Subpleural pulmonary bullae
Last revised by Subhan Iqbal on 11 Dec 2020
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Weerakkody Y, Iqbal S, Foster T, et al. Subpleural pulmonary bullae. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 20 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-26607
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30 Dec 2013,
Yuranga Weerakkody ◉
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Last revised:
11 Dec 2020,
Subhan Iqbal
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- Subpleural bullae
- Sub-pleural bullae
- Subpleural bullus
- Subpleural lung bullae
- Subpleural pulmonary bullus
- Sub-pleural lung bullae
- Subpleural lung bullus
Subpleural pulmonary bullae are a location-specific descriptive term to describe pulmonary bullae occurring in subpleural locations. Many are considered to represent regions of paraseptal emphysema where the emphysematous spaces are greater than 1 cm in diameter 1. They may or may not contain septations 3.
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