胸部结节病的CT诊断

目的:分析胸部结节病的CT表现,提高对本病的认识和诊断水平。方法:回顾性分析经活检病理证实或临床治疗观察符合诊断标准的26例胸部结节病的CT表现。结果:26例结节病中,肺门、纵隔淋巴结肿大23例(88.5%),其中肺门或/和纵隔淋巴结肿大8例(30.7%),肺门或/和纵隔淋巴结肿大伴有肺内病变15例(57.7%),仅见肺部浸润性改变而无淋巴结肿大1例(3.8%),肺纤维性改变2例(7.7%)。肺内主要表现为结节影15例,支气管血管束增粗7例,小叶间隔增厚4例,实变影1例,磨玻璃影1例。结论:双侧肺门对称性淋巴结肿大和/或纵隔淋巴结肿大以及沿支气管血管束分布的结节影是胸部结节病的特征性表现;不典型者需密切结合临床检查及治疗后随访。     

HRCT in miliary lung disease.

PURPOSE: To analyze high resolution CT (HRCT) features of a miliary pattern in different diseases. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Eight HRCT studies with a miliary lung pattern were retrospectively reviewed with the diagnoses tuberculosis (n=3), Candida albicans (n=1), sarcoidosis (n=3), and metastatic adenocarcinoma (n=1). RESULTS: In all cases, HRCT showed diffusely disseminated nodules up to 3 mm. In 2 cases of tuberculosis and 1 of sarcoidosis, the lesions predominated in the upper/middle lung zones. In the case of metastatic adenocarcinoma the nodules were more sparse in the lung periphery while in 1 case of sarcoidosis, HRCT revealed a predominance of the lesions in the outer third of the lungs. Cyst-like lesions of 12 mm were observed in 2/3 cases of tuberculosis and in metastatic adenocarcinoma. Notably thickened interlobular septa and interlobar fissures were each seen in 2/3 cases of sarcoidosis. In general, a random relationship of miliary nodules to secondary lobular structures and bronchovascular bundles was observed, despite the co-existence of centrilobular, subpleural and paraseptal nodules. CONCLUSION: HRCT features that potentially contribute in making a differential diagnosis are: a) A peripheral distribution of nodules, an increased number of thickened interlobular septae, and a notable thickening of interlobar fissures, all of which are indicative of sarcoidosis; and b) Multiple cyst-like lesions which should direct attention to tuberculous or metastatic origin. The predominance of miliary nodules in relation to cephalocaudal axis, their margin and size are not helpful features to the differential diagnosis of diseases presenting a miliary pattern.     

Diffuse panbronchiolitis: evaluation with high-resolution CT

High-resolution computed tomography (CT) was performed in 20 patients with diffuse panbronchiolitis. Images of abnormal peripheral lung were classified into four types: small nodules around the end of bronchovascular branchings (CT type I), small nodules in the centrilobular area connected with small branching linear opacities (CT type II), nodules accompanied by ring-shaped or small ductal opacities connected to proximal bronchovascular bundles (CT type III), large cystic opacities accompanied by dilated proximal bronchi (CT type IV). CT classifications were compared with radiographic classifications and clinical stages of the disease. The comparison revealed that the classification based on CT findings reflected the clinical stages and pathologic process of diffuse panbronchiolitis. The authors conclude that high-resolution CT is useful in the evaluation of both the location and severity of the lesions.     

