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Mosaic attenuation pattern in lung

MedGen UID:
1053585
Concept ID:
CN377126
Finding
HPO: HP:6000317

Definition

Mosaic attenuation pattern in the lung is a term used to describe regions of differing pulmonary attenuation on CT imaging. It is a non-specific finding, although is associated with several conditions such as obstructive small airway disease, occlusive vascular disease (in which case is called mosaic perfusion pattern), pulmonary edema, and parenchymal diseases. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMosaic attenuation pattern in lung

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PubMed

Lähde S, Jartti A, Broas M, Koivisto M, Syrjälä H
Acta Radiol 2002 Mar;43(2):159-63. doi: 10.1080/028418502127347673. PMID: 12010295

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Detorakis EE, Lasithiotaki I, Dailiani K, Raissaki M
Jpn J Radiol 2023 Feb;41(2):153-163. Epub 2022 Sep 19 doi: 10.1007/s11604-022-01336-4. PMID: 36121625
Gayá García-Manso I, Arenas-Jiménez J, García-Sevila R, Ruiz-Alcaraz S, Sirera-Matilla M, García-Garrigós E, Martínez-García MÁ, Hernández-Blasco L
Sci Rep 2022 May 4;12(1):7289. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-10750-7. PMID: 35508493Free PMC Article
Fernandes CJCDS, de Oliveira EP, Salibe-Filho W, Terra-Filho M, Jardim CVP, Kato-Morinaga LT, Hoette S, de Souza R
Clinics (Sao Paulo) 2020;75:e1373. Epub 2020 Jan 10 doi: 10.6061/clinics/2020/e1373. PMID: 31939560Free PMC Article
Seidl E, Carlens J, Reu S, Wetzke M, Ley-Zaporozhan J, Brasch F, Wesselak T, Schams A, Rauch D, Schuch L, Kappler M, Schelstraete P, Wolf M, Stehling F, Haarmann E, Borensztajn D, van de Loo M, Rubak S, Lex C, Hinrichs B, Reiter K, Schwerk N, Griese M
Respir Med 2018 Jul;140:11-20. Epub 2018 May 17 doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2018.05.009. PMID: 29957271
Kligerman SJ, Henry T, Lin CT, Franks TJ, Galvin JR
Radiographics 2015 Sep-Oct;35(5):1360-80. Epub 2015 Aug 14 doi: 10.1148/rg.2015140308. PMID: 26274445

Diagnosis

Lee GM, Carroll MB, Galvin JR, Walker CM
Radiol Clin North Am 2022 Nov;60(6):963-978. Epub 2022 Sep 3 doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2022.06.009. PMID: 36202482
Gayá García-Manso I, Arenas-Jiménez J, García-Sevila R, Ruiz-Alcaraz S, Sirera-Matilla M, García-Garrigós E, Martínez-García MÁ, Hernández-Blasco L
Sci Rep 2022 May 4;12(1):7289. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-10750-7. PMID: 35508493Free PMC Article
Swaminathan AC, Carney JM, Tailor TD, Palmer SM
Ann Am Thorac Soc 2020 Mar;17(3):253-263. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201907-569CME. PMID: 31860801
Seidl E, Carlens J, Reu S, Wetzke M, Ley-Zaporozhan J, Brasch F, Wesselak T, Schams A, Rauch D, Schuch L, Kappler M, Schelstraete P, Wolf M, Stehling F, Haarmann E, Borensztajn D, van de Loo M, Rubak S, Lex C, Hinrichs B, Reiter K, Schwerk N, Griese M
Respir Med 2018 Jul;140:11-20. Epub 2018 May 17 doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2018.05.009. PMID: 29957271
Kligerman SJ, Henry T, Lin CT, Franks TJ, Galvin JR
Radiographics 2015 Sep-Oct;35(5):1360-80. Epub 2015 Aug 14 doi: 10.1148/rg.2015140308. PMID: 26274445

