Radiology Lexicon

Last uploaded: November 20, 2020
Preferred Name

infarction

Synonyms

ischemic necrosis

infarct

Definitions

Formation of an infarct, which is necrosis in tissue due to local ischemia resulting from obstruction of blood circulation, most commonly by a thrombus or embolus. [MeSH] Pathology.—Infarction is a process that may result in ischemic necrosis, usually the consequence of vascular compromise such as occlusion of a feeding pulmonary artery by an embolus (venous infarction is rare but recognized). Necrosis is relatively uncommon because tissue viability is maintained by the bronchial arterial blood supply. Pulmonary infarction may be secondary to a vasculitis (eg, Wegener granulomatosis). Radiographs and CT scans.—A pulmonary infarct is typically triangular or dome-shaped, with the base abutting the pleura and the apex directed toward the hilum (Fig 27). The opacity represents local hemorrhage with or without central tissue necrosis (67,68). [Fleischner Society]

ID

http://radlex.org/RID/RID5172

Definition

Formation of an infarct, which is necrosis in tissue due to local ischemia resulting from obstruction of blood circulation, most commonly by a thrombus or embolus. [MeSH] Pathology.—Infarction is a process that may result in ischemic necrosis, usually the consequence of vascular compromise such as occlusion of a feeding pulmonary artery by an embolus (venous infarction is rare but recognized). Necrosis is relatively uncommon because tissue viability is maintained by the bronchial arterial blood supply. Pulmonary infarction may be secondary to a vasculitis (eg, Wegener granulomatosis). Radiographs and CT scans.—A pulmonary infarct is typically triangular or dome-shaped, with the base abutting the pleura and the apex directed toward the hilum (Fig 27). The opacity represents local hemorrhage with or without central tissue necrosis (67,68). [Fleischner Society]

label

RID5172

May_Cause

http://radlex.org/RID/RID35573

http://radlex.org/RID/RID35559

http://radlex.org/RID/RID35147

Preferred_name

infarction

Preferred_name_German

Infarkt

prefixIRI

RID5172

Source

Fleischner Society, Playbook

Synonym

ischemic necrosis

infarct

UMLS_ID

C0021308

subClassOf

http://radlex.org/RID/RID5171

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