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CT of the lung: patterns of calcification and other high-attenuation abnormalities.

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Chai, JL; Patz, EF
Published in: AJR Am J Roentgenol
May 1994

CT is the most sensitive radiologic method for the detection of differences in radiographic density in chest lesions. Areas of high attenuation (visually as opaque as bony structures) in an abnormality on CT scans can be an important clue to the correct diagnosis. The high attenuation is most often caused by calcification, but may also be due to iodine, barium, or radiopaque foreign bodies. This essay illustrates the patterns of high attenuation associated with chest diseases on unenhanced CT scans.

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AJR Am J Roentgenol

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ISSN

0361-803X

Publication Date

May 1994

Volume

162

Issue

5

Start / End Page

1063 / 1066

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Pulmonary Fibrosis
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Lung Neoplasms
  • Lung Diseases
  • Humans
  • Contrast Media
  • Calcinosis
  • Amiodarone
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
 

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Chai, J. L., & Patz, E. F. (1994). CT of the lung: patterns of calcification and other high-attenuation abnormalities. AJR Am J Roentgenol, 162(5), 1063–1066. https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.162.5.8165982
Chai, J. L., and E. F. Patz. “CT of the lung: patterns of calcification and other high-attenuation abnormalities.AJR Am J Roentgenol 162, no. 5 (May 1994): 1063–66. https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.162.5.8165982.
Chai JL, Patz EF. CT of the lung: patterns of calcification and other high-attenuation abnormalities. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1994 May;162(5):1063–6.
Chai, J. L., and E. F. Patz. “CT of the lung: patterns of calcification and other high-attenuation abnormalities.AJR Am J Roentgenol, vol. 162, no. 5, May 1994, pp. 1063–66. Pubmed, doi:10.2214/ajr.162.5.8165982.
Chai JL, Patz EF. CT of the lung: patterns of calcification and other high-attenuation abnormalities. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1994 May;162(5):1063–1066.

Published In

AJR Am J Roentgenol

DOI

ISSN

0361-803X

Publication Date

May 1994

Volume

162

Issue

5

Start / End Page

1063 / 1066

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Pulmonary Fibrosis
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Lung Neoplasms
  • Lung Diseases
  • Humans
  • Contrast Media
  • Calcinosis
  • Amiodarone
  • 3202 Clinical sciences