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Airspace Disease

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Airspace disease indicates filling of pulmonary alveoli. The pulmonary acinus is the basic structural unit of the lung. Acinar filling results in airspace opacification that may be evident on a radiograph. Causes of airspace disease could be acute or chronic. This chapter reviews the radiographic appearance and causes of airspace disease.

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  1. Penn State Health Heart and Vascular Institute, Department of Radiology, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, USA

    Jennifer Kissane MD

  2. Department of Radiology, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, USA

    Janet A. Neutze MD, FACR

  3. Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Harjit Singh MD, FSIR

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  1. Penn State Health Heart and Vascular Institute, Department of Radiology, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, USA

    Jennifer Kissane

  2. Department of Radiology, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, USA

    Janet A. Neutze

  3. Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Harjit Singh

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Kissane, J., Neutze, J.A., Singh, H. (2020). Airspace Disease. In: Kissane, J., Neutze, J., Singh, H. (eds) Radiology Fundamentals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22173-7_14

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