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What Does The Following X-ray Report Suggest?
my chext xray result: Linear horizontal opacity seen in right lower lung field (susegmental atelectasis vs. pulmonary fibrosis) what does it mean? the rest of the result: heart is not enlarged; both costophrenic sulci and hemidiaphragm are intact; visualized osseous structures and soft tissues are unremarkable. thank you
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
Hi,
I just been through your query. Lungs are air-filled structures. Mostly they appear black in X-ray.
1) An opacity means a whitish area where there is something there in the place of air which shouldn't be.
2) Linear means like a line.
3) This could be due to the presence of a collapsed area of lung or the presence of a fibrous tissue.
4) Atelectasis means a collapse of the lung, segmental means the collapse of a particular segment.
5) Fibrosis means replacement of normal tissue with fibrous tissue.
Do you have any symptoms such as a cough, fever, breathlessness? Kindly consult with a Physician. It can be treated.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Moses John Wesley,
General & Family Physician
I just been through your query. Lungs are air-filled structures. Mostly they appear black in X-ray.
1) An opacity means a whitish area where there is something there in the place of air which shouldn't be.
2) Linear means like a line.
3) This could be due to the presence of a collapsed area of lung or the presence of a fibrous tissue.
4) Atelectasis means a collapse of the lung, segmental means the collapse of a particular segment.
5) Fibrosis means replacement of normal tissue with fibrous tissue.
Do you have any symptoms such as a cough, fever, breathlessness? Kindly consult with a Physician. It can be treated.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Moses John Wesley,
General & Family Physician
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