Radiographic Pathology Ch 3 - ETSU
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Additive conditions | increase in blood or body fluids, increase bone formation, increase attenuation, hard to penetrate, require an increase in mAs by 30-50% |
| Destructive Conditions | Breakdown or destructive process, increase in air,destruction of bone or porous bone, decrease attenuation, easy to penetrate, require a decrease in mAs by 30% |
| atelectiasis |  additive |
| bronchiectasis |  additive |
| empyema |  additive |
| pleural effusion |  additive |
| pneumoconiosis |  additive |
| pneumonia |  additive |
| pneumonectomy |  additive |
| pulmonary edema |  additive |
| pulmonary embolism |  additive |
| pulmonary malignancy |  additive |
| pulmonary metastases |  additive |
| tuberculosis |  additive |
| emphysema |  destructive |
| lung abscess |  destructive |
| pneumothorax |  destructive |
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