Dec 31, 2022 · The right upper lobe apical segment (segment 1) is one of the three bronchopulmonary segments of the right upper lobe. It is the most apical of the segments in the right upper lobe and the right lung.

Aug 2, 2021 · The apical zone (a.k.a. lung apex) is one of the four chest radiograph zones and an important location for missed diagnoses when reporting a frontal chest radiograph and makes up one of the "review areas".

Aug 30, 2022 · Apical chest masses are often important and may be missed, especially when examined with a plain chest radiograph. It is always recommended to perform a targeted assessment of the apices of the lungs during a chest x-ray; …

Dec 31, 2022 · The right upper lobe (RUL) is one of three lobes in the right lung. It is separated from the right lower lobe by the oblique fissure and the middle lobe by the horizontal fissure and subdivided into three bronchopulmonary segments.

Jan 11, 2025 · Apical caps increase in frequency with age and are usually caused by pleural and/or pulmonary fibrosis which displaces extrapleural fat. Chronic ischemia may cause plaque-like elastotic fibrosis of the visceral pleura/subpleural lung 9.

Mar 6, 2024 · Pulmonary blebs are small subpleural air-filled circumscribed cystic spaces, usually less than 1 cm in diameter 4. There is an association with small airways disease.

Jan 7, 2025 · Pulmonary bullae (singular bulla) are gas-containing cystic structures formed by confluent destroyed and dilated airspaces (distal to terminal bronchioles).

Hyperinflated lungs with upper and mid-zone emphysema. Small bilateral pleural effusions. Small right apical pneumothorax. The heart is enlarged with evidence of pulmonary congestion. No …

Aug 12, 2023 · Features of right upper lobe consolidation on CXR include: opacification of the right upper zone and/or apex, that may abut and outline the superior margin of the horizontal fissure

Pancoast tumor, also known as superior sulcus tumor, refers to a relatively uncommon situation where a primary lung cancer arises in the lung apex and invades the surrounding soft tissues. Classically a Pancoast syndrome results, but in actuality this is only seen in one quarter of cases.