Aspiration pneumonia CT scan
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sadaf Sharfaei M.D.[2]
Overview
A chest CT scan might be used in patients with aspiration pneumonia if a chest x-ray is not conclusive. CT findings may include lobar consolidation, ground-glass opacities, bronchiectasis, atelectasis, pleural effusion, and consolidation.
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 opacities
- Pleural effusion
- Bronchiectasis
- atelectasis
- A chest CT can also help to assess reasons for therapy failure and complications, such as lung abscess, and pleural effusions.
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.