Abstract
Tree-in-bud sign refers to the condition in which small centrilobular nodules less than 10 mm in diameter are associated with centrilobular branching nodular structures [1] (Fig. 9.1). The small nodules represent lesions involving the small airways. However, vascular lesions involving the arterioles and capillaries may simulate the centrilobular small nodules and branching nodular structures (vascular tree-in-bud sign) [2–5] (Fig. 9.2).
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Lee, K.S., Han, J., Chung, M.P., Jeong, Y.J. (2014). Tree-in-Bud Sign. In: Radiology Illustrated: Chest Radiology. Radiology Illustrated. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-37096-0_9
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