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Abnormal pulmonary thoracic imaging finding

MedGen UID:
1670932
Concept ID:
C4732791
Finding
Synonym: Abnormal chest radiograph finding (lung)
 
HPO: HP:0031983

Definition

This term groups terms representing abnormal findings derived from chest X-ray investigation of the lung. In general, lung abnormalities can manifest as opacities (areas of increased density) or as regions with decreased density. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAbnormal pulmonary thoracic imaging finding

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Michelena HI, Della Corte A, Evangelista A, Maleszewski JJ, Edwards WD, Roman MJ, Devereux RB, Fernández B, Asch FM, Barker AJ, Sierra-Galan LM, De Kerchove L, Fernandes SM, Fedak PWM, Girdauskas E, Delgado V, Abbara S, Lansac E, Prakash SK, Bissell MM, Popescu BA, Hope MD, Sitges M, Thourani VH, Pibarot P, Chandrasekaran K, Lancellotti P, Borger MA, Forrest JK, Webb J, Milewicz DM, Makkar R, Leon MB, Sanders SP, Markl M, Ferrari VA, Roberts WC, Song JK, Blanke P, White CS, Siu S, Svensson LG, Braverman AC, Bavaria J, Sundt TM, El Khoury G, De Paulis R, Enriquez-Sarano M, Bax JJ, Otto CM, Schäfers HJ
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2021 Sep;162(3):e383-e414. Epub 2021 Jul 22 doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.06.019. PMID: 34304896
Michelena HI, Della Corte A, Evangelista A, Maleszewski JJ, Edwards WD, Roman MJ, Devereux RB, Fernández B, Asch FM, Barker AJ, Sierra-Galan LM, De Kerchove L, Fernandes SM, Fedak PWM, Girdauskas E, Delgado V, Abbara S, Lansac E, Prakash SK, Bissell MM, Popescu BA, Hope MD, Sitges M, Thourani VH, Pibarot P, Chandrasekaran K, Lancellotti P, Borger MA, Forrest JK, Webb J, Milewicz DM, Makkar R, Leon MB, Sanders SP, Markl M, Ferrari VA, Roberts WC, Song JK, Blanke P, White CS, Siu S, Svensson LG, Braverman AC, Bavaria J, Sundt TM, El Khoury G, De Paulis R, Enriquez-Sarano M, Bax JJ, Otto CM, Schäfers HJ; Endorsed by the Heart Valve Society (HVS), European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI), Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS), Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR), Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT), North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging (NASCI) and the International Bicuspid Aortic Valve Consortium (BAVCon)
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2021 Sep 11;60(3):448-476. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezab038. PMID: 34293102
Wong A, Galiabovitch E, Bhagwat K
ANZ J Surg 2019 Apr;89(4):303-308. Epub 2018 Jul 5 doi: 10.1111/ans.14713. PMID: 29974615

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Zani A, Chung WK, Deprest J, Harting MT, Jancelewicz T, Kunisaki SM, Patel N, Antounians L, Puligandla PS, Keijzer R
Nat Rev Dis Primers 2022 Jun 1;8(1):37. doi: 10.1038/s41572-022-00362-w. PMID: 35650272
Cherian SV, Kumar A, Ocazionez D, Estrada-Y-Martin RM, Restrepo CS
Respir Med 2019 Aug;155:86-96. Epub 2019 Jul 11 doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2019.07.011. PMID: 31326738
Eltayeb O, Mongé MC, Popescu AR, Sarwark AE, Harris T, Backer CL
World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg 2017 Jan;8(1):106-110. Epub 2016 Jun 22 doi: 10.1177/2150135115618871. PMID: 26993757
Itkin M
Tech Vasc Interv Radiol 2016 Dec;19(4):299-304. Epub 2016 Oct 8 doi: 10.1053/j.tvir.2016.10.005. PMID: 27993326
Ketai LH, Mohammed TL, Kirsch J, Kanne JP, Chung JH, Donnelly EF, Ginsburg ME, Heitkamp DE, Henry TS, Kazerooni EA, Lorenz JM, McComb BL, Ravenel JG, Saleh AG, Shah RD, Steiner RM, Suh RD; Expert Panel on Thoracic Imaging
J Thorac Imaging 2014 May;29(3):W19-22. doi: 10.1097/RTI.0000000000000084. PMID: 24717602

