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Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
, like cyst, cavity ... we describe a chest ... visible wall #CXR ... #Lucency #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
, which are probably ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... #SepticEmboli #Cavity ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... is interstitial lung ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
appearance of lung ... this case there are ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... Mucus #Plugging #RadiologyAssistant
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
supplying the lung ... during a period of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant
Lungcancer
10% of lungcancers cavitate, most commonly squamous cell carcinoma.
Small cell lungcancer does not cavitate.
Bronchoalveolar carcinoma, or
Here a chest x-ray ... large cavitating lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #LungCancer ... #Cavitary #RadiologyAssistant
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
the surrounding lung ... honeycomb cysts are ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CTChest #Cavity ... Emphysema #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant
Cavitation - Pneumonia
In virulent pyogenic infections an abscess may form within the consolidated lung as a
the consolidated lung ... coughed up, a cavity ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... CavitaryPneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
- Lung neoplasms ... granulomatous noduli are ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that even within each lobe there is a gravity dependent difference in density.
This is only
consolidations are ... transudate like in CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #CHF # ... #Dependent #RadiologyAssistant