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Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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Diseases - Pneumonia ... Metastases - Interstitial ... Edema - Congestive ... #Diseases #Radiology ... #Patterns #Lung
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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Honeycombing Most diseases ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Differential #Diagram ... Emphysema #SignetRing #RadiologyAssistant
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
spaces with pus, edema ... Thickening of the interstitium ... lung disease (i.e ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
Upper lung zone ... Smoking related diseases ... edema #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Upper #Lower #RadiologyAssistant
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
Patients • Diffuse Interstitial ... Influenza, Lymphocytic interstitial ... edema; ARDS, Metastatic ... disease, Pulmonary ... Actinomyces spp., NHL; Lung
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
The idiopathic interstitial ... responses of the lung ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... ILD #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
lung disease comes ... lung disease and ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Batwing
A bilateral perihilar distribution of consolidation is also called a Batwing distribution.
The sparing of the periphery
most typical of pulmonary ... edema, both cardiogenic ... disease. ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
with airspace disease ... Is it pus, edema ... UIP, NSIP and long ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
edema - filling ... this is nodular interstitial ... lung disease, that ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Consolidation #Causes #RadiologyAssistant