6 results
High Attenuation pattern 
1. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with peripheral areas of ground glass opacity.
2. Sarcoid end-stage
High Attenuation pattern ... areas of ground glass ... areas of ground glass ... Clinical #Radiology #HRCT ... #Comparison #Table
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
disease comes from HRCT ... On HRCT there are ... low attenuation (table ... The ground-glass ... seen and in many cases
High Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Non specific interstitial pneumonitis (NSIP): ground glass with traction bronchiectasis, no
High Attenuation pattern ... (NSIP): ground glass ... Clinical #Radiology #HRCT ... HighAttenuation #Pattern ... #Comparison #Table
Reticular pattern 
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular septal thickening, usually focal or unilateral 50% adenopathy', known carcinoma.
2.
Reticular pattern ... incidental finding in HRCT ... lines), ground-glass ... proteinosis: ground glass ... #Comparison #Table
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
specific • Chest CTA ... mosaic parenchymal pattern ... recurrent VTE • RCT ... WHO functional class ... WHO functional class
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
metabolic equivalent able ... b) CHF c) CVA ... ASA class If ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Stable patients