title: [Computed tomography findings in pulmonary involvement of Wegener's granulomatosis: pictorial review].
abstract: Wegener's granulomatosis is a necrotising granulomatous vasculitis which has a variable manifestations in the chest that are best described on computed tomography. Imaging findings may include masses or nodules, which may cavitate; consolidations and ground-glass opacities. Wegener's granulomatosis can mimic pneumonia, malignancy, and noninfectious inflammatory diseases. The purpose of this pictorial essay is to demonstrate the characteristic computed tomography findings of pulmonary Wegener's granulomatosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkey. necdetpoyraz@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Necdet
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Poyraz
authors.forename: Celalettin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Korkmaz
authors.forename: Durdu Mehmet
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Yavşan
authors.forename: Suat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Keskin
authors.forename: Turgut
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Teke
authors.forename: Kemal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ödev
mesh_terms: D014890:Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008488:Medical Illustration; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed