A systematic approach to interpretation of heterogeneous lung attenuation on computed tomography of the chest

A systematic approach to interpretation of heterogeneous lung attenuation on computed tomography of the chest

Computed tomography (CT) chest is widely used as an adjunct to clinical examination and pulmonary function tests in the evaluation of unexplained dyspnoea. In such patients, heterogeneous lung attenuation is a common finding on CT. Heterogeneous lungs can be caused by varying regional aeration, vary...

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Main Authors: Anjali Agrawal, Anurag Agrawal, Vishal Bansal, Meenakshi Pandit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Lung India
Subjects:
Ground glass opacity
heterogeneous lungs
heterogeneous lung attenuation
mosaic attenuation
mosaic perfusion
Online Access:http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2013;volume=30;issue=4;spage=327;epage=334;aulast=Agrawal

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