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What Do These CTA Findings Of Chest Indicate?
Question: Have just had a chest CTA and want to understand my findings. I have had two severe asthma attacks and spent 3 day in hospital this past month on iv steroids. I am taking 4 nebulizer treatments daily. Since i have been very short of breath both with exertion and without. Wanted to know what my test results mean from CTA of the Chest.
Brief Answer:
Your CTA findings show that there is no clot in the vessels supplying lungs
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXXXX
Thanks for writing in to us.
I have read through your query in detail.
Please find my observations below.
1. The doctors had suspected a clot in the blood vessels supplying blood from the heart to the lungs. There is no such clot seen on your CTA and the result for a suspected pulmonary embolism is negative or normal.
2. There is a smooth focal bulge along the aorta called ductus diverticulum and this is a variation that does not require any intervention at present. There are certain fine changes visualized in the lungs which might be described as mild air trapping and sub segmental collapse and are not a serious concern. If you have been a regular smoker then these changes might be due to your smoking habits else it might be due to mild airway disease.
3. There is no gall bladder in the upper abdomen which is probably due to surgery and spleen is mildly enlarged. Fat thickening is noted in left armpit region which requires to be confirmed clinically. This is not a significant problem.
Hope this answers your question. Please feel free to correct any oversight in my interpretation of your problems and discuss them in detail as per your requirements.
Hope your query is answered.
Do write back if you have any doubts.
Regards,
Dr.Vivek
Your CTA findings show that there is no clot in the vessels supplying lungs
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXXXX
Thanks for writing in to us.
I have read through your query in detail.
Please find my observations below.
1. The doctors had suspected a clot in the blood vessels supplying blood from the heart to the lungs. There is no such clot seen on your CTA and the result for a suspected pulmonary embolism is negative or normal.
2. There is a smooth focal bulge along the aorta called ductus diverticulum and this is a variation that does not require any intervention at present. There are certain fine changes visualized in the lungs which might be described as mild air trapping and sub segmental collapse and are not a serious concern. If you have been a regular smoker then these changes might be due to your smoking habits else it might be due to mild airway disease.
3. There is no gall bladder in the upper abdomen which is probably due to surgery and spleen is mildly enlarged. Fat thickening is noted in left armpit region which requires to be confirmed clinically. This is not a significant problem.
Hope this answers your question. Please feel free to correct any oversight in my interpretation of your problems and discuss them in detail as per your requirements.
Hope your query is answered.
Do write back if you have any doubts.
Regards,
Dr.Vivek
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
What is the:
Scattered foci of groundglass attenuation in the lower lungs, likely atelectasis.
What does that mean?
Scattered foci of groundglass attenuation in the lower lungs, likely atelectasis.
What does that mean?
Brief Answer:
Please find details below
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXXXX
Thanks for writing back with an update.
1. The words scattered foci of ground glass attenuation in lower lungs, likely atelectasis means that there are scattered areas of small airway collapse in the lower lobe of lungs. If you have never been a smoker then this is possibly due to the position of lungs during the CT scan seen because of the posterior segments of lung collapsing under its own weight. When we lie down, the posterior segments of the lungs bear the entire weight of the chest and the smaller airways might show scattered areas of collapse. This is not a disease condition but due to the positioning for the CT scan.
Hope your query is answered.
Do write back if you have any doubts.
Regards,
Dr.Vivek
Please find details below
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXXXX
Thanks for writing back with an update.
1. The words scattered foci of ground glass attenuation in lower lungs, likely atelectasis means that there are scattered areas of small airway collapse in the lower lobe of lungs. If you have never been a smoker then this is possibly due to the position of lungs during the CT scan seen because of the posterior segments of lung collapsing under its own weight. When we lie down, the posterior segments of the lungs bear the entire weight of the chest and the smaller airways might show scattered areas of collapse. This is not a disease condition but due to the positioning for the CT scan.
Hope your query is answered.
Do write back if you have any doubts.
Regards,
Dr.Vivek
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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