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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
HRCT scan is of diagnostic importance in Farmer's lung disease | [[High Resolution CT|HRCT]] scan is of diagnostic importance in Farmer's lung disease | ||
== CT scan == | == CT scan == | ||
HRCT scan in Farmer's lung disease is important for the diagnosis of the disease | [[High Resolution CT|HRCT]] scan in Farmer's lung disease is important for the diagnosis of the disease | ||
It shows | It shows | ||
* global lung involvement | *[[Lung|global lung involvement]]<ref name="SilvaChurg2007">{{cite journal|last1=Silva|first1=C. Isabela S.|last2=Churg|first2=Andrew|last3=Müller|first3=Nestor L.|title=Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis: Spectrum of High-Resolution CT and Pathologic Findings|journal=American Journal of Roentgenology|volume=188|issue=2|year=2007|pages=334–344|issn=0361-803X|doi=10.2214/AJR.05.1826}}</ref> | ||
* increased lung density | * increased [[lung density]] | ||
* prominent medium sized bronchial walls | * prominent medium sized [[Bronchi|bronchial walls]] | ||
* consolidation | *[[Consolidation (medicine)|consolidation]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
HRCT scan is of diagnostic importance in Farmer's lung disease
CT scan
HRCT scan in Farmer's lung disease is important for the diagnosis of the disease
It shows
- global lung involvement[1]
- increased lung density
- prominent medium sized bronchial walls
- consolidation
References
- ↑ Silva, C. Isabela S.; Churg, Andrew; Müller, Nestor L. (2007). "Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis: Spectrum of High-Resolution CT and Pathologic Findings". American Journal of Roentgenology. 188 (2): 334–344. doi:10.2214/AJR.05.1826. ISSN 0361-803X.