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Educational Exhibit
Keywords:
Inflammation, Haemorrhage, eLearning, Education, Contrast agent-intravenous, Digital radiography, CT-High Resolution, Lung, Kidney
Authors:
G. Valchev, M. Benkova, B. Balev, D. Kaloyanova, K. Boikova, E. Kalchev; Varna/BG
DOI:
10.1594/ecr2016/C-0603
Conclusion
CONCLUSION
Pulmo-renal syndromes are a group of rare diseases with overlapping pathological and imaging manifestations.
Due to their rarity and quite often non-specific imaging findings,
it is essential that a radiologist has sufficient grasp on their potential pulmonary and renal manifestations,
as to avoid missing a suspect diagnosis.
Only by making a comprehensive correlation with a patient’s clinical picture,
their history and laboratory results can the diagnosis be reasonably narrowed down,
and in some cases even established before biopsy confirmation.
The primary imaging modality with highest diagnostic contribution in this disease group is HRCT.
Chest radiography has some diagnostic value,
primarily in establishing demonstrative diffuse findings or acute states,
the latter of which would necessitate expedient treatment.
Complementary information regarding the renal parenchyma can be acquired by ultrasound or magnetic resonance,
however,
its impact on the differential is rarely significant.