Items tagged “lung”
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Segmental atelectasis
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10 Jul 2012
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Azygos lobe
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05 Sep 2012
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Septic pulmonary emboli with complications
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17 Dec 2012
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Non-specific interstitial pneumonia
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16 Mar 2013
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Accessory fissures of the lung
Accessory fissures of the lung usually occur at the borders of bronchopulmonary segments. They are common normal variants but are less commonly seen on imaging.
Some of the more common accessory fissure include 1:
azygos fissure: most commonly seen accessory fissure
inferior accessory...
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Vertical fissure line in the lung
The vertical fissure line commences in or near the costodiaphragmatic recess and heads superomedially towards the hilum and terminates before or at the horizontal fissure. More commonly occurs on the right and may indicate partial volume loss of the lower lobe 1.
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Inferior accessory fissure
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26 Mar 2013
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Inferior accessory fissure of the lung
The inferior accessory fissure of the lung, also known as Twining's line, divides the medial basal bronchopulmonary segment from the rest of the lower lobe 4.
Epidemiology
This accessory fissure is present in around 12% of people when examined with CT 3and is visible on 8% of PA chest x-rays 4...
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Squamous cell carcinoma of the lung
Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is one of the non-small cell carcinomas of the lung, second only to adenocarcinoma of the lung as the most commonly encountered lung cancer.
Epidemiology
Squamous cell carcinoma accounts for ~30-35% of all lung cancers and in most instances is due to heavy smokin...
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Common causes of bronchiectasis (mnemonic)
A mnemonic to remember the common causes of bronchiectasis is:
CAPT Kangaroo has Mounier-Kuhn
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C: cystic fibrosis or congenital cystic bronchiectasis (Williams-Campbell syndrome)
A: allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA)
P: post-infectious (most common)
T: tuberculosis (gra...
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Inferior accessory fissure of the right lung
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27 May 2013
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Septic pulmonary emboli
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31 May 2013
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Pectus excavatum and pulmonary hypoplasia
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30 Jul 2013
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Centrilobular emphysema - with superimposed infection
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11 Aug 2013
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Pulmonary abscess
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16 Aug 2013
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Lung metastases from colorectal cancer
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07 Sep 2013
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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
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16 Oct 2013
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Thoracic empyema
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22 Oct 2013
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Congenital pulmonary airways malformation
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27 Oct 2013
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Tuberculous lung abscess
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06 Nov 2013
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