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Solid pulmonary nodules can represent various etiologies:
- benign granulomas
- focal scar
- intrapulmonary lymph nodes
- primary malignancies
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Subsolid nodules
Most subsolid nodules are transient and the result of infection or hemorrhage.
However, persistent subsolid nodules
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On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
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Fleischner Society recommendations for follow-up of nodules
Previous chest radiographs should be reviewed to determine if the
of nodules Previous ... lesion has been stable ... #Management #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #Nodules ... #RadiologyAssistant
Risk factors
Defining high- or low-risk is currently more difficult than it was in the old guideline.
Previously
characteristics alone (See Table ... #Epidemiology #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #Fleischner ... #RiskFactors #PulmonaryNodule ... #Nodule #RadiologyAssistant