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Chest Wall and Soft Tissues

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The chest or thoracic wall can be affected by a wide variety of pathological processes. Radiological imaging techniques have a major role in the detection, localization and characterization of these processes. The plain chest radiography remains the primary imaging technique in the study of these diseases, but the use of CT and MRI have greatly facilitated the localization and characterization. This chapter describes the most common diseases affecting the chest wall and soft tissues.

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  1. Pulmonologist and Internal Medicine, Santa Marta, Colombia

    John C. Pedrozo Pupo M.D., FCCP

  2. Institute for Respiratory Care, Santa Marta, Colombia

    John C. Pedrozo Pupo M.D., FCCP (Chief Respire)

  3. Radiology, Cardiovascular Foundation of Colombia, Santa Marta, Colombia

    Alvaro Coral Martinez M.D.

  4. University of Magdalena, Santa Marta, Colombia

    John C. Pedrozo Pupo M.D., FCCP (Professor)

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Pupo, J.C.P., Pupo, J.C.P., Pupo, J.C.P., Martinez, A.C. (2013). Chest Wall and Soft Tissues. In: Pedrozo Pupo, J. (eds) Learning Chest Imaging. Learning Imaging. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-34147-2_8

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