Diagnosis

Hegde BN, Tsao K, Hirose S
Clin Perinatol 2022 Dec;49(4):907-926. doi: 10.1016/j.clp.2022.08.003. PMID: 36328607
A Cunha S, Klepetko W
Port J Card Thorac Vasc Surg 2022 Oct 5;29(3):85. doi: 10.48729/pjctvs.282. PMID: 36197824
Zani A, Chung WK, Deprest J, Harting MT, Jancelewicz T, Kunisaki SM, Patel N, Antounians L, Puligandla PS, Keijzer R
Nat Rev Dis Primers 2022 Jun 1;8(1):37. doi: 10.1038/s41572-022-00362-w. PMID: 35650272
Canan A, Batra K, Saboo SS, Landay M, Kandathil A
Postgrad Med J 2021 Aug;97(1150):521-531. Epub 2020 Sep 15 doi: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2020-138694. PMID: 32934178
Shroff GS, Benveniste MF, de Groot PM, Wu CC, Viswanathan C, Papadimitrakopoulou VA, Truong MT
J Thorac Imaging 2017 Sep;32(5):313-322. doi: 10.1097/RTI.0000000000000294. PMID: 28832416

Therapy

Zani A, Chung WK, Deprest J, Harting MT, Jancelewicz T, Kunisaki SM, Patel N, Antounians L, Puligandla PS, Keijzer R
Nat Rev Dis Primers 2022 Jun 1;8(1):37. doi: 10.1038/s41572-022-00362-w. PMID: 35650272
Gupta R, Baughman RP
Semin Respir Crit Care Med 2020 Oct;41(5):700-715. Epub 2020 Aug 10 doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1709495. PMID: 32777853
Wong A, Galiabovitch E, Bhagwat K
ANZ J Surg 2019 Apr;89(4):303-308. Epub 2018 Jul 5 doi: 10.1111/ans.14713. PMID: 29974615
Shroff GS, Benveniste MF, de Groot PM, Wu CC, Viswanathan C, Papadimitrakopoulou VA, Truong MT
J Thorac Imaging 2017 Sep;32(5):313-322. doi: 10.1097/RTI.0000000000000294. PMID: 28832416
Abman SH, Hansmann G, Archer SL, Ivy DD, Adatia I, Chung WK, Hanna BD, Rosenzweig EB, Raj JU, Cornfield D, Stenmark KR, Steinhorn R, Thébaud B, Fineman JR, Kuehne T, Feinstein JA, Friedberg MK, Earing M, Barst RJ, Keller RL, Kinsella JP, Mullen M, Deterding R, Kulik T, Mallory G, Humpl T, Wessel DL; American Heart Association Council on Cardiopulmonary, Critical Care, Perioperative and Resuscitation; Council on Clinical Cardiology; Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young; Council on Cardiovascular Radiology and Intervention; Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia; and the American Thoracic Society
Circulation 2015 Nov 24;132(21):2037-99. Epub 2015 Nov 3 doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000329. PMID: 26534956

