Talk:Ground-glass opacity

Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 19 October 2020 and 13 November 2020. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Serotonin and the Dopamines. Peer reviewers: Hiatal Hernia.

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Coronavirus

This page could be updated to mention coronavirus. An opinion in the Washington Post says that GGO is seen in Covid-19 patients. [1] The opinion was contributed by Daniel P. Oran and Eric J. Topol, both researchers at Scripps. Jason.Rafe.Miller (talk) 10:05, 12 June 2020 (UTC)

Wikiproject Medicine; UCF College of Medicine WikiProject Article

Hello. I am a 4th year medical student taking part in a Wikiproject course, in which we are tasked with updating a wikipedia article. I have chosen Ground-Glass Opacity (GGO). I feel we can greatly expand on the current article, particularly in light of COVID-19. Although this topic does not fit precisely into a suggested content section category as outlined in the Manual of Style for medicine-related articles, I think it fits best in either the "Anatomy" or "Signs and Symptoms" categories; thus, I will be pulling section headings from both. A general outline of my plan is below:

Lead
-- Will include shortened definition plus list of general etiologies of GGOs.

Definition
-- I will add this section to the beginning to better define what is meant by GGO when used as radiologic finding.

Differential Diagnoses
-- There are already some differentials listed here. However, I plan to list out in a bulleted format, organized under subheadings with respect to etiologies (infectious, autoimmune, neoplastic, chronic diseases, etc).

Subtypes
-- Here I will further explain the specific GGO findings relating to diseases or syndromes of greater interest (e.g. pneumonias, COVID-19, sarcoidosis, neoplastic causes, etc.) separated by subtypes. Serotonin and the Dopamines (talk) 15:16, 5 November 2020 (UTC)

COVID-19
-- Discuss relevant imaging findings in COVID-19 as it relates to GGOs. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Serotonin and the Dopamines (talk • contribs) 00:50, 5 November 2020 (UTC) Serotonin and the Dopamines (talk) 15:16, 5 November 2020 (UTC)

History
-- Brief discussion of where the term originated and its evolution since inception.

Additional Images
-- Will include additional images of GGOs due to a variety of etiologies, as available. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Serotonin and the Dopamines (talk • contribs) 17:09, 22 October 2020 (UTC)

Serotonin and the Dopamines (talk) 15:11, 23 October 2020 (UTC)

UCF Wikimed 2020 Peer Review

Hello all this is a peer review for ground-glass opacity. I focused mainly on readability and only sections edited by my peer author. Below are my thoughts:

Lead: I liked the lead, very concise and to the point. One thing that I felt needed clarification were the words "opacification" or "attenuation". I think to an ordinary reader I would have been confused as to what they mean. You did however elaborate on those terms in the Definition section. May want to consider using the same words in parentheses as you did there like “density” or “hazy”.

Definition: really enjoyed this section

Causes: very thorough. I loved the breakdown into the subheadings

Subtypes: Some sections I felt needed more frequent citations. For example the first sentence: “There are seven subtypes of ground-glass opacities”. Another sentence: “The diffuse subtype is one of the most commonly seen GGOs on CT imaging.”

Also consider linking articles for some terms like “ARDS” or “cardiogenic pulmonary edema” for the diffuse section. Same suggestion for the remaining subtypes. I do like how you included pictures on the bottom of the section for the varying subtypes.

Small typing error (lack of a space) in “Reversed halo sign” section. I will fix for you.

COVID-19: well done with this section

History: perhaps more frequent citation with this section as well

Hiatal Hernia (talk) 03:03, 10 November 2020 (UTC)

Peer-Review Response

Thank you for the suggestions, they were very helpful. Below is a summary of the changes I have made:

-- Added clarification to opacification and attenuation in the lead.

-- Changed "Subtypes" section to "Patterns" to more clearly reflect source material.

-- Added in-text citations.

-- There are few sources regarding the origins of the word term "ground-glass opacity," so I was unfortunately unable to add additional references here.

Thank you for your suggestions!

Serotonin and the Dopamines (talk) 16:05, 10 November 2020 (UTC)

@Serotonin and the Dopamines - [Is that a band name?] Thank you for the good job you did in making this article more readable and logical. It is a big pet peeve of mine that in the technical articles (medicine, engineering, etc), jargon is used without explanation, parenthetical or otherwise. Why should a lay reader be required to fall down a Carroll-type rabbit hole to chase one definition after another? Inefficient and frustrating!

You are welcome to shape up any other article you might be interested in and in which you have some expertise. ^_^

Happy New Year! Wordreader (talk) 17:17, 5 January 2024 (UTC)