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Basics of CT Chest
1. Basics of CT Chest
Presented by
Dr. Mohammad Zannatul Rayhan
Pulmonology Phase B Resident
MU- XI
NIDCH, Mohakhali, Dhaka
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2. Learning objectives
• Types of CT chest
• Basic anatomy of CT
chest
• Common pathology in std
CT chest
• HRCT interpretation
• Common parenchymal
pathology in HRCT
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3. 1. Standard or conventional CT:
• Slice thickness: 3-10 mm
• scans a large volume, very quickly
• Covers the full lung
• +/- contrast
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4. Indications of Std CT Chest:
• Chest x- ray (CXR) abnormality
• Lung cancer staging
• F/U metastases
• Pleural and mediastinal abnormalities
• Empyema
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5. 2. High-resolution computed
tomography (HRCT)
• Narrow x-ray beam collimation: 1-1.3 mm vs.
conventional 3-10mm
• Cross sections are further apart: 10 mm
• High definition images of lung parenchyma:
vessels, airspaces,
• airway and interstitium
• No contrast
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35. Relevant anatomy
HRCT Interpretation of DPLD is based on the
type of involvement of the secondary lobule.
Secondary lobule:
-smallest lung unit that is surrounded by
connective tissue septa.
-measures about 1-2 cm
-made up of 5-15 pulmonary acini, that
contain the alveoli for gas exchange.
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36. Contd ..
-supplied by a terminal bronchiole in the center,
accompanying centrilobular artery.
-pulmonary veins and lymphatics run in the
periphery of the lobule within the interlobular septa.
-Two lymphatic systems:
Central network: runs along the bronchovascular
bundle towards the centre of the lobule.
Peripheral network: that is located within the
interlobular septa and along the pleural linings.
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38. Centrilobular area: Central part of the secondary lobule.
-site of diseases that enter the lung through the airways.
ie. hypersensitivity pneumonitis, respiratory bronchiolitis,
centrilobular emphysema.
Perilymphatic area: Peripheral part of secondary lobule.
-site of diseases that are located in the lymphatics / in
interlobular septa.
ie. sarcoid, lymphangitic carcinomatosis, pulmonary edema.
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42. Reticular pattern: Too many lines producing a
net like appearance.
As a result of thickening of the interlobular
septa
Due to fluid, fibrous tissue or cellular
infiltration in interstitium
Or as a result of fibrosis as in honeycombing.
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43. Septal Thickening:
Smooth-
Lymphagitic spread of carcinoma or lymphoma
Interstitial pulmonary oedema
Alveolar proteinosis
Nodular or irregular-
Lymphagitic spread of carcinoma or lymphoma
Sarcoidosis
Silicosis
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45. Honeycombing: represents the second reticular
pattern recognizable on HRCT.
Honeycomb cysts typically occur in several
contiguous layers.
Pathologically defined by the presence of small
cystic spaces lined by bronchiolar epithelium
with thickened walls composed of dense
fibrous tissue.
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46. Causes of Honeycombing
UIP or Interstitial Fibrosis
IPF
RA, Scleroderma
Drug reaction
Asbestosis
End Stage Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
End Stage Sarcoidosis
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49. Nodular Pattern :
Three categories: according to their distribution
A. Random
B. Centrilobular
C. Perilymphatic
Random distribution:
-Random refers to no preference for a specific location
in the secondary lobule.
-Nodules are randomly distributed relative to
structures of the lung and secondary lobule.
-Nodules can usually be seen to involve the pleural
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50. Centrilobular distribution:
-nodules are limited to the centrilobular region.
-centrilobular nodules spare the pleural surfaces.
-most peripheral nodules are centered 5-10 mm from
fissures or the pleural surface.
Perilymphatic distribution:
- nodules are seen in relation to pleural surfaces,
interlobular septa and the peribronchovascular
interstitium.
-Nodules are almost always visible in a subpleural
location, particularly in relation to the fissures.
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54. Tree in bud:
Tree-in-bud describes the appearance of an
irregular and often nodular branching structure,
most easily identified in the lung periphery.
It represents dilated and impacted (mucus or
pus-filled) centrilobular bronchioles.
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55. In centrilobular nodules recognition of 'tree-in bud‘
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60. Ground-glass opacity:
-result of air space disease
i.e.-Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema,
hemorrhage, inflammatory or tumor cells.
or
-result of interstitial lung disease
i.e.-Thickening of the interstitium or alveolar
walls below the spatial resolution of the HRCT as
seen in fibrosis.
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63. Mosaic attenuation:
-density differences between affected and
nonaffected lung areas.
-there are patchy areas of black and white lung.
Less dense More dense
Normal area Infiltrative area
Air trapped area Normal area
Olegamic area Hyperfused area
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66. Crazy Paving:
-combination of ground glass opacity with
superimposed septal thickening
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67. Consolidation:
-appears as a homogeneous increase in pulmonary
parenchymal attenuation that obscures the margins
of vessels and airway walls
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69. Low Attenuation Pattern:
-abnormalities that result in decreased lung
attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
-Emphysema
-Lung cysts
-Bronchiectasis
-Honeycombing
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71. Emphysema:
-areas of low attenuation without visible walls as a
result of parenchymal destruction.
Centrilobular emphysema:
-Most common type
-Centrilobular portion of the lobule
-Upper lobe predominance and uneven distribution
-Strongly associated with smoking.
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73. Panlobular emphysema:
-Affects the whole secondary lobule
-Lower lobe predominance
-In alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency, but also seen in
smoker.
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74. Paraseptal emphysema:
-Adjacent to the pleura and interlobar fissures
-Can be isolated phenomenon in young adults or in
older patients with centrilobular emphysema
-In young adults often associated with spontaneous
pneumothorax.
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75. Cystic lung disease:
-Lung cyst is radiolucent area with a wall thickness
of less than 4mm.
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77. Bronchiectasis: localized bronchial dilatation.
The diagnosis is based on a combination of the
following findings:
-bronchial dilatation (signet-ring sign)
-bronchial wall thickening
-lack of normal tapering with visibility of airways in
the peripheral lung
-mucus retention in the bronchial lumen
-associated atelectasis and sometimes air trapping
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