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Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
, like cyst, cavity ... chest X-ray, we ... #CXR #Lucency #Differential ... #Cyst #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
the surrounding lung ... with end-stage fibrosis ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Cavity #Cyst #
Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
Silicosis is a fibrotic ... lung disease caused ... #Silicosis #clinical ... #radiology #CXR ... #pulmonary
Monod Sign on Chest CT
 • Air surrounding a fungal ball in a preexisting pulmonary cavity
Air surrounding a ... fungal ball in a ... cavity • DDx: ... Monod #Sign #CT #Lung ... #radiology #clinical
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
supplying the lung ... In daily clinical ... period of CHF (right ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
appearance of lung ... , as in cystic fibrosis ... structures in the right lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Radiation C - Cystic Fibrosis ... rigid chest cage ... clearance: - Cystic Fibrosis ... #diseases #differential ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
Galaxy Sign on Chest CT
 • Coalescent granuloma with a central dense mass and tiny peripheral
granuloma with a ... progressive massive fibrosis ... Galaxy #Sign #CT #Lung ... #Pulmonary #diagnosis ... #radiology #clinical
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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throughout the lungs ... hematogenous spread of a ... #Radiology #differential ... #diagnosis #pulmonary ... #CXR #clinical
Notice that even within each lobe there is a gravity dependent difference in density.
This is only
lobe there is a ... when there is a ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #CHF # ... Alveolar #Pulmonary