The CT findings of pulmonary sarcoidosis: analysis of 25 patients

We analyzed the CT findings in 25 patients with biopsy-proved pulmonary sarcoidosis. In all 25 patients, 10-mm collimation scans were available. In 16 of the 25 patients, select 1.5-mm scans were obtained. These were retrospectively targeted by using a 20- to 25-cm field of view and a high-spatial-resolution algorithm. The CT and pathologic findings were compared in two patients in whom surgical specimens of the lung were available. CT findings included hilar and mediastinal adenopathy (n = 22), subpleural nodules (n = 19), and 1- to 10-mm-diameter nodules (n = 17) and irregular linear densities (n = 12), both mainly along the bronchovascular structures. High-resolution CT was superior to conventional CT in the assessment of subpleural nodules and irregular linear densities, but conventional CT was superior in the assessment of peribronchovascular nodules. The two gross pathologic specimens showed the sarcoid granulomas to be mostly along the lymphatics in the peribronchovascular sheath and, to a lesser extent, in subpleural and interlobar septal lymphatics. We conclude that the characteristic CT appearance of pulmonary sarcoidosis consists of small nodules and irregular linear densities along the bronchovascular bundles.     

支气管血管束异常在肺弥漫性病变诊断中的价值

目的：探讨支气管血管束异常对于肺弥漫性病变的鉴别诊断价值。材料与方法：７２例肺弥漫性病变中，经病理证实１５例，其余５７例均经临床证实。其中肺弥漫性间质性病变３３例，肺弥漫性实质性病变５例，支气管病变１４例，播散性病变２０例。全部病例均做了胸部ＣＴ常规扫描，少数病例同时做了ＨＲＣＴ扫描，每例均由两位主任医师共同观察。结果：支气管血管束异常征象：（１）支气管血管束变细，主要见于肺弥漫性间质性病变和慢性支气管炎。（２）支气管血管束增粗，主要见于肺间质性病变及播散性病变，结节病与癌性淋巴管炎多呈串珠状增粗。（３）支气管血管束显示率增加，主要见于毛细支气管炎及播散性病变。结论：支气管血管束异常是肺弥漫性病变的ＣＴ征象，占８０％，支气管血管束异常无特异性，但呈串珠状增粗多见于结节病及癌性淋巴管炎。特发性肺间质纤维化及慢性支气管炎伴弥漫性间质性病变时，参考横膈位置具有鉴别诊断价值，前者横膈位置正常或升高，后者横膈位置低平。支气管血管束从正常演变到异常，表示病变的发展。     

急性粟粒性肺结核的CT及病理对照研究

目的 探讨急性粟粒性肺结核(AMPT)的CT表现特征及病理基础.方法 回顾性分析25例AMPT的CT表现,并对人类免疫缺陷病毒(HIV)阳性和阴性组各种CT征象的发生率行双侧确切概率法χ2检验.HIV阴性组2例尸检全肺标本行冠状面HRCT扫描,并切割成10 mm厚度肺标本薄片,选取结节丰富区制作冠状面大切片(80～150 μm)和5 μm组织切片,将CT与病理所见进行对照观察;对其中1例HRCT和病理显示微结节在肺小叶的分布行x2检验.结果 25例AMPT患者中HIV 阳性11例,阴性14例.HRCT扫描发现所有AMPT患者两肺均随机分布着弥漫微结节,磨玻璃密度(GGO,17例)是主要的伴发征象.结节融合、肺实变仅出现在HIV阳性患者中(分别为5和6例),阴性患者无一例.分析2例尸检病例,结节以小叶中心与小叶周边之间肺组织分布最多(分别为792和560个),病理证实位于肺泡间隔;其中1例HRCT显示结节在肺小叶内的分布(1060个微结节)与病理所见(864个结节)差异无统计学意义(x2=2.814,P＞0.05).AMPT合并急性呼吸窘迫综合征(ARDS)于HRCT上表现为弥漫GGO,病理基础为肺水肿、炎症及肺泡透明膜.结论 AMPT的CT表现有一定特征,呈血行分布结节;肺内出现弥漫GGO需警惕合并ARDS.

