications.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=5144223954&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/S1547-4127(04)00039-8
DO - 10.1016/S1547-4127(04)00039-8
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C2 - 15382306
AN - SCOPUS:5144223954
SN - 1547-4127
VL - 14
SP - 25
EP - 42
JO - Thoracic Surgery Clinics
JF - Thoracic Surgery Clinics
IS - 1
ER -
