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Chest x-ray showing discrete round nodule(s) with round edges without calcification, after secondary tuberculosis. 3. Discrete fibrotic scar with volume loss or retraction—Discrete linear densities with reduction in the space occupied by the upper lobe.
Popcorn calcification or popcorn appearance is the radiological appearance of calcification with irregular rings and arcs, which resembles popcorns.The calcification patterns in chondroid lesions of the bone (such as enchondroma and chondrosarcoma), [1] pulmonary hamartomas, [2] degenerating fibroadenomas of the breast and calcified fibroids of the uterus have been described as 'popcorn ...
Tram track-shaped calcifications in the cerebral cortex indicate Sturge–Weber syndrome. [ citation needed ] where intracranial gyriform calcification (brain imaging) seen mostly in occipital and posterior parietal/temporal lobe ;this syndrome consists triad of port wine stain,seizure(usually focal but may become generalized),eye manifestation ...
Sharp chest pain with deep breaths or coughing may be seen in some cases. [3] Severe cases of fibrothorax can lead to respiratory failure due to inadequate ventilation and cause abnormally high levels of carbon dioxide in the bloodstream. [3] Chest X-ray showing bilateral fibrosis and pleural thickening in infection with non-tuberculosis ...
Chest X-ray showing a solitary pulmonary nodule (indicated by a black box) ... In case of calcifications, a popcorn-like appearance indicates a hamartoma, ...
A chest radiograph, chest X-ray (CXR), or chest film is a projection radiograph of the chest used to diagnose conditions affecting the chest, its contents, and nearby structures. Chest radiographs are the most common film taken in medicine.
Calcification is the accumulation of calcium salts in a body tissue. It normally occurs in the formation of bone, but calcium can be deposited abnormally in soft tissue, [1] [2] causing it to harden. Calcifications may be classified on whether there is mineral balance or not, and the location of the calcification. [3]
Chest x-ray of Ghon's complex of active tuberculosis. Ghon's complex is a lesion seen in the lung that is caused by tuberculosis. [1] [2] The lesions consist of a Ghon focus along with pulmonary lymphadenopathy within a nearby pulmonary lymph node.