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Lung Cancer | Last Active: Sep 10, 2023 | Replies (125)Comment receiving replies
Replies to "Yes, I also have noted that CT reports sometimes mention unrelated conditions. That could be of..."
You are right - pretty much everything in medicine has been defined in detail. The lungs have indeed been divided into pieces - 5 lobes(2 left, 3 right) and further divided into segments(8 left, 10 right) and then you can describe sub parts of these with the common terms for front, back, top, bottom, etc.
How well the reports use these definitions depends on the individual pulmonary radiologist. Strict standardization in reporting can have its own issues too.