
"Blebs" are weak spots that form at the top of the lung. These weak spots can leak air and cause a lung to collapse. This image shows dozens of small blebs on each of my lungs. This cat scan image was taken from above, looking down on to the top of the lung. The big dark black circle in the middle of the image is the windpipe.
Before this particular lung surgery they wrote "Yes" on my arm to indicate the correct side
Chest Tube + Heimlich Valve for 42 days... read story here
My lung with 25% collapse
Some other Cat Scan Images I thought looked neat (healthy lung, not collapsed):
