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bronchogram

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

bronchogram [brong´ko-gram]
the film 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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On CT, it may be possible to appreciate sand bronchograms in the form of radiodense material filling the bronchial tree, similar to those previously described for plain chest films.
Increasing density results in loss of cardiac and diaphragmatic margins first, then air bronchograms developing and then filling in of these resulting in 'white out' (Fig.
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).
 
 
 
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