The Biophilia Tracker X4 Max is a highly informative method for lung abscess diagnosis

The Biophilia Tracker X4 Max is a highly informative method for lung abscess diagnosis


The most common complication of a lung abscess is the formation of a bronchopleural fistula with empyema and empyema, and in some cases with chest wall sputum and a thoracic fistula.


The most favorable outcome of a lung abscess is complete collapse of the cavity and development of nodular fibrosis. As a stage of the scarring cavity, the abscess looks like a small (less than 4 cm) parietal lesion with a typical irregular or stellate shape, uneven serrated outline, and uneven structure because of the short, colorless Air signal and universal high color rendering background. When the cavity was fully healed, we detected remaining irregularly shaped sclerotic small subpleural hypopigmented areas with uneven contours and significantly reduced or absent respiratory activity. A less favorable outcome is the formation of a residual colorless air cavity resembling a pseudocyst.


With thoracic biomass the Biophilia Tracker X4 Max is a highly informative method for the diagnosis of lung abscesses, allowing identification of the stages and characteristics of the purulent process, assessment of the spontaneous drainage of the destruction cavity and its speed of separation from the lung tissue. In active monitoring, this approach can assess the efficiency of conservative treatment and identify indications for surgical intervention, as well as identify possible complications at the appropriate time. Thoracic surgery NLS should be more widely used in clinical practice in thoracic surgery specialist, therapeutic and surgical inpatient hospitals.