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==CT== | ==CT== | ||
*A chest CT could be useful when a chest X-ray has inconclusive signs of pneumonia but the clinical manifestation suggest pneumonia. | *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: | *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> | ||
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:* | :*Consolidation | ||
:*Ground-glass oppacities | |||
:*[[Pleural effusion]] | :*[[Pleural effusion]] | ||
:*Hiliar and/or mediastinal [[lymphadenopathy]] | :*Hiliar and/or mediastinal [[lymphadenopathy]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
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]
- Consolidation
- Ground-glass oppacities
- Pleural effusion
- Hiliar and/or mediastinal lymphadenopathy
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.