9 results
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Causes: • Cystic fibrosis ... in the adjacent lung ... hypertension • Mosaic ... of the affected lung ... CT) • Broncho-arterial
On the left a patient with ground glass pattern in a mosaic distribution.
The clue here is
glass pattern in a mosaic ... caliber due to chronic ... thromboembolic disease ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #GGO #
Ground-glass opacity is nonspecific, but highly significant finding since 60-80% of patients with ground-glass opacity on
disease. ... the cases the lung ... disease is not ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #GroundGlass
On the left another patient with ground glass pattern in a mosaic distribution.
Again the ground glass
glass pattern in a mosaic ... hyperperfused lung ... thromboembolic disease ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #GGO #
On the left we see consolidation and ground-glass opacity in a patient with persistent chest abnormalities
This suggested a chronic ... honeycombing or traction bronchiectasis ... we can rule out fibrosis ... carcinoma #Clinical #Radiology ... #GGO #BronchioloalveolarCarcinoma
The predominant finding is ground glass opacity (GGO).
There is very subtle traction bronchiectasis, indicating that the
subtle traction bronchiectasis ... the result of fibrosis ... common interstitial lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #NSIP
The predominant finding is ground glass opacity (GGO).
There is very subtle traction bronchiectasis, indicating that the
subtle traction bronchiectasis ... the result of fibrosis ... common interstitial lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #NSIP
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (2)
The case on the left shows an inspiratory and expiratory scan: the mosaic
expiratory scan: the mosaic ... mid and lower lung ... proteinosis and other diseases ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Chronic
On the left a patient who is treated with cytotoxic drugs for a hematologic malignancy.
The radiographic
some traction bronchiectasis ... in chronic hypersensitivity ... consider drug-related lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #DrugInduced