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18 Cards in this Set
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Air cyst |
Thin wall radiolucent surrounded by normal lung tissue. |
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Bleb |
Also called bulla air cyst protruding into the pleura |
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Bronchogram |
Outline of air containing bronchi beyond the normal point of visibility |
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Bulla |
Large thin walled radiolucent area surrounded by normal lung tissue |
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Cavity |
Dark radiolucent area surrounded by dense tissue white |
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Consolidation |
Solidification of the Lung caused by pathological engorgement of the alveoli |
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Homogeneous density |
Uniformly dense lesion white area |
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Honeycombing |
Reticular netlike density |
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Infiltrate |
Inflammatory lesion |
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Interstitial density |
Density caused by interstitial thickening |
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Lesion |
Tissue loss loss function |
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Opacity |
Opaque white |
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Pleural density |
Caused by fluid tumor inflammation |
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Pulmonary mass |
6cm or more in diameter |
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Pulmonary nodule |
Lesion of lung less than 6 cm in diameter |
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Radiodensity |
Dense areas appear white |
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Radiolucency |
Describe darker X-rays |
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Translucent |
Passage of light |
