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Decreased attenuation pattern on pulmonary HRCT

MedGen UID:
1383840
•Concept ID:
C4476754
•
Finding
Synonym: Black lung pattern on pulmonary HRCT
 
HPO: HP:0025396

Definition

Areas of low density corresponding to parenchymal destruction and reduced perfusion, and attenuation of the pulmonary vasculature, as visualized on pulmonary high-resolution computed tomography. [from HPO]

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CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVDecreased attenuation pattern on pulmonary HRCT

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Characteristics of COPD phenotypes classified according to the findings of HRCT and spirometric indices and its correlation to clinical characteristics.
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Expiratory CT in cigarette smokers: correlation between areas of decreased lung attenuation, pulmonary function tests and smoking history.
Verschakelen JA, Scheinbaum K, Bogaert J, Demedts M, Lacquet LL, Baert AL
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High-resolution computed tomography of drug-induced lung disease.
Padley SP, Adler B, Hansell DM, Müller NL
Clin Radiol 1992 Oct;46(4):232-6. doi: 10.1016/s0009-9260(05)80161-8. PMID: 1424443

Prognosis

Incidental pulmonary nodules in children: characteristic features and clinical course.
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Radiologic outcomes at 5 years after severe ARDS.
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Prevalence of airway and parenchymal abnormalities in newly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis.
Wilsher M, Voight L, Milne D, Teh M, Good N, Kolbe J, Williams M, Pui K, Merriman T, Sidhu K, Dalbeth N
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Chronic lung disease in adolescents with delayed diagnosis of vertically acquired HIV infection.
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Serial chest CT findings in interstitial lung disease associated with polymyositis-dermatomyositis.
Bonnefoy O, Ferretti G, Calaque O, Coulomb M, Begueret H, Beylot-Barry M, Laurent F
Eur J Radiol 2004 Mar;49(3):235-44. doi: 10.1016/S0720-048X(03)00094-9. PMID: 14962653

Clinical prediction guides

Incidental pulmonary nodules in children: characteristic features and clinical course.
Başaran A, Başaran AE, Keven A, Elmalı A, Durmuş SY, Kazlı T, Kocacık-Uygun DF, Bingöl A
Turk J Pediatr 2022;64(3):466-473. doi: 10.24953/turkjped.2021.4858. PMID: 35899559
Characteristics of COPD phenotypes classified according to the findings of HRCT and spirometric indices and its correlation to clinical characteristics.
Bhaskar R, Singh S, Singh P
Afr Health Sci 2018 Mar;18(1):90-101. doi: 10.4314/ahs.v18i1.13. PMID: 29977262Free PMC Article
Radiologic outcomes at 5 years after severe ARDS.
Wilcox ME, Patsios D, Murphy G, Kudlow P, Paul N, Tansey CM, Chu L, Matte A, Tomlinson G, Herridge MS
Chest 2013 Apr;143(4):920-926. doi: 10.1378/chest.12-0685. PMID: 23187463
Prevalence of airway and parenchymal abnormalities in newly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis.
Wilsher M, Voight L, Milne D, Teh M, Good N, Kolbe J, Williams M, Pui K, Merriman T, Sidhu K, Dalbeth N
Respir Med 2012 Oct;106(10):1441-6. Epub 2012 Jul 13 doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2012.06.020. PMID: 22795504
Clinical, radiological, and physiological differences between obliterative bronchiolitis and problematic severe asthma in adolescents and young adults: the early origins of the overlap syndrome?
Bandeira T, Negreiro F, Ferreira R, Salgueiro M, Lobo L, Aguiar P, Trindade JC
Pediatr Pulmonol 2011 Jun;46(6):573-80. Epub 2011 Jan 18 doi: 10.1002/ppul.21405. PMID: 21246758

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