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The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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cysts (LAM, LIP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... Differential #Diagram #Comparison ... Emphysema #SignetRing #RadiologyAssistant
On the left three different patients with lung cysts.
From left to right: Lymphangiomyomatosis, LIP and Langerhans
patients with lung ... cysts. ... Lymphangiomyomatosis, LIP and ... CTChest #Cystic #Comparison ... Histiocytosis #RadiologyAssistant
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
the surrounding lung ... associated pulmonary ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Emphysema #Comparison ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
in interstitial lung ... When the cysts have ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level (blue arrow).
The upper lobe is still attached to the
cyst in the upper ... airways leading to pulmonary ... and pneumothorax ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Lymphangioleiomyomatosis #LAM #RadiologyAssistant
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
, like cyst, cavity ... describe a chest X-ray ... as: Cavity - lucency ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
The azygoesophageal recess is the region inferior to the level of the azygos vein arch in
which the right lung ... heart anteriorly and ... lymphadenopathy Bronchogenic cyst ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... Azygoesophageal #Recess #RadiologyAssistant
Pericardial cyst
Pericardial cysts are connected to the pericardium and usually contain clear fluid.
The majority of pericardial
Pericardial cyst ... pulmonary arteries ... On the chest x-ray ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
supplying the upper lung ... supplying the lung ... In these cases comparison ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant
Lung infarction
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
Lung infarction ... lunginfarction and ... cyst has formed ... #Clinical #Radiology ... PulmonaryEmbolism #RadiologyAssistant