Connective Tissue Diseases
Connective tissue diseases (CTDs) may be associated with a variety of lung abnormalities. Most patients with CTD have extra-pulmonary manifestations but in some cases, lung abnormalities are seen in isolation…
Rare Diseases
PULMONARY ALVEOLAR PROTEINOSIS Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a rare disorder characterized pathologically by the accumulation of lipoprotein within alveoli. There are three different forms of the disease. Congenital PAP…
Decreased Lung Attenuation: Emphysema, Mosaic Perfusion, and Cystic Lung Disease
Focal or regional areas of decreased lung attenuation (i.e., increased lung lucency) can have a variety of causes and HRCT appearances. These include lung destruction due to emphysema, decreased lung…
Smoking-Related Lung Disease
Cigarette smoking is well known for its association with lung cancer, but diffuse lung disease is also an established cause of smoking-related morbidity. There are a variety of different manifestations…
Pulmonary Edema, Diffuse Alveolar Damage, the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, and Pulmonary Hemorrhage
PULMONARY EDEMA Fluid accumulation in the lungs may be the result of changes in pulmonary venous hydrostatic pressure, increased permeability of capillary endothelium, or a combination of these two. The…
HRCT Indications, Technique, Radiation Dose, and Normal Anatomy
High-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) is widely used in the evaluation of a variety of diffuse lung diseases. The goal of this introductory chapter is to discuss the basics of HRCT,…
The white lung field
CHAPTER 4 The white lung field 4.1 Collapse 42 4.2 Volume loss 54 4.3 Consolidation 58 4.4 Pneumocystis carinii (jiroveci) pneumonia 62 4.5 Pleural effusion 64 4.6 Asbestos plaques 68…
The black lung field
CHAPTER 5 The black lung field 5.1 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 106 5.2 Pneumothorax 110 5.3 Tension pneumothorax 112 5.4 Pulmonary embolus 114 5.5 Mastectomy 119 5.1 Chronic obstructive pulmonary…
The CT scan
CHAPTER 3 The CT scan Although the plain chest X-ray is one of the most useful imaging techniques, it is limited by the fact that it is a two-dimensional image…
Localizing lesions
CHAPTER 2 Localizing lesions 2.1 The lungs 18 2.2 The heart 21 2.1 The lungs This pair of films shows a right upper zone mass lesion. The PA film shows…
