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Mosaic Attenuation on Chest CT
 • Variable attenuation seen on a chest CT in a lobular
Mosaic Attenuation ... .2016.12.033 #Mosaic ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical
Polo Mint Sign on Chest CT
 • Partial filling defect in a blood vessel surrounded by
Partial filling ... defect in a blood ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical
On the left a patient with ground glass pattern in a mosaic distribution.
The clue here is
glass pattern in a mosaic ... enlargement of pulmonary ... hyperperfused lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Thromboembolism #RadiologyAssistant
On the left another patient with ground glass pattern in a mosaic distribution.
Again the ground glass
glass pattern in a mosaic ... hyperperfused lung ... thromboemboli in which partial ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Thromboembolism #RadiologyAssistant
Secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) CardiacCT. In nl development, the ostium secundum allows placental blood to
septal defect (ASD ... blood to bypass lungs ... MMI approach, CT ... @AChoiHeart #Clinical ... #Radiology #Cardiology
When a rib fracture heals, the callus formation may create a mass-like appearance (blue arrow).
Sometimes a
Sometimes a CT is ... fracture from a lung ... arterial hypertension ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Pseudotumor #RadiologyAssistant
Lung infarction
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
Lung infarction ... In pulmonar embolism ... On the CT we can ... #Clinical #Radiology ... PulmonaryEmbolism #RadiologyAssistant
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
the surrounding lung ... without associated pulmonary ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest ... Emphysema #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant
It can be difficult to distinguish these three entities.
There are two diagnostic hints for further differentiation:
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right with the pulmonary ... penicillamine) #Clinical ... #Radiology #CTChest ... MosaicAttenuation #Mosaic ... Attenuation #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant
Pulmonary sequestration
This is an uncommon cause of lobar consolidation.
It is a congenital abnormality.
A nonfunctioning part of
Pulmonary sequestration ... nonfunctioning part of the lung ... tree and receives arterial ... #Clinical #Radiology ... PulmonarySequestration #RadiologyAssistant