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Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Nontuberculous mycobacteria, also known as atypical mycobacteria, are all the other mycobacteria which can cause
mycobacteria, also ... known as atypical ... mycobacteria, are all ... which can cause pulmonary ... AirFluidLevel #RadiologyAssistant
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
consolidation is pulmonary ... This is also called ... redistribution of pulmonary ... a superimposed pulmonay ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Perilymphatic distribution
Perilymphatic nodules are most commonly seen in sarcoidosis.
They also occur in silicosis, coal-worker's pneumoconiosis and
They also occur ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
More than 100 entities manifest as diffuse lung disease.
Fortunately only about 10 of these account for
entities manifest as ... for about 90% of all ... the common and also ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Mnemonic #HRCT #RadiologyAssistant
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Edema: • Pathophysiology ... • Pathophysiology ... systemic veins, and also ... - PE also reduces ... lymphatic filling can also
Batwing
A bilateral perihilar distribution of consolidation is also called a Batwing distribution.
The sparing of the periphery
consolidation is also ... most typical of pulmonary ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Algorithm for nodular pattern
The algorithm to distinguish perilymphatic, random and centrilobular nodules is the following:
- Look
pleural nodules and also ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Differential #Algorithm #RadiologyAssistant
Size
A solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN) is defined as a single intraparenchymal lesion less than 3 cm
Size A solitary pulmonary ... SPN) is defined as ... Swensen et al studied ... EBM #Radiology #Pulmonary ... MalignancyRate #Rate #RadiologyAssistant
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
standing erect, the pulmonary ... The pulmonary vascular ... redistribution of pulmonary ... Notice also the ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant
Subsolid nodules
Most subsolid nodules are transient and the result of infection or hemorrhage.
However, persistent subsolid nodules
by Henschke et al ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... PulmonaryNodule #Followup #RadiologyAssistant