Abstract：

Objective To elucidate the CT characteristics and pathology of acute miliary pulmonary tuberculosis (AMPT). Methods The CT features of AMPT in 25 cases were analyzed retrospectively, and the CT features in HIV-seronegative and HIV-seropositive patients were compared by 2-sided exact propability Chi-square test. Two lung specimens were inflated and fixed by Heitzman's method. HRCT scans, gross specimen section (80-150 μm) and histologic section (5 μm) were performed on dry lung specimens and CT-pathologic correlation was conducted. The distribution of micronodules in the secondary lobule on HRCT and pathology in one specimen was evaluated by Chi-square test. Results Twenty five patients with AMPT were included in this study, including 11 HIV-seropositive patients and 14 HIV-seronegative patients. HRCT showed diffuse micronodules randomly distributed throughout both lungs in 25 patients, and ground-glass opacity (17 patients)was the predominant complicated finding. Coalescence of nodules and consolidation in HIV-seropositive patients (5 and 6 patients) were markedly higher than that in HIV-seronegative patients (none). In lung specimens, most nodules located in the lung parenchyma between the central bronchovascular bundle and the perilobular structures (792 and 560 nodules), which located in the interlobular septum pathologically. The distribution of micronodules in the secondary lobule showed on HRCT (1060 nodules)and pathology(864 nodules) was not significantly difference(x2=2.814,P＞0.05). HRCT showed ground-glass opacities when ARDS occured, which were pulmonary edema,inflammation and hyaline membrane on alveolar wall pathologically. Conclusions The HRCT characteristic of nodule distribution in AMPT is random. ARDS should be suspected when diffuse ground-glass opacities appear on HRCT.     

新型冠状病毒肺炎亚临床期CT影像特征及短期演变

目的 探讨新型冠状病毒肺炎(COVID-19)亚临床期高分辨率CT(HRCT)特征及短期演变规律。方法 回顾性分析2020年1月15日至31日在华中科技大学同济医学院附属协和医院及武汉市金银潭医院确诊的17例亚临床期COVID-19患者的HRCT影像资料,男4例,女13例,年龄25.0~51.0(39.8±7.5)岁,均为与确诊COVID-19患者的密切接触者。所有患者首次CT检查后3~6 d再次行CT复查,其中6例患者复查前接受抗炎抗病毒及对症治疗,11例患者未进行任何治疗。分析亚临床期和短期随访的CT影像学征象,总结其短期随访CT图像演变规律。结果 17例COVID-19患者亚临床期及短期随访CT病变主要位于双肺下叶,亚临床期左肺下叶9例,右肺下叶10例;短期随访左肺下叶9例,右肺下叶11例;病变累及肺段由亚临床期的46个增加至90个肺段。亚临床期病变以多发为主(13例),短期复查多发病例减少(7例),局灶性(6例)及弥漫分布(4例)增多。病变主要分布于胸膜下(13例)和沿支气管血管束走行(10例),短期随访1例病变分布由胸膜下进展为胸膜下及沿支气管血管束走行。病变主要有3种形态:磨玻璃密度结节影、斑片状/片状/团片状磨玻璃影和铺路石征。亚临床期及短期复查均可见磨玻璃影,随访复查显示磨玻璃结节减少4例,铺路石征增加4例。6例患者治疗后短期复查,3例由多发磨玻璃结节变为单发磨玻璃结节,3例多发磨玻璃影部分范围变小。11例未治疗患者病变范围增大。结论 亚临床期COVID-19患者肺部CT具有一定特征,多为胸膜下或沿支气管血管束走行的小磨玻璃密度结节或磨玻璃影,短期随访病变变化较大。     

Pulmonary metastatic nodules: CT-pathologic correlation.

