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Pneumonia CT On the Web |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Alejandro Lemor, M.D. [2]
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]
- Airspace consolidation
- Ground-glass oppacities
- Pleural effusion
- Hiliar and/or mediastinal lymphadenopathy
- Bronchiectasis
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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.