@article {Younis:2006:0020-1324:761, author = "Younis, Walid G. and Dernaika, Tarek A. and Jones, Kellie R. and Kinasewitz, Gary T. and Keddissi, Jean I.", title = "Rounded Atelectasis With Atypical Computed Tomography Findings", journal = "Respiratory Care", volume = "51", number = "7", year = "2006", abstract = "Rounded atelectasis is atelectasis of the peripheral part of the lung, typically in contact with thickened pleura, featuring characteristic computed tomography findings. In this case, a 61-year-old man with history of asbestos exposure presented with a right-middle-lobe nodule on chest radiograph, with computed tomography findings suspicious for neoplasm. The patient underwent surgical resection, which revealed rounded atelectasis. Our case raises a question about the sensitivity of radiographic criteria used in identifying rounded atelectasis, and it emphasizes the need to keep rounded atelectasis in the differential diagnosis of a single pulmonary nodule in a patient with a history of asbestos exposure.", pages = "761-763", url = "http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/jrcc/rc/2006/00000051/00000007/art00011", keyword = "ATELECTASIS, ASBESTOS, PLEURAL DISEASE, RADIOGRAPHY, THORACI" }