Ditzel

Quick meaning: Ditzel is a noun meaning (radiology, informal) A small nodule found on the lung.

Meaning

(radiology, informal) A small nodule found on the lung.

Example Sentences

Many asymptomatic patients have CT scans for a variety of reasons and have these "ditzels" found. They are then referred for management.

To make matters worse, each of these heroic poems ends with recommendations for further imaging to include ultrasound (US) of the pelvis, US of the kidneys, magnetic resonance imaging of the pelvis, CT of the full chest, and repeat studies with additional contrast or thin-section evaluations of specific organs for the 'ditzels' described.

We surveyed the members of the Society of Thoracic Radiology regarding their interpretation of and management decisions for very small (3-5 mm) pulmonary nodules—“ditzels”—noted on CT. […] Those radiologists located in an area considered endemic for granulomatous disease were more likely to consider an incidental ditzel benign and to recommend follow-up, whereas those in a nonendemic area were more likely to recommend biopsy.

Word Forms

• ditzels

Related Words

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