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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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cysts (LAM, LIP ... basis of HRCT findings ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... LowAttenuation #Differential
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... about imaging findings ... in interstitial lung ... low attenuation (table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
, like cyst, cavity ... we describe a chest ... #CXR #Lucency #Differential ... #Table #CavitaryLesion ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
UIP with honeycombing (left) and chronic HP (right)
Differential diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
Subacute stage:
- RB-ILD: seen in
HP (right) Differential ... very similar HRCT findings ... throughout the whole lung ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest
Septal thickening
Thickening of the lung interstitium by fluid, fibrous tissue, or infiltration by cells results in
Thickening of the lung ... with interstitial lung ... a predominant finding ... diagnosis (Table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
and laboratory findings ... permanent alopecia Differential ... and CNS • Headache ... • Transverse Myelitis ... with Lupus: • Chronic
Increased pulmonary venous pressure is related to the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) and can be
features on the chest ... film (Table). ... obstructive lung ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Stages #Findings
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (2)
The case on the left shows an inspiratory and expiratory scan: the mosaic
mid and lower lung ... on the imaging findigs ... included in the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Chronic