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Weerakkody Y, Haouimi A, Focal ground glass opacification. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 29 Mar 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-94235
Focal ground glass opacification refers to relatively contained area of ground glass although these can be multiple and can involve more than one contiguous part of the lungs.
These can include:
They can represent a variety of pathology ranging from being inflammatory, to hemorrhagic to pre-neoplastic to neoplastic.
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