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On chest CT scan, findings of ''Mycoplasma'' pneumonia include areas of ground-glass attenuation, air-space consolidation, and formation of intra-pulmonary nodules. | On chest CT scan, findings of ''Mycoplasma'' pneumonia include areas of ground-glass attenuation, air-space consolidation, and formation of intra-pulmonary nodules.<ref name=Radiopedia> Dr Amir Rezaee and Dr Yuranga Weerakoddy et al. Mycoplasma pneumonia http://radiopaedia.org/articles/mycoplasma-pneumonia Accessed on Feb 10 2016</ref> | ||
==CT== | ==CT== | ||
Findings of ''Mycoplasma'' pneumonia on chest CT scan include the following: | Findings of ''Mycoplasma'' pneumonia on chest CT scan include the following:<ref name=Radiopedia> Dr Amir Rezaee and Dr Yuranga Weerakoddy et al. Mycoplasma pneumonia http://radiopaedia.org/articles/mycoplasma-pneumonia Accessed on Feb 10 2016</ref> | ||
*Areas of ground-glass attenuation | *Areas of ground-glass attenuation | ||
*Air-space consolidation with lobular distribution | *Air-space consolidation with lobular distribution | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
On chest CT scan, findings of Mycoplasma pneumonia include areas of ground-glass attenuation, air-space consolidation, and formation of intra-pulmonary nodules.[1]
CT
Findings of Mycoplasma pneumonia on chest CT scan include the following:[1]
- Areas of ground-glass attenuation
- Air-space consolidation with lobular distribution
- Intrapulmonary nodules, usually with centrilobular distribution.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dr Amir Rezaee and Dr Yuranga Weerakoddy et al. Mycoplasma pneumonia http://radiopaedia.org/articles/mycoplasma-pneumonia Accessed on Feb 10 2016