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Solid pulmonary nodules can represent various etiologies:
- benign granulomas
- focal scar
- intrapulmonary lymph nodes
- primary malignancies
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Solid pulmonary ... and malignant lesions ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Solid #Nodule #PulmonaryNodule ... #Followup #RadiologyAssistant
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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or air-filled lesions ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Differential #Diagram ... #Comparison #Honeycombing
Subsolid nodules
Most subsolid nodules are transient and the result of infection or hemorrhage.
However, persistent subsolid nodules
Compared to solid lesions ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #Fleischner ... Subsolid #Nodule #PulmonaryNodule ... #Followup #RadiologyAssistant
Fleischner Society recommendations for follow-up of nodules
Previous chest radiographs should be reviewed to determine if the
probability: PET-CT, contrast-enhanced ... definitive tissue diagnosis ... #Management #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #Nodules ... #RadiologyAssistant
Risk factors
Defining high- or low-risk is currently more difficult than it was in the old guideline.
Previously
separate high-risk lesions ... #Diagnosis #Epidemiology ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #RiskFactors #PulmonaryNodule ... #Nodule #RadiologyAssistant