Prognosis

Bang TJ, Richards JC, Olson AL, Groshong SD, Gelfand EW, Lynch DA
J Thorac Imaging 2018 Nov;33(6):377-383. doi: 10.1097/RTI.0000000000000350. PMID: 30067570
Spagnolo P, Rossi G, Trisolini R, Sverzellati N, Baughman RP, Wells AU
Lancet Respir Med 2018 May;6(5):389-402. Epub 2018 Apr 3 doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(18)30064-X. PMID: 29625772
Triebwasser JE, Treadwell MC
Semin Fetal Neonatal Med 2017 Aug;22(4):245-249. Epub 2017 Mar 18 doi: 10.1016/j.siny.2017.03.001. PMID: 28325581
Itkin M
Tech Vasc Interv Radiol 2016 Dec;19(4):299-304. Epub 2016 Oct 8 doi: 10.1053/j.tvir.2016.10.005. PMID: 27993326
Silva M, Nunes H, Valeyre D, Sverzellati N
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2015 Aug;49(1):45-53. doi: 10.1007/s12016-015-8478-7. PMID: 25726413

Clinical prediction guides

Sawamura MVY, Verrastro CGY, Ferreira EVM, de Albuquerque ALP, Ribeiro SM, Auad RV, de Abreu Sperandio PC, Souza VC, Lima ML, Prudente RA, Franco ET, Franco AC, Baldi BG, Tanni SE
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2022 Jul 1;26(7):629-635. doi: 10.5588/ijtld.21.0668. PMID: 35768931
Michelena HI, Della Corte A, Evangelista A, Maleszewski JJ, Edwards WD, Roman MJ, Devereux RB, Fernández B, Asch FM, Barker AJ, Sierra-Galan LM, De Kerchove L, Fernandes SM, Fedak PWM, Girdauskas E, Delgado V, Abbara S, Lansac E, Prakash SK, Bissell MM, Popescu BA, Hope MD, Sitges M, Thourani VH, Pibarot P, Chandrasekaran K, Lancellotti P, Borger MA, Forrest JK, Webb J, Milewicz DM, Makkar R, Leon MB, Sanders SP, Markl M, Ferrari VA, Roberts WC, Song JK, Blanke P, White CS, Siu S, Svensson LG, Braverman AC, Bavaria J, Sundt TM, El Khoury G, De Paulis R, Enriquez-Sarano M, Bax JJ, Otto CM, Schäfers HJ
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2021 Sep;162(3):e383-e414. Epub 2021 Jul 22 doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.06.019. PMID: 34304896
Spagnolo P, Rossi G, Trisolini R, Sverzellati N, Baughman RP, Wells AU
Lancet Respir Med 2018 May;6(5):389-402. Epub 2018 Apr 3 doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(18)30064-X. PMID: 29625772
Triebwasser JE, Treadwell MC
Semin Fetal Neonatal Med 2017 Aug;22(4):245-249. Epub 2017 Mar 18 doi: 10.1016/j.siny.2017.03.001. PMID: 28325581
Radhakrishnan J, Bean J, Piazza DJ, Chin AC
J Pediatr Surg 2014 Aug;49(8):1326-31. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2014.03.005. PMID: 25092100

Recent systematic reviews

Sadiq Z, Rana S, Mahfoud Z, Raoof A
Clin Imaging 2021 Dec;80:229-238. Epub 2021 Jul 27 doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2021.06.039. PMID: 34364071Free PMC Article
Velasco R, Villagrán M, Jové M, Simó M, Vilariño N, Alemany M, Palmero R, Martínez-Villacampa MM, Nadal E, Bruna J
JAMA Neurol 2021 Jul 1;78(7):864-873. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.0249. PMID: 33720308
Teter KA, Maldonado TM, Adelman MA
J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord 2018 May;6(3):408-413. doi: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2017.11.014. PMID: 29661366
Verdini D, Vargas D, Kuo A, Ghoshhajra B, Kim P, Murillo H, Kirsch J, Lane M, Restrepo C
J Thorac Imaging 2016 Nov;31(6):380-390. doi: 10.1097/RTI.0000000000000232. PMID: 27768631
Meghji J, Simpson H, Squire SB, Mortimer K
PLoS One 2016;11(8):e0161176. Epub 2016 Aug 12 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0161176. PMID: 27518438Free PMC Article

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