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Air Bronchogram

Aka: Air Bronchogram

Pathophysiology
1. Air containing Bronchus
  1. Surrounded by collapsed or consolidated lung
Interpretation
1. Lung Consolidation or Atelectasis
  1. Secretions able to exit from consolidated region
  2. Good prognostic sign
2. Absence of Air Bronchogram within lobar Pneumonia
  1. Evaluate for central lung tumor
3. False negative
  1. Poorly penetrated films (white)

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This page was written by Scott Moses, MD, last revised on 10/21/2007 and last published on 5/14/2013.

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