To elucidate the characteristics of pulmonary metastatic nodules on high-resolution computed tomographic (HRCT) scans, a correlative computed tomographic (CT)-pathologic study was performed with five human lungs after autopsy. The relationship of metastatic nodules to pulmonary vessels was studied with HRCT scans, radiographs of the specimen, and stereomicroscopic study in 264 nodules 0.6-9.0 mm in diameter. On radiographs and stereomicroscopic images, 190 small nodules (less than 3 mm in diameter) were in contact with the pulmonary lobule on the central bronchovascular bundles (n = 33 [17.4%]), located between the central bronchovascular bundle and the perilobular structure (n = 127 [66.8%]), or attached to perilobular structures (n = 30 [15.8%]). On HRCT scans, 21 small nodules (11.1%) were located on the central bronchovascular bundle; 130 small nodules (68.4%), between the central bronchovascular bundle and the perilobular structure; and 39 small nodules (20.5%), on the perilobular structure. On radiographs and stereomicroscopic images, 43 of 74 large nodules (greater than 3 mm in diameter) (58%) compressed both bronchovascular bundles and perilobular structures. The central bronchovascular bundle was invaded in only 13 large nodules (18%).     

广州管圆线虫病的胸部CT表现

目的 探讨广州管圆线虫病的胸部ＣＴ表现。方法 分析１２例经临床及血清学检查证实的广州管圆线虫病的胸部ＣＴ所见,所有病例均作胸部平扫,在病灶区增加层厚２ｍｍ、间隔２ｍｍ的薄层扫描。结果 １２例ＣＴ片上均显示有异常病灶。包括小结节病灶１０例,其中８例小结节周缘见磨玻璃样密度的“小结节月晕征”;小斑片磨玻璃样浸润灶例;外带部支气管血管束呈“Ｙ”形增粗３例。病灶具有两肺周边部散在分布的特点。结论 广州管圆     

肺癌性淋巴管播散的CT表现

分析肺癌性淋巴管播散的CT表现，讨论诊断与鉴别诊断以及CT检查对本病的诊断价值。材料和方法：分析问例肺癌性淋巴管播散的有关资料，原发灶12例是肺癌，正例原发灶不明。且11例有常规CT扫描，其中8例加作高分辨率CT（HRCT）扫描：另2例单作HRCT检查。结果：10例有支气管血管束增厚，大部分呈边缘不规则状。9例显现多为均匀的小叶间隔增厚。胸膜病变有叶间胸膜增厚（8例）、胸膜结节（3例）、胸水（4例）。心包积液4例。9例有胸内淋巴结肿大，其中7例累及肺门淋巴结。结论：常规CT加HRCT能清晰显示肺癌性淋巴管播散的影像学表现而有利于正确诊断。考虑到的鉴别诊断有胸部结节病、间质性肺水肿。     

High-Resolution CT Findings of Re-Expansion Pulmonary Edema

Objective

To describe the high-resolution CT (HRCT) findings of re-expansion pulmonary edema (REPE) following a thoracentesis for a spontaneous pneumothorax.

Materials and Methods

HRCT scans from 43 patients who developed REPE immediately after a thoracentesis for treatment of pneumothorax were retrospectively analyzed. The study group consisted of 41 men and two women with a mean age of 34 years. The average time interval between insertion of the drainage tube and HRCT was 8.5 hours (range, 1-24 hours). The patterns and distribution of the lung lesions were analyzed and were assigned one of the following classifications: consolidation, ground-glass opacity (GGO), intralobular interstitial thickening, interlobular septal thickening, thickening of bronchovascular bundles, and nodules. The presence of pleural effusion and contralateral lung involvement was also assessed.

Results

Patchy areas of GGO were observed in all 43 patients examined. Consolidation was noted in 22 patients (51%). The geographic distribution of GGO and consolidation was noted in 25 patients (58%). Interlobular septal thickening and intralobular interstitial thickening was noted in 28 patients (65%), respectively. Bronchovascular bundle thickening was seen in 13 patients (30%), whereas ill-defined centrilobular GGO nodules were observed in five patients (12%). The lesions were predominantly peripheral in 38 patients (88%). Of these lesions, gravity-dependent distribution was noted in 23 cases (53%). Bilateral lung involvement was noted in four patients (9%), and a small amount of pleural effusion was seen in seven patients (16%).

