title: Plate-like atelectasis at the corticomedullary junction of the lung: CT observation and hypothesis.
abstract: A concept of plate-like atelectasis in the corticomedullary junction of the lung is presented with illustrative case reports. Two processes can be considered as contributory causes: air trapping in the cortex of the lung and decreased distensibility of the whole lung due to interstitial infiltration.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D001261:Pulmonary Atelectasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed