November 2013 imaging case of the month

Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care

关键词: linear opacities;    hyperattenuation;    interstitial thickening;    dendriform pulmonary ossification;    bone;    calcium;    idiopathic dendriform pulmonary ossification;   

DOI  :  http://dx.doi.org/10.13175/swjpcc149-13

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

No abstract available. Article truncated after first page. Clinical History A 67-year-old man complained of intermittent shortness of breath. A few crackles were audible in the patient’s lung bases bilaterally. Chest radiography (Figure 1) was performed. Which of the following statements regarding the chest radiograph is most accurate? 1. The chest radiograph shows basal predominant linear opacities suggesting fibrosis 2. The chest radiograph shows large lung volumes with cystic change 3. The chest radiograph shows multifocal ground-glass opacity and cavitary consolidation 4. The chest radiograph shows multifocal ground-glass opacity and consolidation associated with linear and reticular abnormalities 5. The chest radiograph shows multiple nodules

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