title: Sparing of some accessory lobes in diffuse pulmonary edema.
abstract: In patients with diffuse pulmonary edema we have noted a number who had sparing of accessory lobes. We postulate that this is due to a combination of two factors: diminished perfusion of the peripheral lung parenchyma and accessory fissures preventing interalveolar drift.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Hospital, New York 10021, USA.
authors.forename: K V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Greatrex
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Fisher
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011652:Pulmonary Circulation; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011859:Radiography