Mediastinitis CT: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
No edit summary |
|||
Line 6: | Line 6: | ||
==Computed tomography== | ==Computed tomography== | ||
Upon CT Scan, | Upon CT Scan, the appearance of mediastinitis can be variable and dependent on the pattern of involvement. Typically, the disease affects the middle [[mediastinum]] and may demonstrate:<ref> Fibrosing mediastinitis. Radiopedia.org (2015) http://radiopaedia.org/articles/fibrosing-mediastinitis Accessed on October 2, 2015 </ref><ref name="pmid6603112">{{cite journal| author=Weinstein JB, Aronberg DJ, Sagel SS| title=CT of fibrosing mediastinitis: findings and their utility. | journal=AJR Am J Roentgenol | year= 1983 | volume= 141 | issue= 2 | pages= 247-51 | pmid=6603112 | doi=10.2214/ajr.141.2.247 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=6603112 }} </ref><ref name="pmid11222209">{{cite journal| author=Marom EM, Goodman PC, McAdams HP| title=Focal abnormalities of the trachea and main bronchi. | journal=AJR Am J Roentgenol | year= 2001 | volume= 176 | issue= 3 | pages= 707-11 | pmid=11222209 | doi=10.2214/ajr.176.3.1760707 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11222209 }} </ref> | ||
*mediastinal or [[hilum|hilar]] mass | *mediastinal or [[hilum|hilar]] mass | ||
*infiltrative region of soft-tissue attenuation which obliterates normal mediastinal fat planes and encases or invades adjacent structures | *infiltrative region of soft-tissue attenuation which obliterates normal mediastinal fat planes and encases or invades adjacent structures |
Revision as of 18:42, 2 October 2015
Mediastinitis Microchapters |
Diagnosis |
---|
Treatment |
Case Studies |
Mediastinitis CT On the Web |
American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Mediastinitis CT |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Anthony Gallo, B.S. [2]
Overview
Computed tomography
Upon CT Scan, the appearance of mediastinitis can be variable and dependent on the pattern of involvement. Typically, the disease affects the middle mediastinum and may demonstrate:[1][2][3]
- mediastinal or hilar mass
- infiltrative region of soft-tissue attenuation which obliterates normal mediastinal fat planes and encases or invades adjacent structures
- calcifications of the central mass or associated lymph nodes (especially if there has been preceding histoplasmosis)
- tracheobronchial narrowing
- pulmonary infiltrates
References
- ↑ Fibrosing mediastinitis. Radiopedia.org (2015) http://radiopaedia.org/articles/fibrosing-mediastinitis Accessed on October 2, 2015
- ↑ Weinstein JB, Aronberg DJ, Sagel SS (1983). "CT of fibrosing mediastinitis: findings and their utility". AJR Am J Roentgenol. 141 (2): 247–51. doi:10.2214/ajr.141.2.247. PMID 6603112.
- ↑ Marom EM, Goodman PC, McAdams HP (2001). "Focal abnormalities of the trachea and main bronchi". AJR Am J Roentgenol. 176 (3): 707–11. doi:10.2214/ajr.176.3.1760707. PMID 11222209.