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. 2012 Jun;85(1014):e130–e139. doi: 10.1259/bjr/70704099
8. Consolidation “.” if N/A
    HOMOGENEOUS 0 8.
    PATCHY 1
9. Nodule details (Specify only if answer to questions 2–7 includes “4”)
a. Number 9a.
    SOLITARY 0
    MULTIPLE 1
b. Size 9b.
    MILIARY (<2 mm) 0
    SMALL (2–3 mm) 1
    MEDIUM (>3–5 mm) 2
    LARGE (>5 mm) 3
c. Calcification 9c.
    NON-CALCIFIED 0
    CALCIFIED 1
    BOTH 2
10. Cavity details (Specify only if answer to questions 2–7 includes “5”)
a. Number 10a.
    SOLITARY 0
    MULTIPLE 1
b. Size 10b.
    SMALL (<2 cm) 1
    MEDIUM (2–5 cm) 2
    LARGE (>5 cm) 3
c. Wall thickness 10c.
    THIN (≤1 mm) 0
    MODERATE (1–3 mm) 1
    MARKED (>3 mm) 2
d. Fluid levels 10d.
    ABSENT 0
    PRESENT 1
e. Intracavitary bodies 10e.
    ABSENT 0
    PRESENT 1
11. Predominant location of the findings on the radiograph as a whole?
a. Distribution 11a.
    FOCAL DISEASE 0
    DIFFUSE DISEASE 1
b. If focal disease 11b.
    UPPER LOBE 0
    MIDDLE LOBE 1
    LOWER 2
c. Centrality of diffuse 11c.
    CENTRAL 0
    PERIPHERAL 1
    UNIFORM 2
d. Symmetry 11d.
    BOTH 0
    RIGHT 1
    LEFT 2
12. Cardiac silhouette 12.
    NORMAL 0
    ENLARGED 1
    UNINTERPRETABLE 2
13. Mediastinal position 13.
    MIDLINE 0
    SHIFTED RIGHT 1
    SHIFTED LEFT 2
14. Mediastinal size 14.
    NORMAL 0
    WIDENED 1
    MASS 2
15. Hilar elevation 15.
    NONE 0
    RIGHT 1
    LEFT 2
    BOTH 3
16. Is hilar/mediastinal lymphadenopathy present? 16.
    NO 0 (Go to 17)
    YES 1 (Go to 16a)
a. Location? 16a.
    BOTH 0
    RIGHT 1
    LEFT 2
17. Pleural abnormalities
a. Apical cap? 17a.
    NO 0
    YES 1
b. Pleural thickening 17b.
    ABSENT 0
    RIGHT 1
    LEFT 2
    BOTH 3
c. Effusion 17c.
    ABSENT 0 (Go to 18)
    RIGHT 1 (Go to 17d)
    LEFT 2 (Go to 17d)
    BOTH 3 (Go to 17d)
d. Effusion size 17d.
    SMALL (Less than one lung zone) 0
    MODERATE (between 1 and 2 lung zones) 1
    MASSIVE (>2 lung zones) 2
e. Effusion type 17e.
    FREE 0
    LOCULATED 1
f. Pneumothorax 17f.
    ABSENT 0 (Go to 18)
    RIGHT 1 (Go to 17g)
    LEFT 2 (Go to 17g)
    BOTH 3 (Go to 17g)
g. Pneumothorax size 17g.
    SMALL (less than 1/3 of the hemithorax) 0
    MODERATE (2/3 of hemithorax) 1
    MASSIVE (>2/3 of hemithorax) 2
18. Radiological extent of disease: 18.
    NORMAL 0
    MINIMAL 1
    MODERATELY ADVANCED 2
    FAR ADVANCED 3
19. Radiological impression of parenchyma 19.
    Normal parenchyma 0
    Lobar pneumonia 1
    Bronchopneumonia 2
    Interstitial pneumonia 3
    Collapse/atelectasis 4
    Fibrosis 5
    Fibrocavitary pneumonia 6
    Cavitary pneumonia 7
    Miliary TB pattern 8
    Solitary pulmonary nodule 9
    Mass 10
    Emphysema 11
    Pleural effusion/disease 12
    Pneumothorax 13
    Pulmonary cardiovascular disease 14
    Bronchiectasis 15
    Others, specify 16
20. Likelihood of TB 20.
    Probable (findings consistent with TB) 0
    Possible (atypical findings) 1
    Unlikely (findings not consistent with TB) 2
    Unable to assess 3
21. Radiological diagnosis 21.
    Normal 0
    Pulmonary tuberculosis 1
    Extrapulmonary tuberculosis 2
    Bacterial pneumonia 3
    Pneumocystis pneumonia 4
    Pulmonary Kaposi's sarcoma 5
    Lymphoma 6
    Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia 7
    Other 8 (Specify in 21a)
a. Specify other
22. Radiologist 22.
    OR/HNK 0
    HNK/MK 1
    OR/MK 2