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==Normal anatomy==
 
==Normal anatomy==
 
[[File:High-resolution computed tomographs of a normal thorax (thumbnail).jpg|thumb|center|link=HRCT of a normal thorax|High-resolution computed tomographs of a normal thorax, taken in the axial, coronal and sagittal planes, respectively. {{noprint|[[HRCT of a normal thorax|Click here to scroll through the image stacks.]]}}]]
 
[[File:High-resolution computed tomographs of a normal thorax (thumbnail).jpg|thumb|center|link=HRCT of a normal thorax|High-resolution computed tomographs of a normal thorax, taken in the axial, coronal and sagittal planes, respectively. {{noprint|[[HRCT of a normal thorax|Click here to scroll through the image stacks.]]}}]]
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==Diseases==
 
==Diseases==
 
*[[CT of pulmonary embolism]]
 
*[[CT of pulmonary embolism]]
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===Lymophadenopathy===
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| [[Mediastinum]], generally || 10 mm<ref name=Torabi2004/><ref name=Saba2016>[https://books.google.com/books?id=q7v1CwAAQBAJ&pg=PA432 Page 432] in: {{cite book|title=Image Principles, Neck, and the Brain|author=Luca Saba|publisher=CRC Press|year=2016|isbn=9781482216202}}</ref>
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| Superior mediastinum and high paratracheal || 7mm<ref name="SharmaFidias2004"/>
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| Low paratracheal and subcarinal || 11 mm<ref name="SharmaFidias2004">{{cite journal|last1=Sharma|first1=Amita|last2=Fidias|first2=Panos|last3=Hayman|first3=L. Anne|last4=Loomis|first4=Susanne L.|last5=Taber|first5=Katherine H.|last6=Aquino|first6=Suzanne L.|title=Patterns of Lymphadenopathy in Thoracic Malignancies|journal=RadioGraphics|volume=24|issue=2|year=2004|pages=419–434|issn=0271-5333|doi=10.1148/rg.242035075}}</ref>
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==References==
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Revision as of 12:32, 29 June 2018

Author: Mikael Häggström [notes 1]

Normal anatomy

High-resolution computed tomographs of a normal thorax, taken in the axial, coronal and sagittal planes, respectively.

Diseases

Lymophadenopathy

Definition by size
Mediastinum, generally 10 mm[1][2]
Superior mediastinum and high paratracheal 7mm[3]
Low paratracheal and subcarinal 11 mm[3]

References

  1. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Torabi2004
  2. Page 432 in: Luca Saba (2016). Image Principles, Neck, and the Brain . CRC Press. ISBN 9781482216202. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Sharma, Amita; Fidias, Panos; Hayman, L. Anne; Loomis, Susanne L.; Taber, Katherine H.; Aquino, Suzanne L. (2004). "Patterns of Lymphadenopathy in Thoracic Malignancies ". RadioGraphics 24 (2): 419–434. doi:10.1148/rg.242035075. ISSN 0271-5333. 


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