Chronic Airspace Diseases

Publication date: Available online 6 November 2018Source: Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRIAuthor(s): Jitesh Ahuja, Girish S. Shroff, Yasmeen Mawlawi, Mylene T. TruongAbstractAirspace disease can be acute or chronic and commonly present as consolidation or ground glass opacity on chest imaging. Consolidation or ground glass opacity occurs when alveolar air is replaced by fluid, pus, blood, cells or other material. Airspace disease is considered chronic when it persists beyond 4 to 6 weeks after treatment. These can be secondary to certain infectious, inflammatory or neoplastic conditions. Computed tomography (CT) of the chest is usually performed in this set of patients to identify characteristic imaging findings. Familiarity with the differential diagnosis and characteristic imaging findings for chronic airspace disease is very important for guiding patient's management in a timely fashion.
Source: Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI - Category: Radiology Source Type: research
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