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Cherian SV, Girvin F, Naidich DP, Machnicki S, Brown KK, Ryu JH, Gupta N, Mehta V, Estrada-Y-Martin RM, Narasimhan M, Oks M, Raoof S. Lung Hyperlucency: A Clinical-Radiologic Algorithmic Approach to Diagnosis. Chest 2020; 157:119-141. [PMID: 31356811 DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2019.06.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2019] [Revised: 05/27/2019] [Accepted: 06/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Areas of diminished lung density are frequently identified both on routine chest radiographs and chest CT examinations. Colloquially referred to as hyperlucent foci of lung, a broad range of underlying pathophysiologic mechanisms and differential diagnoses account for these changes. Despite this, the spectrum of etiologies can be categorized into underlying parenchymal, airway, and vascular-related entities. The purpose of this review is to provide a practical diagnostic algorithmic approach to pulmonary hyperlucencies incorporating clinical history and characteristic imaging patterns to narrow the differential.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sujith V Cherian
- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of Texas Health - McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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- Department of Radiology, Division of Thoracic Radiology, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY
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- Department of Radiology, Division of Thoracic Radiology, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY
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- Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO
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- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of Texas Health - McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY
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- Medicine and Radiology, Barbara and Donald Zuckerberg School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, New York, NY
| | - Suhail Raoof
- Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY; Medicine and Radiology, Barbara and Donald Zuckerberg School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, New York, NY.
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