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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Anthony Gallo, B.S. [2]
Overview
Upon CT Scan, the appearance of mediastinitis can be variable and dependent on the pattern of involvement.
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
The following are a collection of radiological findings demonstrating the presence of mediastinitis:
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.