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Preferred Label : pulmonary acinus;

Definition : Anatomy.—The acinus is a structural unit of the lung distal to a terminal bronchiole and is supplied by first-order respiratory bronchioles; it contains alveolar ducts and alveoli. It is the largest unit in which all airways participate in gas exchange and is approximately 6–10 mm in diameter. One secondary pulmonary lobule contains between three and 25 acini (4). Radiographs and CT scans.—Individual normal acini are not visible, but acinar arteries can occasionally be identified on thin-section CT scans. Accumulation of pathologic material in acini may be seen as poorly defined nodular opacities on chest radiographs and thin-section CT images. (See also nodules.) [Fleischner Society];

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Anatomy.—The acinus is a structural unit of the lung distal to a terminal bronchiole and is supplied by first-order respiratory bronchioles; it contains alveolar ducts and alveoli. It is the largest unit in which all airways participate in gas exchange and is approximately 6–10 mm in diameter. One secondary pulmonary lobule contains between three and 25 acini (4). Radiographs and CT scans.—Individual normal acini are not visible, but acinar arteries can occasionally be identified on thin-section CT scans. Accumulation of pathologic material in acini may be seen as poorly defined nodular opacities on chest radiographs and thin-section CT images. (See also nodules.) [Fleischner Society]

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22/05/2025


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