2025年3月22日 · Emphysema is best evaluated on CT, although indirect signs may be noticed on conventional radiography in a proportion of cases. This article focuses on panlobular …

This case is a nice example of emphysema on chest x-ray without overtly flattened hemidiaphragms but quite increased retrosternal airspace that contributes to lung …

2024年5月30日 · Symptoms of COPD include dyspnea on exertion, wheezing, productive cough, pursed-lip breathing, and use of accessory respiratory muscles. Historically, patients with …

Emphysema is one end of the spectrum of findings in COPD. The disease is usually quite pronounced by the time the typical appearances are evidence on a plain radiograph. In this …

2024年6月27日 · COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) is defined as a condition characterized by persistent airflow limitation that is usually progressive and associated with an …

2024年4月18日 · Pulmonary interstitial emphysema is typically an incidental finding on routine chest radiographs in the NICU (neonatal intensive care unit) before the onset of symptoms. If it …

This is a case of severe emphysema. Radiological features include: Flattened diaphragms; 11 posterior ribs in the mid clavicular line at the level of the diaphragm (gross hyperinflated) Thin …

Pulmonary emphysema defines permanent dilatation of airspaces due to destruction of alveolar walls. It is one end of the spectrum of COPD, resulting from the smoking of tobacco. It typically …

2024年11月24日 · Subcutaneous emphysema is typically benign but can cause airway compromise, respiratory (ventilatory) failure, pacemaker malfunction and tension phenomena. …

2024年10月7日 · The pathological process of centrilobular emphysema typically begins near the center of the secondary pulmonary lobule in the region of the proximal respiratory bronchiole. …