In this video I go through the system to assess all of the airways on chest CT: this is something that is a must every time you read a scan! Knowing the anatomy and being able to systematically review the airways will increase the chance of picking up abnormalities within the airways and of the consequences of airway pathology such as an obstructing tumour causing collapse.
Although it can all be a bit daunting I found scrolling through this helpful radiopaedia site whenever I read a chest CT really helpful in learning the bronchial anatomy
radiopaedia.org/cases/broncho...
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SEGMENTAL ANATOMY
RIGHT UPPER LOBE
Anterior
Posterior
Apical
RIGHT MIDDLE LOBE
Medial
Lateral
RIGHT LOWER LOBE
Apical
Medial
Anterior
Lateral
Posterior
LEFT UPPER LOBE
Anterior
Apicoposterior
Superior lingula
Inferior lingula
LEFT LOWER LOBE
Apical
Anteromedial
Lateral
Posterior