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Tuberculosis remains a global health concern despite substantial investment in healthcare services over the recent few decades. The worldwide impact of tuberculosis is extremely important, considering that approximately ten mil­lion people develop tuberculosis annually, with more than 1.3 million deaths from this disease. The clinical features of tuberculosis can be nonspecific and often occur insidiously. Imaging has an important role in its early diagnosis, particularly in patients presenting with nonspecific symptoms. It helps to detect disease, guide appropriate laboratory investigation, confirm the diag­nosis, and monitor the disease progress and response to treatment, with the aim of achieving effective treatment outcome and prevention of complications.

Radiographs are an excellent screening tool and are typically the initial radiological investigation for suspected pulmonary and musculoskeletal tuberculosis. Computed tomography (CT) is utilized to further evaluate pul­monary, abdominal, urogenital, and head and neck tuberculosis. Magnetic resonance imaging is the modality of choice for assessing tuberculosis of the brain, spine, and musculoskeletal system. Positron-emission tomography/CT has a gradually increasing role in the detection of multifocal tuberculosis lesions and assessment of the response to treatment. Imaging techniques, such as ultrasound and CT, are used to guide diagnostic and therapeutic aspi­rations and drainages, as well as biopsies for histopathological and bacterio­logical confirmation of tuberculosis.

Imaging of Tuberculosis, extensively illustrated by 650 images, aims to provide an updated and comprehensive coverage of multimodality imaging of tuberculosis affecting all regions of the human body. This book comprises 15 chapters, with the first 3 chapters dealing with the epidemiology, pathophysi­ology, bacteriology, and histopathology of tuberculosis. Following a chapter on an overview of imaging techniques, the subsequent chapters are devoted to imaging features of tuberculosis located in all the different body systems. Tuberculosis in patients with human immunodeficiency virus co-infection is also addressed. The last chapter presents decision algorithms relating to diag­nosis and management of tuberculosis.