Pulmonary Imaging Findings After Surgery, Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy

Imaging plays a central role in the management of patients undergoing lung surgery and/or chemo- and radiotherapy, allowing both to assess the efficacy of the procedures and to identify possible treatment-related complications. The radiologist should be familiar with surgical procedures and postoperative radiological evolution, mechanisms of action of main chemotherapy drugs, and modern applications of radiotherapy, in order to differentiate “normal” anatomy from pathologic treatment-related presentations.

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