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There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level (blue arrow).
The upper lobe is still attached to the
There is a lung ... cystic lung disease ... LAM is a rare lung ... airways leading to pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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result in decreased lung ... - Lung cysts (LAM ... diseases with a ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level.
The upper lobe is still attached to the chest wall
There is a lung ... cystic lung disease ... LAM is a rare lung ... airways leading to pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
, like cyst, cavity ... pneumatocele, emphysema ... thin wall Emphysema ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Algorithm for Diagnosis of Diffuse Cystic Lung Disease (DCLD)
Round, smooth cysts with normal lung parenchyma in
Algorithm for Diagnosis ... parenchyma in a ... distribution - LAM ... pleura & vessels in a ... #DCLD #pulmonary
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
frequently arise within a ... consolidation as a ... the surrounding lung ... associated pulmonary ... emphysema.
Key findings in Lymphangiomyomatosis:
Numerous thin-walled cysts, surrounded by normal parenchyma.
Cysts range from 2mm to 5cm in
throughout the lungs ... Recurrent pneumothorax ... case of LAM with ... pneumothorax. ... #Clinical #Radiology
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Tuberculosis A ... Radiation C - Cystic ... Centrilobular emphysema ... clearance: - Cystic ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
On the left a case with multiple cysts that are evenly distributed througout the lung (
On the left a case ... with multiple cysts ... througout the lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #LAM #
Honeycombing is defined by the presence of small cystic spaces with irregularly thickened walls composed of
and subpleural lung ... from paraseptal emphysema ... usually occur in a ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #Honeycombing