Conclusion

The HRCT findings of REPE were peripheral patchy areas of GGO that were frequently combined with consolidation as well as interlobular septal and intralobular interstitial thickening.     

肺泡微石症的影像学诊断

目的：探讨肺泡微石症的影像学特征。方法;报道肺泡微石症6例,全部病例均行胸部X线检查,2例行常规CT,1例行HRCT。并对全部影像学表现进行了回顾性分析。结果：6例胸片表现为弥漫粟粒样微细结节（2例）。“鱼子样”或“暴风沙样”（2例）、“白肺样”（1例）及高密度“面纱样”改变（1例）,CT可明确肺内微细结节的钙化密度,肺尖部气肿样改变及支气管血管束增粗并呈钙化密度,HRCT则可进一步显示肺野磨砂玻璃样改变,小叶间隔,叶间胸膜及支气管血管束钙化密度与串珠状增厚,小叶中心分布的微细结节与胸膜下蜂窝,结论：肺泡微石症是一种罕见病,其影像学表现具有特征性,影像学检查尤以HRCT检查对该病的诊断有决定性作用。     

Computed tomography in pulmonary sarcoidosis

We studied the high resolution CT (HRCT) scans of 15 patients with biopsy-proven sarcoidosis and correlated the findings with pulmonary function tests (12 patients), 67Ga scans (10 patients), bronchoalveolar lavage (five patients), recent transbronchial biopsy (six patients), and recent open lung biopsy (three patients). The HRCT features included small nodules, thickened interlobular septa, patchy focal increase in lung density, honeycombing, and central conglomeration of vessels and bronchi. Active alveolitis was present by gallium scanning criteria in 5 of 10 cases. By bronchoalveolar lavage criteria, activity was present in three of five cases. Patchy increase in density may correlate with active alveolitis as seen on 67Ga scanning. High resolution CT was better than chest X-radiography for demonstration of patchy increase in density and for distinguishing nodules from septal thickening. Both nodules and patchy density were partly reversible following therapy. Nodular densities seen on CT correlated with the presence of granulomata on histology. Resting pulmonary function tests correlated poorly with presence and extent of lung disease on HRCT. The presence on HRCT of focal fine nodules, patchy focal increase in lung density, and central crowding of bronchi and vessels should suggest the diagnosis of sarcoidosis. In some patients, HRCT can identify unsuspected parenchymal lung disease and document the reversible components of sarcoid lung disease.     

Specific diagnosis by CT and HRCT in six chronic lung diseases.

CT and high-resolution CT (HRCT) are both important modalities for imaging lung chronic disease, and certain features (distribution of disease in the axial plane, unilateral or bilateral disease, bronchovascular bundle thickening, septal thickening, central dot thickening, polygons, distortion of parenchyma, air-space disease, nodules) are well known to suggest specific diagnoses. In a series of 54 consecutive patients with six specific diseases (scleroderma or UIP, sarcoidosis, lymphangitic carcinomatosis, drug toxicity, lymphomas, eosinophilic granuloma), these diagnostic CT features were always present. In 50/54 cases, a histologic proof was obtained. In 36 patients with histologic confirmation of four different diseases and in six normal controls, we compared sensibility, specificity, and accuracy of chest radiography, chest CT, and HRCT and found the highest diagnostic accuracy by HRCT together with standard CT.     

