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==Overview== | |||
==CT== | |||
*A chest CT could be useful when a chest X-ray has inconclusive signs of pneumonia but the clinical manifestation suggest pneumonia. | |||
*CT findings in pneumonia include: | |||
:*[[consolidation]] | |||
:*[[ground-glass oppacities]] | |||
:*[[Pleural effusion]] | |||
:*Hiliar and/or mediastinal [[lymphadenopathy]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist|2}} | {{Reflist|2}} | ||
[[Category:Pneumonia]] | [[Category:Pneumonia]] | ||
[[Category:Pulmonology]] | [[Category:Pulmonology]] | ||
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Overview
CT
- A chest CT could be useful when a chest X-ray has inconclusive signs of pneumonia but the clinical manifestation suggest pneumonia.
- CT findings in pneumonia include:
- consolidation
- ground-glass oppacities
- Pleural effusion
- Hiliar and/or mediastinal lymphadenopathy