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Lung Segment Anatomy Annotated on Chest CT
Right Lung:
 • Upper Lobe: Apical, Posterior, Anterior
 • Middle
Lung Segment Anatomy ... : • Upper Lobe: ... Medial • Lower Lobe ... Lobe: Apicoposterior ... #CT #CTChest #pulmonary
Bronchoscopy Anatomy - Labeled
A large part of pulmonary is procedural based, and bronchoscopy is used to
abnormalities in the lung ... key: Right Upper Lobe ... ) Right middle lobe ... B5) Right lower lobe ... B5) Left lower lobe
Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
Silicosis is a fibrotic ... lung disease caused ... bilaterally in the upper lobes ... #Chest #XRay #labeled ... #pulmonary
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Upper Lobe Lung ... Radiation C - Cystic Fibrosis ... predominantly in the upper lobes ... With Upper Lobe ... clearance: - Cystic Fibrosis
Bronchiectasis - Permanent dilation of an airway
WHAT CAN YOU SEE ON CT?
1) Lack of tapering of
involving a segment or lobe ... of lung) 2) Diffuse ... involving both lungs ... Aspiration 8) Fibrosis ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
fibrotic lesions ... Progression: • Upper lobe ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
Pleuroparenchymal Fibroelastosis (PPFE) on Chest CT
47 M with idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis. Typical imaging findings:
- Upper lobe
findings: - Upper lobe ... subpleural and pleural fibrosis ... Rare - GVHD, lung ... radiology #clinical #pulmonary
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
fibrotic lesions ... Progression: • Upper lobe ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
On the left a patient who is treated with cytotoxic drugs for a hematologic malignancy.
The radiographic
the left lower lobe ... like idiopathic pulmonary ... pneumonitis or fibrosis ... When there is fibrosis ... consider drug-related lung