Pulmonary sarcoidosis: atypical HRTC features and differential diagnostic problems

PURPOSE: The aim of this paper is to present atypical or unusual appearances of pulmonary sarcoidosis, assessed at HRCT, and to suggest some elements for the differential diagnosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The HRCT scans of 31 patients were retrospectively reviewed. The final diagnosis of sarcoidosis was established on the basis of clinical and laboratory data alone in one patient, of clinical and laboratory data supported by bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) findings in 14 patients, lung biopsy in 15, and liver biopsy in one patient. Fifteen patients presented with the main aspects of atypical manifestations. RESULTS: In the 15 patients who presented with less frequent or atypical manifestations of pulmonary sarcoidosis, the following patterns were identified: 2 cases of large opacities with ill-defined margins, 8 of peripheral "pseudo-plaque" opacities, 2 of punctuate lymph node calcifications, 8 of ground-glass opacities with fine reticulation, and 5 of isolated opacities with dimensions not consistent with the surrounding background, with or without cavitation. CONCLUSIONS: Besides the typical manifestations of pulmonary sarcoidosis, there may be several atypical or nonspecific presentations: it is not by chance that the literature often describes this disease as the "great masquerader". Mediastinal lymphadenopathies and perilymphatic, subpleural or peribronchovascular nodules represent the typical patterns of pulmonary sarcoidosis; interstitial streaks and bilateral para-hilar thickening are also frequently observed. The presence of peripheral "pseudo-plaque" opacities and of ground-glass opacities with fine reticulation is the key to a diagnosis of "atypical" sarcoidosis. Calcifications within hilar and mediastinal lymph nodes, 1 cm or larger in dimensions, with a focal rather than diffuse distribution, should raise a suspicion of sarcoidosis rather than tuberculosis. Upper lobe localisation is rather infrequent in bronchioloalveolar carcinoma. Not all that excavates is tuberculosis: therefore, a differential diagnosis with tuberculosis may prove difficult, and the two diseases may coexist. Pseudoalveolar pulmonary thickening that eventually resolves and disappears does not exclusively entail an inflammatory thickening.     

CT findings of localized lymphatic spread of lung cancer: correlation with pathologic findings]

PURPOSE: The appearance of localized lymphatic spread of lung cancer as evaluated by computed tomography (CT) was correlated with the pathologic specimens in 178 patients. Clinical significance was also studied, with emphasis on nodal staging (N factor). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Eighteen of 178 patients histopathologically demonstrated severe lymphatic spread of lung cancer along the bronchovascular bundles. CT findings of localized lymphatic spread of lung cancer and nodal staging of 18 patients were retrospectively reviewed and compared with 160 patients with no severe localized lymphatic spread of lung cancer. RESULTS: All 18 patients with severe lymphatic spread showed linear opacities extending from the tumor to the pulmonary hilum or peripheral pleura depending on the location of lung cancer. Ten of the 18 patients also showed regional thickening of bronchovascular bundles. The nodal staging of these 18 patients was more aggressive than that of other patients without severe lymphatic spread. CONCLUSION: If linear opacities and regional thickening of bronchovascular bundles extending from the tumor to pulmonary hilum or peripheral pleura are demonstrated on CT, severe lymphatic spread of lung cancer can be strongly suspected, and lung cancer staging should be done carefully.     

CT findings of leukemic pulmonary infiltration with pathologic correlation

The aim of this study was to demonstrate the characteristic CT findings of leukemic pulmonary infiltration based on the pathologic findings. The CT findings of 11 leukemic patients with leukemic pulmonary infiltration were compared with those of 22 leukemic patients with other diseases as a control group. Evaluated pulmonary parenchymal CT findings included thickening of bronchovascular bundles and interlobular septa, prominence of peripheral pulmonary arteries, ground-glass opacities, air-space consolidation, and nodules. The CT-pathologic correlations for leukemic infiltration were evaluated in 7 patients. Frequent parenchymal CT findings were thickening of bronchovascular bundles (81.8%), prominence of peripheral pulmonary arteries (81.8%), and non-lobular and non-segmental ground-glass opacities (90.9%). The first two findings were significantly more frequently observed in leukemic infiltration than in the control group, had good interobserver agreement, and corresponded pathologically to leukemic cell infiltration around the pulmonary arteries, bronchi, or bronchioles. Non-lobular and non-segmental ground-glass opacity corresponded to leukemic cell infiltration within alveolar spaces and septa adjacent to the pulmonary arteries or bronchi and also corresponded to hemorrhage, edema, or diffuse alveolar damage. Thickening of bronchovascular bundles and prominence of peripheral pulmonary arteries are CT findings suggestive for leukemic infiltration and correspond to peribronchovascular tumor extension.     

