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Interlobular septa are sheetlike structures 10–20-mm long that form the border of the secondary pulmonary lobules. The septa are usually perpendicular to the pleura in the lung periphery. They are composed of connective tissue and contain lymphatics and pulmonary venules. On CT scans, diseases affecting one of the components of the septa are responsible for thickening and thus cause the septa visible [1] (Figs. 16.1 and 16.2).
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Lee, K.S., Han, J., Chung, M.P., Jeong, Y.J. (2014). Interlobular Septal Thickening. In: Radiology Illustrated: Chest Radiology. Radiology Illustrated. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-37096-0_16
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