BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Thoracic Imaging

The first section of this manual provides a grounding in the various imaging modalities: radiography, ultrasonography, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging.   The second section is devoted to the individual body systems and includes chapters dedicated to the heart and major vessels, the oesophagus, the mediastinum and the lung parenchyma.   Table of Contents: Basics of thoracic radiography and radiology; Basics of thoracic ultrasonography; Basics of thoracic computed tomography; Basics of thoracic magnetic resonance imaging; Basics of thoracic nuclear medicine; Basics of respiratory interventional radiology; The heart and major vessels; The mediastinum; The oesophagus; The trachea; The bronchial tree; The lung parenchyma; The pleural space; The thoracic boundaries; Appendices; Index.

Comments & References: 408 pages.  This Manual is part of the diagnostic imaging series.   The other two manuals are BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Musculoskeletal Imaging and BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Abdominal Imaging. 

This manual can also be ordered online from British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA), http://www.bsava.com.

ISBN-13: 978-0-9052-1497-9; ISBN-10: 0-9052-1497-8

Price: Wiley: £93.50  

BSAVA members can claim their membership discount by ordering directly from the BSAVA (http://www.bsava.com); Blackwell: US$139.00