Subpleural sparing

Last revised by Ryan Thibodeau on 12 Jan 2024

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Citation:

Weerakkody Y, Thibodeau R, Bell D, et al. Subpleural sparing. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 19 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-48618

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-48618

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/48618?iframe=true

rID:

48618

Article created:

17 Oct 2016, Yuranga Weerakkody ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Yuranga Weerakkody had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

12 Jan 2024, Ryan Thibodeau ◉

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At the time the article was last revised Ryan Thibodeau had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

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Revisions:

7 times, by 6 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Chest

Synonyms:

Sub-pleural sparing

Subpleural sparing is an imaging descriptor usually used on cross-sectional imaging (mainly CT) where the pathology that affects the lungs spares the extreme peripheral lung margin abutting the pleura - chest wall.

Subpleural sparing may be seen in a number of situations:

non-specific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP): often considered a very specific feature for NSIP
pulmonary contusion ¹
pulmonary alveolar proteinosis ⁴
diffuse alveolar hemorrhage ¹⁷
vaping-associated lung disease ¹⁷
centrilobular lung nodules
pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia ¹⁷
COVID-19 ¹⁰

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