Polyalveolosis: pathogenesis of congenital lobar emphysema?
Such findings allow us to conclude that polyalveolar lobe can and must be diagnosed by a simple and practical method, such as the radial alveolar count, which decreases the incidence of the unknown etiology. The findings of an increased number of alveoli on patients younger than 3 is related to congenital lobar emphysema, since the number of alveoli does not increase in congenital lobar emphysema, just the opposite to what one would expect in the normal development of the lung.
EAT volume measured on non-contrast CT is an independent marker for the presence and severity of coronary calcium burden and also identifies individuals at increased risk of CAC progression. EAT quantification may thus add to the prognostic value of CAC imaging.