• J Comput Assist Tomogr · Jan 2002

    The radiologic differential diagnosis of diffuse lung diseases characterized by multiple cysts or cavities.

    • Kyung-Hee Lee, Jin Seong Lee, David A Lynch, Koun-Sik Song, and Tae-Hwan Lim.
    • Department of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
    • J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2002 Jan 1;26(1):5-12.

    AbstractA variety of pulmonary diseases have diffuse cystic abnormalities within the lungs, including emphysema, cystic bronchiectasis, desquamative interstitial pneumonia, lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia, usual interstitial pneumonia, lymphangioleiomyomatosis, Langerhans histiocytosis, cystic metastasis, Wegener granulomatosis, Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, pulmonary paragonimiasis, and septic pulmonary emboli. CT can easily detect cystic abnormalities as common features in many diseases. However, some characteristic pattern of them can facilitate specific diagnoses.

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