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Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
Differential diagnosis ... in women in the child-bearing ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CTChest ... #Cystic #Cysts ... #Differential #Comparison
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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Emphysema - Lung cysts ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #LowAttenuation ... #Differential # ... Diagram #Comparison
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
(LAM): uniform cysts ... in woman of child-bearing ... bizarre shaped cysts ... Radiology #HRCT #CTChest ... Cystic #Pattern #Comparison
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
In the differential ... To differentiate ... associated pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CTChest ... Emphysema #Comparison
Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
multiple thick walled cysts ... (LAM): regular cysts ... in woman of child-bearing ... Radiology #HRCT #CTChest ... Cystic #Pattern #Comparison
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
#LungDisease #CTILD ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Comparison #Table ... #Pulmonary #Rheumatology
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
before the typical cysts ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #Nodular ... NodularPattern #Differential ... #Comparison #Table
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
the lung, like cyst ... we describe a chest ... a thick wall Cyst ... #CXR #Lucency #Differential ... #Lung #Pulmonary
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... On a Chest X-Ray ... When the cysts have ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Interstitial #Pattern #Differential
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
Patterns - Differential ... Antitripsyn Def • Cysts ... Honeycombing: Idiopathic Pulmonary ... #CT #Patterns #Differential ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary