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===Lymphadenopathy===;Lymph nodes{|class="wikitable"|+ Definition by size|-| Mediastinum, generally || 10 mm<ref name=Torabi2004>{{cite journal | vauthors = Torabi M, Aquino SL, Harisinghani MG | title = Current concepts in lymph node imaging *[[CT of thoracic lymphadenopathy| journal = Journal CT of Nuclear Medicine : Official Publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine | volume = 45 | issue = 9 | pages = 1509–18 | date = September 2004 | pmid = 15347718 }}</ref><ref name=Saba2016>[https://books.google.com/books?id=q7v1CwAAQBAJ&pg=PA432 Page 432thoracic '''lymphadenopathy''']] in: {{cite book|title=Image Principles, Neck, and the Brain|author=Luca Saba|publisher=CRC Press|year=2016|isbn=9781482216202}}</ref>|-| Superior mediastinum and high paratracheal || 7mm<ref name="SharmaFidias2004"/>|-| Low paratracheal and subcarinal || 11 mm<ref name="SharmaFidias2004">{{cite journal|last1=Sharma|first1=Amita|last2=Fidias|first2=Panos|last3=Hayman|first3=L. Anne|last4=Loomis|first4=Susanne L.|last5=Taber|first5=Katherine H.|last6=Aquino|first6=Suzanne L.|title=Patterns of Lymphadenopathy in Thoracic Malignancies|journal=RadioGraphics|volume=24|issue=2|year=2004|pages=419–434|issn=0271-5333|doi=10.1148/rg.242035075}}</ref>|-|}
+Basic screening
*Pulmonary veins
:*[[CT of pulmonary embolism|CT of '''pulmonary embolism''']]
==Basic screening==
*'''Lung parenchyma''': Scan for opacities, preferably at a [[maximum intensity projection]] of about 8 mm in order to detect any lung nodules.<ref name="KawelSeifert2009">{{cite journal|last1=Kawel|first1=Nadine|last2=Seifert|first2=Burkhardt|last3=Luetolf|first3=Marcus|last4=Boehm|first4=Thomas|title=Effect of Slab Thickness on the CT Detection of Pulmonary Nodules: Use of Sliding Thin-Slab Maximum Intensity Projection and Volume Rendering|journal=American Journal of Roentgenology|volume=192|issue=5|year=2009|pages=1324–1329|issn=0361-803X|doi=10.2214/AJR.08.1689}}</ref>
*'''Pleura''', for any fluid in the dorsal parts
*'''Skeleton''': Any signs of damage.
*'''Lymph''' nodes in mediastinal, hilar and axial areas. ''If possibly enlarged, see '''[[CT of thoracic lymphadenopathy]]'''
*Visible '''abdominal''' volumes for any expansions or focal changes in the liver, adrenals or spleen.
===Report===
Even absence of opacities in the lung.
==Diseases==
;Vascular*[[CT of pulmonary embolism|CT of '''pulmonary embolism''']]*[[CT of superior vena cava syndrome|CT of '''superior vena cava syndrome''']]
===Pulmonary hypertension===
