Lung, Hyperlucent

A lung with reduced markings on its chest radiograph and increased areas of transradiancy (hyperlucency). A hyperlucent lung is usually associated with pulmonary emphysema or PNEUMOTHORAX.

Year introduced: 1998

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Tree Number(s): C08.381.570

MeSH Unique ID: D019568

Entry Terms:

• Hyperlucent Lung
• Hyperlucent Lungs
• Lungs, Hyperlucent
• Thorax, Hyperlucent
• Hyperlucent Thorax
• Swyer-James Syndrome
• Swyer James Syndrome
• Syndrome, Swyer-James
• MacLeod Syndrome
• Syndrome, MacLeod
• Unilateral Hyperlucent Lung
• Hyperlucent Lungs, Unilateral
• Hyperlucent Lung, Unilateral
• Lungs, Unilateral Hyperlucent
• Lung, Unilateral Hyperlucent
• Unilateral Hyperlucent Lungs

Previous Indexing:

• Lung Diseases (1966-1997)
• Pulmonary Emphysema (1966-1997)

All MeSH Categories
Diseases Category
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Lung Diseases
Lung, Hyperlucent