Chronic Airspace Diseases

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    Abstract

    Airspace disease can be acute or chronic and commonly present as consolidation or ground-glass opacity on chest imaging. Consolidation or ground-glass opacity occurs when alveolar air is replaced by fluid, pus, blood, cells, or other material. Airspace disease is considered chronic when it persists beyond 4-6 weeks after treatment. These can be secondary to certain infectious, inflammatory, or neoplastic conditions. Computed tomography of the chest is usually performed in this set of patients to identify characteristic imaging findings. Familiarity with the differential diagnosis and characteristic imaging findings for chronic airspace disease is very important for guiding patient's management in a timely fashion.

    Original languageEnglish (US)
    Pages (from-to)175-186
    Number of pages12
    JournalSeminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI
    Volume40
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Jun 2019

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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