Fig. 12From: Stepwise diagnostic algorithm for high-attenuation pulmonary abnormalities on CTIdiopathic dendriform pulmonary ossification in a 76-year-old man. a CT image shows tiny contiguous branching nodules in the subpleural lesion of the right lower lobe (arrows). b Bone window image shows high attenuating small nodules (arrows). c Photomicrograph (H-E stain) reveals multiple bone formations in the alveolar ducts and alveoli (arrows). Br, bronchiole; PA, pulmonary artery; PV, pulmonary veinBack to article page