Cytomegalovirus pneumonia after bone marrow transplantation: high resolution CT findings

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) pneumonia is one of the most common pulmonary complications after bone marrow transplantation (BMT). We describe the high resolution CT (HRCT) findings of 13 patients with CMV pneumonia diagnosed after allogenic BMT. The study included 13 consecutive patients who developed CMV pneumonia after BMT and who had HRCT of the chest performed within 24 h of the onset of symptoms. HRCT scans were reviewed by two radiologists who assessed pattern and distribution of findings. There were nine male and four female patients, ranging from 9 years to 56 years of age (mean age 33 years). BMT was performed for treatment of chronic myelogenous leukaemia (54%), severe aplastic anaemia (23%), acute myelogenous leukaemia (15%) and Fanconi's anaemia (8%). The time elapsed until diagnosis ranged from +18 days to +405 days (median of 54 days, mean +81.6 days). The predominant patterns of abnormality on HRCT scans were ground-glass opacities (69%), small centrilobular nodules (69%) and air-space opacities (54%). The abnormalities were distributed in the central and peripheral zones of the lungs in six cases, only in the periphery in four cases, and only in the central zone in three cases. In all cases the lung lesions were bilateral, and asymmetry was observed in seven cases. The authors conclude that the most common HRCT findings in patients with CMV pneumonia after BMT consist of bilateral asymmetric ground-glass, air-space opacities and small centrilobular nodules.     

Pulmonary sarcoidosis: CT assessment of lesion reversibility.

By comparing serial computed tomographic (CT) scans obtained when sarcoidosis was clinically active and after the onset of remission, an attempt was made to differentiate inflammatory from fibrotic lesions in the lungs of patients with sarcoidosis. Twenty patients with pulmonary infiltration seen on their chest radiographs were studied. For each patient, lesions found on the first CT scan were assessed by two observers as being decreased or increased on the second CT scan. Nodules (n = 8), irregularly marginated nodules (n = 5), and alveolar or pseudoalveolar consolidation (n = 5) always disappeared or clearly decreased. Septal lines (n = 10), nonseptal lines (n = 9), and lung distortion (n = 7) remained unchanged or increased. Some findings varied among patients: Micronodules (n = 9) and subpleural thickening (n = 5) disappeared or decreased in sarcoidosis of recent origin. Many findings of pulmonary infiltration seen on the first CT scan can be considered expressions of either inflammatory (reversible CT findings) or fibrotic (irreversible CT findings) lesions.     

肺泡微石症的影像学诊断

目的　探讨肺泡微石症的影像学诊断依据。方法　回顾分析 5例经活检病理证实或临床综合确诊的肺泡微石症X平片、CT、HRCT征象 ,了解病变部位和病变数量。结果　X平片示 ;两肺有弥漫分布的细沙粒状阴影 ,两下肺野较多 ,且内带较外带多 ,显示肺野密度增浓 ;两上肺分布较少 ,肺野透光度尚可 ,但较正常人密度增高。CT表现 :两肺弥漫性对称性分布细小沙粒状结节 ,中下肺较密集。部分融合成较大结节 ,形成大小不等的薄层致密带 ,CT值约 2 5 0～ 70 0HU ,多合并不同程度的肺气肿和间质纤维化。纵隔窗呈“火焰征”或“白描征”。HRCT表现 :细小结节是沿支气管血管束和胸膜下分布。结论　此病影像表现具有特征性 ,胸部平片仍是发现本病的基本手段 ,CT尤其HRCT对本病的诊断和鉴别诊断起决定性作用