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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-3-5
pubmed:abstractText
To evaluate the role of high resolution CT (HRCT) in the diagnosis of pulmonary infarcts, we selected 83 postmortem lung specimens with subpleural densities from a collection of 180 lungs that had been prepared by a method which allows for a direct radiologic-pathologic correlation. Twelve of the lungs had pulmonary infarcts and 71 lungs had other disorders that had produced a subpleural shadow on HRCT. Lungs were evaluated for the presence of wedge-shaped pleural-based densities and for the presence of an associated vascular sign. There was no significant difference in the incidence of wedge-shaped densities on HRCT between lungs with pulmonary infarcts and lungs with pulmonary hemorrhage, pneumonia, tumor, or edema (p greater than 0.05). A vascular sign associated with a subpleural density was, however, more common (p less than 0.01) in lungs with pulmonary infarcts. We suggest that the vascular sign associated with a wedge-shaped density may be of importance in diagnosing pulmonary infarcts by HRCT.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0363-8715
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
82-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
CT of inflation-fixed lungs: wedge-shaped density and vascular sign in the diagnosis of infarction.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of General Surgery, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article