Rounded atelectasis is an increasingly recognized but under-diagnosed and sometimes misdiagnosed pulmonary entity. This pictorial essay will present a broad range of examples of rounded atelectasis across different imaging modalities with inclusion of typical and atypical presentations. These examples will highlight imaging features that allow confident diagnosis and those that warrant further management, such as imaging surveillance, alternate imaging or invasive procedures for histological evaluation.
Keywords: computed tomography; pleural diseases; positron emission tomography computed tomography; pulmonary atelectasis; rounded atelectasis.
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