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The imaging appearances of pulmonary pathologies can be classified into various patterns for the ease of description and to narrow down the differential diagnoses. Imaging pattern refers to a finding or multiple findings suggesting one or more specific conditions [1, 2]. Many characteristic signs have also been described in computed tomography (CT) and radiographs. Along with the clinical features, these signs help in localizing the lesion or in arriving at a diagnosis.
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Srinivasan, S., Chawla, A. (2019). Patterns and Signs in Thoracic Imaging. In: Chawla, A. (eds) Thoracic Imaging. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2544-1_1
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