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==Overview== | |||
A chest [[Computed tomography|CT scan]] is not routinely done in patients with pneumonia, but is a [[diagnostic test]] that may be useful when a [[Chest X-ray|chest x-ray]] is not conclusive. [[Computed tomography|CT]] findings may include lobar [[Consolidation (medicine)|consolidation]], ground-glass opacities, [[pleural effusion]], [[lymphadenopathy]], and tree-in-bud appereance. | |||
==CT== | |||
*A chest [[Computed tomography|CT]] could be useful when a [[Chest X-ray|chest x-ray]] has inconclusive signs of pneumonia but the clinical manifestation suggest pneumonia. | |||
*[[Computed tomography|CT]] findings in pneumonia include:<ref name="Ichikado2014">{{cite journal|last1=Ichikado|first1=Kazuya|title=High-Resolution Computed Tomography Findings of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, and Acute Exacerbation of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis|journal=Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI|volume=35|issue=1|year=2014|pages=39–46|issn=08872171|doi=10.1053/j.sult.2013.10.007}}</ref> | |||
**Airspace [[Consolidation (medicine)|consolidation]] | |||
**Ground-glass opacities | |||
**[[Pleural effusion]] | |||
**Hilar and/or mediastinal [[lymphadenopathy]] | |||
**[[Bronchiectasis]] | |||
**Tree-in-bud appereance | |||
*A chest [[Computed tomography|CT]] can also help to assess reasons for therapy failure and complications, such as [[lung]] [[abscess]], and [[Pleural effusion|pleural effusions]]. | |||
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|[[File:Lobar-pneumonia-ct-findings.jpg|300px|thumb|left| Areas of consolidation [https://radiopaedia.org/cases/lobar-pneumonia-ct-findings Source: Case courtesy of Dr Chris O'Donnell, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 32998]]] | |||
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====Comparison Between CT Findings in Viral and Bacterial Pneumonia==== | |||
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! style="background: #4479BA; color:#FFF; width: 200px;" | CT Finding | |||
! style="background: #4479BA; color:#FFF; width: 100px;" | Bacterial | |||
! style="background: #4479BA; color:#FFF; width: 100px;" | Viral | |||
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;font-weight: bold" | No findings | |||
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5; text-align:center" | 9% | |||
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;text-align:center" | 33% | |||
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;font-weight: bold" | Focal [[Consolidation (medicine)|Consolidation]] | |||
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;text-align:center" | 9% | |||
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;text-align:center" | 6% | |||
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;font-weight: bold" | [[Pleural effusion|Pleural Effusion]] | |||
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;text-align:center" | 41% | |||
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;text-align:center" | 22% | |||
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;font-weight: bold" | Ground-glass Opacity | |||
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;text-align:center" | 45% | |||
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;text-align:center" | 22% | |||
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;font-weight: bold" | Tree-in-bud Appereance | |||
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;text-align:center" | 14% | |||
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;text-align:center" | 31% | |||
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;font-weight: bold" | Bronchial Wall Thickening | |||
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;text-align:center" | 27% | |||
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;text-align:center" | 31% | |||
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;font-weight: bold" | Multifocal [[Consolidation (medicine)|Consolidation]] | |||
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;text-align:center" | 36% | |||
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;text-align:center" | 27% | |||
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| colspan="3" style="padding: 0px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |<small>Adapted from American Journal of Roentgenology. 2011;197: 1088-1095<ref name="MillerMickus2011">{{cite journal|last1=Miller|first1=Wallace T.|last2=Mickus|first2=Timothy J.|last3=Barbosa|first3=Eduardo|last4=Mullin|first4=Christopher|last5=Van Deerlin|first5=Vivanna M.|last6=Shiley|first6=Kevin T.|title=CT of Viral Lower Respiratory Tract Infections in Adults: Comparison Among Viral Organisms and Between Viral and Bacterial Infections|journal=American Journal of Roentgenology|volume=197|issue=5|year=2011|pages=1088–1095|issn=0361-803X|doi=10.2214/AJR.11.6501}}</ref></small> | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist|2}} | {{Reflist|2}} | ||
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[[Category:Pneumonia]] | [[Category:Pneumonia]] | ||
[[Category:Pulmonology]] | [[Category:Pulmonology]] | ||
[[Category:Emergency medicine]] | [[Category:Emergency medicine]] | ||
[[Category:Pediatrics]] | [[Category:Pediatrics]] | ||
[[Category:Disease]] | [[Category:Disease]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Hamid Qazi, MD, BSc [2], Alejandro Lemor, M.D. [3]
Overview
A chest CT scan is not routinely done in patients with pneumonia, but is a diagnostic test that may be useful when a chest x-ray is not conclusive. CT findings may include lobar consolidation, ground-glass opacities, pleural effusion, lymphadenopathy, and tree-in-bud appereance.
CT
- A chest CT could be useful when a chest x-ray has inconclusive signs of pneumonia but the clinical manifestation suggest pneumonia.
- CT findings in pneumonia include:[1]
- Airspace consolidation
- Ground-glass opacities
- Pleural effusion
- Hilar and/or mediastinal lymphadenopathy
- Bronchiectasis
- Tree-in-bud appereance
- A chest CT can also help to assess reasons for therapy failure and complications, such as lung abscess, and pleural effusions.
Comparison Between CT Findings in Viral and Bacterial Pneumonia
CT Finding | Bacterial | Viral |
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No findings | 9% | 33% |
Focal Consolidation | 9% | 6% |
Pleural Effusion | 41% | 22% |
Ground-glass Opacity | 45% | 22% |
Tree-in-bud Appereance | 14% | 31% |
Bronchial Wall Thickening | 27% | 31% |
Multifocal Consolidation | 36% | 27% |
Adapted from American Journal of Roentgenology. 2011;197: 1088-1095[2] |
References
- ↑ Ichikado, Kazuya (2014). "High-Resolution Computed Tomography Findings of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, and Acute Exacerbation of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis". Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI. 35 (1): 39–46. doi:10.1053/j.sult.2013.10.007. ISSN 0887-2171.
- ↑ Miller, Wallace T.; Mickus, Timothy J.; Barbosa, Eduardo; Mullin, Christopher; Van Deerlin, Vivanna M.; Shiley, Kevin T. (2011). "CT of Viral Lower Respiratory Tract Infections in Adults: Comparison Among Viral Organisms and Between Viral and Bacterial Infections". American Journal of Roentgenology. 197 (5): 1088–1095. doi:10.2214/AJR.11.6501. ISSN 0361-803X.