This book details the latest advancements in the science and practice of chest imaging. The book is designed to reflect the state of chest imaging and the structure of the field from the angles of academic research and clinical practice. This approach is founded in the notion that the practice of scientific medicine is best approached by combining clinical patient care and academic scientific research with teaching medicine by the same individuals, illustrating how scientific discovery can be translated into healing the sick and saving lives. The book is organized into six parts based on the major topics in the field: chest tumors, interstitial lung disease, chest vasculature, chest trauma, new techniques, and quality and safety. Through this structure, expert authors, primarily from the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, detail the latest advancements and provide an essential overview of the field. This is an ideal guide for radiologists and trainees.

Friedrich Knollmann, MD, PhD, FACR, FACHE is currently Chairman of the Department of Medical Imaging at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in Philadelphia, PA and Professor of Clinical Radiology at the Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania. He attended Medical School at the University of Heidelberg in Germany, followed by residencies in Diagnostic Radiology at the Virchow Klinikum of the Humboldt University of Berlin,  Cardiothoracic Surgery at the German Heart Center in Berlin, Germany, and Fellowship in Body Imaging at the Charite of Berlin, Germany.

Rahim Rizi, PhD is Professor of Radiology at Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.