Therapy

Detorakis EE, Lasithiotaki I, Dailiani K, Raissaki M
Jpn J Radiol 2023 Feb;41(2):153-163. Epub 2022 Sep 19 doi: 10.1007/s11604-022-01336-4. PMID: 36121625
Fernandes CJCDS, de Oliveira EP, Salibe-Filho W, Terra-Filho M, Jardim CVP, Kato-Morinaga LT, Hoette S, de Souza R
Clinics (Sao Paulo) 2020;75:e1373. Epub 2020 Jan 10 doi: 10.6061/clinics/2020/e1373. PMID: 31939560Free PMC Article
Seidl E, Carlens J, Reu S, Wetzke M, Ley-Zaporozhan J, Brasch F, Wesselak T, Schams A, Rauch D, Schuch L, Kappler M, Schelstraete P, Wolf M, Stehling F, Haarmann E, Borensztajn D, van de Loo M, Rubak S, Lex C, Hinrichs B, Reiter K, Schwerk N, Griese M
Respir Med 2018 Jul;140:11-20. Epub 2018 May 17 doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2018.05.009. PMID: 29957271
Jin GY, Lynch D, Chawla A, Garg K, Tammemagi MC, Sahin H, Misumi S, Kwon KS
Radiology 2013 Aug;268(2):563-71. Epub 2013 Mar 19 doi: 10.1148/radiol.13120816. PMID: 23513242Free PMC Article
Poletti V, Zompatori M, Cancellieri A
Sarcoidosis Vasc Diffuse Lung Dis 1999 Sep;16(2):183-96. PMID: 10560122

Prognosis

Başaran A, Başaran AE, Keven A, Elmalı A, Durmuş SY, Kazlı T, Kocacık-Uygun DF, Bingöl A
Turk J Pediatr 2022;64(3):466-473. doi: 10.24953/turkjped.2021.4858. PMID: 35899559
Gayá García-Manso I, Arenas-Jiménez J, García-Sevila R, Ruiz-Alcaraz S, Sirera-Matilla M, García-Garrigós E, Martínez-García MÁ, Hernández-Blasco L
Sci Rep 2022 May 4;12(1):7289. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-10750-7. PMID: 35508493Free PMC Article
Arcadu A, Ryu JH
J Clin Rheumatol 2020 Aug;26(5):176-180. doi: 10.1097/RHU.0000000000001387. PMID: 32332269
Dias OM, Baldi BG, Chate RC, Ribeiro de Carvalho CR, Dellacà RL, Milesi I, Pereira de Albuquerque AL
Arch Bronconeumol (Engl Ed) 2019 Oct;55(10):519-525. Epub 2019 Apr 8 doi: 10.1016/j.arbres.2019.01.022. PMID: 30975515
Lee EY, Zurakowski D, Diperna S, d'Almeida Bastos M, Strauss KJ, Boiselle PM
Pediatr Radiol 2010 Feb;40(2):173-81. Epub 2009 Oct 22 doi: 10.1007/s00247-009-1418-z. PMID: 19847415

Clinical prediction guides

Başaran A, Başaran AE, Keven A, Elmalı A, Durmuş SY, Kazlı T, Kocacık-Uygun DF, Bingöl A
Turk J Pediatr 2022;64(3):466-473. doi: 10.24953/turkjped.2021.4858. PMID: 35899559
Gayá García-Manso I, Arenas-Jiménez J, García-Sevila R, Ruiz-Alcaraz S, Sirera-Matilla M, García-Garrigós E, Martínez-García MÁ, Hernández-Blasco L
Sci Rep 2022 May 4;12(1):7289. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-10750-7. PMID: 35508493Free PMC Article
Franquet T, Giménez A, Ketai L, Mazzini S, Rial A, Pomar V, Domingo P
Eur Radiol 2022 Jul;32(7):4427-4436. Epub 2022 Feb 28 doi: 10.1007/s00330-022-08580-2. PMID: 35226158Free PMC Article
Santos V, Martins N, Sousa C, Jacob M, Padrão E, Melo N, Mota PC, Bastos HN, Guimarães S, Moura CS, Sokhatska O, Cunha R, Pereira J, Morais A
Pulmonology 2020 May-Jun;26(3):130-137. Epub 2019 Oct 29 doi: 10.1016/j.pulmoe.2019.09.004. PMID: 31672592
Dias OM, Baldi BG, Chate RC, Ribeiro de Carvalho CR, Dellacà RL, Milesi I, Pereira de Albuquerque AL
Arch Bronconeumol (Engl Ed) 2019 Oct;55(10):519-525. Epub 2019 Apr 8 doi: 10.1016/j.arbres.2019.01.022. PMID: 30975515

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