Centrilobular region
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Gaillard F, Chieng R, Elfeky M, et al. Centrilobular region. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 25 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-8768
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The centrilobular region, in context of the lungs and HRCT, refers to the central portion of the secondary pulmonary lobule, around the central pulmonary artery and bronchiole. Normal pulmonary artery is visible on thin-cut CT scans, measuring up to 0.5 to 1.0 mm in diameter. Meanwhile, normal bronchiole is not visible, measuring only 0.15 mm in diameter 2.
Centrilobular lesions seen on CT scans can be due to 2:
infiltration of adjacent interstitium, increasing the visibility of the centrilobular structures
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- 1. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance of the thorax. editors, David P. Naidich.. [et al.]; contributing author, Monvadi B. Srichai. Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2007. ISBN:0781757657 (find it at amazon.com)
- 2. Bankier A, MacMahon H, Colby T et al. Fleischner Society: Glossary of Terms for Thoracic Imaging. Radiology. 2024;310(2):e232558. doi:10.1148/radiol.232558 - Pubmed
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