Imaging in Pulmonary Hydatid Cysts

Overview

Journal World J Radiol

Publisher Baishideng Publishing Group

Specialty Radiology

Date 2016 Jul 1

PMID 27358685

Citations 46

Authors

Mandeep K Garg

Madhurima Sharma

Ajay Gulati

Ujjwal Gorsi

Ashutosh N Aggarwal

Ritesh Agarwal

Niranjan Khandelwal

Affiliations

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Abstract

Hydatid disease is a zoonosis that can involve almost any organ in the human body. After the liver, the lungs are the most common site for hydatid disease in adults. Imaging plays a pivotal role in the diagnosis of the disease, as clinical features are often nonspecific. Classical radiological signs of pulmonary hydatid cysts have been described in the literature, aiding in the diagnosis of the disease. However, complicated hydatid cysts can prove to be a diagnostic challenge at times due to their atypical imaging features. Radiography is the initial imaging modality. Computed tomography can provide a specific diagnosis in complicated cases. Ultrasound is particularly useful in peripheral lung lesions. The role of magnetic resonance imaging largely remains unexplored.

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