RADIOGRAPHIC SIGNS IN BRONCHIECTASIS

DR.BHAVANA K

TRAM LINE SIGN

TRAM LINE SIGNBronchi have a uniform calibre, do not taper and have parallel walls - seen in CYLINDRICAL BRONCHIECTASIS.

RING SHADOWS

RING SHADOWSCYSTIC BRONCHIECTASIS manifests as multiple ring shadows often containing air–fluid levels

HONEYCOMBING PATTERN

HONEYCOMBING PATTERNMultiple conglomerating cysts seen in extensive bronchiectasis.

FINGER IN GLOVE SIGN

FINGER IN GLOVE SIGNDilated bronchi filled with mucus or pus result in branching tubular opacities of variable size.

V OR Y SHAPED OPACITY

V OR Y SHAPED OPACITYSecretion accumulation within bronchiectatic airways as V- or Y-shaped densities

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