Computed Tomography of the Lung

Curriculum vitae Johny A. Verschakelen Professor of Radiology – Catholic University Leuven, Belgium Senior staff member, responsible for chest radiology at the department of Radiology, University Hospitals Leuven. Founding member, member of the Board and Past President of the European Society of Thoracic Imaging. Member of the Board and General Secretary of the Belgian Radiological Society. Member of the Fleischner Society, the Society of Thoracic Imaging, the European Respiratory Society, the ECR and the RSNA. Reviewer of several journals. He has a widespread interest in all aspects of chest radiology, with a particular interest in CT of the lungs. Invited lecturer worldwide on many aspects of chest radiology. Author and co-author of about 100 scientific publications in international journals and books.

Basic Anatomy and CT of the Normal Lung.- How to Approach CT of the Lung?.- Increased Lung Attenuation.- Decreased Lung Attenuation.- Nodular Pattern.- Linear Pattern.- Case Study.