Preferred Name | RID28495 | |
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ID |
http://radlex.org/RID/RID28495 |
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Comment |
the use of this term by radiologists is discouraged [Fleischner Society] |
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Definition |
Anatomy.—A bleb is a small gas-containing space within the visceral pleura or in the subpleural lung, not larger than 1 cm in diameter (25). CT scans.—A bleb appears as a thin-walled cystic air space contiguous with the pleura. Because the arbitrary (size) distinction between a bleb and bulla is of little clinical importance, the use of this term by radiologists is discouraged. [Fleischner Society] |
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label |
RID28495 |
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Preferred_name |
bleb |
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prefixIRI |
RID:RID28495 |
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prefLabel |
RID28495 |
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Source |
Fleischner Society |
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