Abstract
A dark lung pattern is present when variable portions of pulmonary parenchyma show reduced attenuation to the X‐rays, and then are darker than normal. The size and number of the vessels within the pathologic dark areas are smaller than in the nonpathologic white areas.
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Dalpiaz, G., Cancellieri, A. (2017). Dark Lung Pattern. In: Dalpiaz, G., Cancellieri, A. (eds) Atlas of Diffuse Lung Diseases. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42752-2_13
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