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Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
obstruction • COPD ... in the adjacent lung ... hypertension • Mosaic attenuation ... of the affected lung ... high-resolution chest CT
Mosaic attenuation
The term 'mosaic attenuation' is used to describe density differences between affected and non-affected lung
Mosaic attenuation ... due to chronic ... thromboembolic disease ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
It can be difficult to distinguish these three entities.
There are two diagnostic hints for further differentiation:
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bronchiolitis or chronic ... pulmonary embolism ... disease, like the ... MosaicAttenuation #Mosaic #Attenuation ... #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant