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bronchogram
(redirected from air bronchogram)

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bronchogram
[brong′kō·gram]
Etymology: Gk, bronchos, windpipe + gramma, something drawn or written
the radiogram obtained by bronchography.

bronchogram
the film obtained by bronchography.

air bronchogram
air-filled bronchi seen as radiolucent, branching bands within pulmonary densities. Indicates involvement of lung parenchyma.


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A chest radiograph showed increased shadowing (Figure 1, panel B) and a computed tomographic (CT) scan of the chest showed a 6x3-cm solid mass in the upper left chest with visible air bronchograms and minor volume loss, reported as "almost certainly solid neoplasm" (Figure 2).
A CT scan revealed consolidation with extensive air bronchograms primarily in the anterior segment of the right upper lobe (Fig.
 
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