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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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Honeycombing Most diseases ... on the basis of HRCT ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... Differential #Diagram #Comparison
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
Ground-glass opacity (GGO ... resolution of the HRCT ... bronchiolitis #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
The distribution of nodules shown on HRCT is the most important factor in making an accurate
distribution In certain diseases ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... Perilymphatic #Comparison ... #Diagram #RadiologyAssistant
Ground-glass opacity is nonspecific, but highly significant finding since 60-80% of patients with ground-glass opacity on
treatable lung disease ... cases the lung disease ... two cases with GGO ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
the left some diseases ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Differential #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Reticular pattern 
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular septal thickening, usually focal or unilateral 50% adenopathy', known carcinoma.
2.
Cardiogenic pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... Reticular #Pattern #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis. 
On the left multiple diseases showing septal thickening:
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular
left multiple diseases ... Cardiogenic pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Differential #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient with ground glass pattern in a mosaic distribution.
Some lobules are involved
thromboembolic disease ... are confluent, HRCT ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #GGO # ... HypersenstitivityPneumonitis #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient with ground glass pattern in a mosaic distribution.
The clue here is
enlargement of pulmonary ... thromboembolic disease ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #GGO # ... Thromboembolism #RadiologyAssistant
Metastases
Metastases are the most common cause of multiple pulmonary masses.
Usually they vary in size and are
cause of multiple pulmonary ... HRCT will demonstrate ... subsequent spread of disease ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Lung #Metastases #RadiologyAssistant