Chest Imaging Terminology

Terms for Thoracic Radiology

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Glossary of terms:

Fleischner Society: Glossary of Terms for Thoracic Imaging Radiology 2008

Chest X-Ray – Patterns of Lung disease RadiologyAssistant

Lung – HRCT Basic Interpretation RadiologyAssistant

Lung – HRCT Common diseases RadiologyAssistant

HRCT Expert System Chestx-ray.com

Thin Section CT:

Thin-Section CT of the Lungs: The Hinterland of Normal Radiology September 2010

Lines and Stripes:

Lines and Stripes: Where Did They Go? —From Conventional Radiography to CT RadioGraphics 2007

Atelectasis:

Rounded atelectasis of the lung Pol J Radiol 2014

Lobar atelectasis: diagnostic pitfalls on chest radiography Br J Radiol 2001

Broncholithiasis:

Broncholithiasis: Review of the Causes with Radiologic-Pathologic Correlation RadioGraphics 2002

Consolidation:

Consolidation With Diffuse or Focal High Attenuation: Computed Tomography Findings Journal of Thoracic Imaging

Crazy-Paving Pattern:

The crazy-paving pattern: a radiological-pathological correlation Insights Imaging 2011

“Crazy-Paving” Pattern at Thin-Section CT of the Lungs: Radiologic-Pathologic Overview RadioGraphics 2003

CT halo sign:

CT halo sign: the spectrum of pulmonary diseases Br J Radiol 2006

Cystic and Cavitary Lesions:

Cystic and Cavitary Lung Diseases: Focal and Diffuse Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2003

Ground-Glass Opacity:

Isolated Diffuse Ground-Glass Opacity in Thoracic CT: Causes and Clinical Presentations AJR 2005

Nodular Ground-Glass Opacity at Thin-Section CT: Histologic Correlation and Evaluation of Change at Follow-up RadioGraphics 2007

High-attenuation pulmonary abnormalities:

High attenuation in the lungs on CT: Beyond calcified granulomas Applied Radiology 2013

CT findings of high-attenuation pulmonary abnormalities Insights Imaging 2010

Honeycomb Lung:

Honeycomb Lung: History and Current Concepts AJR 2011

Hyperlucency:

Pulmonary Hyperlucency in Adults American Journal of Roentgenology. 2013

Unilateral hyperlucent lung: Always think ACROSS. Lung India 2013

Interstitial Opacities:

Mimics in chest disease: interstitial opacities Insights Imaging 2013

Mosaic Attenuation:

Mosaic Attenuation: Etiology, Methods of Differentiation, and Pitfalls. RadioGraphics 2015

Mosaic Attenuation AJR 2011

Multiple lung parenchymal abnormalities:

Multiple lung parenchymal abnormalities: Don’t panic, let’s be pragmatic! The 6 question rule – a checklist strategy. Diagn Interv Imaging 2014

Reversed Halo Sign:

The reversed halo sign: update and differential diagnosis Br J Radiol 2012

The Reversed Halo Sign on High-Resolution CT in Infectious and Noninfectious Pulmonary Diseases AJR 2011

Secondary Pulmonary Lobule:

Thin-Section CT of the Secondary Pulmonary Lobule: Anatomy and the Image Radiology 2006

Tree-in-Bud Pattern:

Tree-In-Bud Pattern AJR 2010

Tree-in-Bud Pattern at Thin-Section CT of the Lungs: Radiologic-Pathologic Overview RadioGraphics 2005

Chest Imaging Terminology