Differential diagnoses of cavitary lung lesions on computed tomography: a pictorial essay
Abstract Background Cavitary lung lesions are frequent findings on imaging, with the most common sources being malignancies and infections. They have multiple etiologies and differential diagnoses, which can have overlapping imaging characteristics, posing a diagnostic difficulty. Main body of the a...
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| author | Amine Naggar Khadija Laasri Kenza Berrada Badr Kabila Omar El Aoufir Fatima Zahra Laamrani Laila Jroundi |
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| description | Abstract Background Cavitary lung lesions are frequent findings on imaging, with the most common sources being malignancies and infections. They have multiple etiologies and differential diagnoses, which can have overlapping imaging characteristics, posing a diagnostic difficulty. Main body of the abstract This article is an educational pictorial essay highlighting the pitfalls and differential diagnoses of lung cavities, and focusing on the typical imaging patterns, the clinical and biological contexts of each etiology, illustrated by images that were extracted from the images archiving system of our radiology department. Short conclusion The radiologist should be aware of all etiologies of cavitary lung lesions, including the less frequent ones, and be familiar with their imaging patterns and characteristics, which aids in establishing the diagnosis or, at the very least, narrowing down the evoked diagnoses. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f41158b92fa2405487408f77b12d7f092023-11-19T12:46:32ZengSpringerOpenThe Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine2090-47622023-09-0154111210.1186/s43055-023-01098-7Differential diagnoses of cavitary lung lesions on computed tomography: a pictorial essayAmine Naggar0Khadija Laasri1Kenza Berrada2Badr Kabila3Omar El Aoufir4Fatima Zahra Laamrani5Laila Jroundi6Radiology Department, Ibn Sina University HospitalRadiology Department, Ibn Sina University HospitalRadiology Department, Ibn Sina University HospitalRadiology Department, Ibn Sina University HospitalRadiology Department, Ibn Sina University HospitalRadiology Department, Ibn Sina University HospitalRadiology Department, Ibn Sina University HospitalAbstract Background Cavitary lung lesions are frequent findings on imaging, with the most common sources being malignancies and infections. They have multiple etiologies and differential diagnoses, which can have overlapping imaging characteristics, posing a diagnostic difficulty. Main body of the abstract This article is an educational pictorial essay highlighting the pitfalls and differential diagnoses of lung cavities, and focusing on the typical imaging patterns, the clinical and biological contexts of each etiology, illustrated by images that were extracted from the images archiving system of our radiology department. Short conclusion The radiologist should be aware of all etiologies of cavitary lung lesions, including the less frequent ones, and be familiar with their imaging patterns and characteristics, which aids in establishing the diagnosis or, at the very least, narrowing down the evoked diagnoses.https://doi.org/10.1186/s43055-023-01098-7Cavitary lung lesionComputed tomographyDiagnosis |
| spellingShingle | Amine Naggar Khadija Laasri Kenza Berrada Badr Kabila Omar El Aoufir Fatima Zahra Laamrani Laila Jroundi Differential diagnoses of cavitary lung lesions on computed tomography: a pictorial essay The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine Cavitary lung lesion Computed tomography Diagnosis |
| title | Differential diagnoses of cavitary lung lesions on computed tomography: a pictorial essay |
| title_full | Differential diagnoses of cavitary lung lesions on computed tomography: a pictorial essay |
| title_fullStr | Differential diagnoses of cavitary lung lesions on computed tomography: a pictorial essay |
| title_full_unstemmed | Differential diagnoses of cavitary lung lesions on computed tomography: a pictorial essay |
| title_short | Differential diagnoses of cavitary lung lesions on computed tomography: a pictorial essay |
| title_sort | differential diagnoses of cavitary lung lesions on computed tomography a pictorial essay |
| topic | Cavitary lung lesion Computed tomography Diagnosis |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s43055-023-01098-7 |
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