Preferred Label : nodular pattern;
Definition : [ Fleischner Society] A nodular pattern is characterized on chest radiographs by the
presence of innumerable small rounded opacities that are discrete and range in diameter
from 2 to 10 mm (Fig 41). The distribution is widespread but not necessarily uniform.
On CT scans, the pattern may be classified as one of three anatomic distributions:
centrilobular, lymphatic, or random.;
Source : Fleischner Society;
Origin ID : RID43266;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
[ Fleischner Society] A nodular pattern is characterized on chest radiographs by the
presence of innumerable small rounded opacities that are discrete and range in diameter
from 2 to 10 mm (Fig 41). The distribution is widespread but not necessarily uniform.
On CT scans, the pattern may be classified as one of three anatomic distributions:
centrilobular, lymphatic, or random.
