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CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
mnemonic for the causes ... of a cavitating lung ... mass. ... abscess (TB, fungal ... bronchogenic cyst #Diagnosis
Posterior Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurofibroma
 • Neurosarcoma
 • Neuroblastoma
 • Ganglioneuroma
 • Meningocele
Posterior Mediastinal Mass ... • Paraspinal abscess ... • Small cell lung ... #pulmonary #radiology ... #chest
Liver Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign Cystic 
 • Cyst
 • Polycystic Liver Disease
 • Caroli's
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hemangioma • Focal Nodular ... • Adenoma • Abscess ... Lung, Colon, Breast ... #Algorithm #Causes
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
, like cyst, cavity ... since in many cases ... we describe a chest ... #Cyst #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
patterns on a chest ... opacities Nodule or mass ... - Solitary Pulmonary ... Atelectasis #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... On a Chest X-Ray ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... infections • Nodular ... or cavitary lesions ... Mimics TB with: Cavitary ... • Dyspnea, • Chest
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... between these chest ... interstitial lung ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
/Masses: M.tuberculosis ... Actinomyces spp., NHL; Lung ... pneumonia • Cavitary ... #differential #diagnosis ... #chestCT #radiology
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... consolidation or nodular ... fever, cough and cavitary ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary ... #differential #diagnosis