Thoracic HRCT terminology
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Gaillard F, Bell D, Czarniecki M, et al. Thoracic HRCT terminology. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 29 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-8762
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At the time the article was created Frank Gaillard had no recorded disclosures.
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- High resolution CT terminology
- High resolution computer tomography terminology
- High resolution CT terms
- High resolution computer tomography terms
- HRCT terms
- Terminology of HRCT
- HRCT chest terminology
- HRCT terminology
High resolution CT (HRCT) of the lungs has specific terminology relating to pulmonary anatomy with which one needs to be comfortable.
Terms include:
- secondary pulmonary lobule
- pulmonary acinus
- interlobular septa
- intralobular septa
- centrilobular region
- peribronchovascular interstitium
- interstitial thickening
- ground glass changes
- reticulation
- nodular patterns
- special features
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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. Oikonomou A, Prassopoulos P. Mimics in chest disease: interstitial opacities. Insights Imaging. 2013;4 (1): 9-27. Insights Imaging (full text) - doi:10.1007/s13244-012-0207-7 - Free text at pubmed - Pubmed citation
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