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On the left a patient who had a CT to rule out pulmonary embolism.
There is a
The diagnosis based ... cardiogenic pulmonary edema ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #SeptalThickening ... #CHF #RadiologyAssistant
Aortic Stenosis - Diagnosis and Stages

Clinical Presentation
- Exertional dyspnea
- Chest pain
- Palpitations
- HF Symptoms (orthopnea, PND,
Exertional dyspnea - Chest ... Palpitations - HF ... orthopnea, PND, LE edema ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Cardiology
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
High-Res Chest CT ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Scleroderma, End-Stage ... #CT #Patterns # ... #pulmonary #radiology
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
CT demonstrates ... can suggest the diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... SepticEmboli #Cavity #RadiologyAssistant
CT will also demonstrate signs of congestive heart failure.
On the image on the left notice the
CT will also demonstrate ... signs of congestive ... the differential diagnostic ... #CTChest #CHF # ... IntersitialEdema #Septal #RadiologyAssistant
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
rales, peripheral edema ... un lymphatic Diagnostic ... Chest x-ray: signs ... #heartfailure #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Air Bronchogram Sign on Chest CT
 • Patent airways surrounded by opacified lung
 • DDx: pna,
Air Bronchogram Sign ... on Chest CT • ... DDx: pna, pulm edema ... #Bronchogram #Sign ... #diagnosis #radiology
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
of the alveolar spaces ... with pus, edema ... bronchiolitis #Diagnosis ... #CTChest #GGO # ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
On the CT-images a mass in the anterior mediastinum is seen.
Final diagnosis: Hodgkins lymphoma. #Clinical #Radiology
On the CT-images ... Final diagnosis: ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #APWindow ... Hodgkins #Lymphoma #RadiologyAssistant
Increased pulmonary venous pressure is related to the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) and can be
be graded into stages ... features on the chest ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CHF #CXR #Stages ... #RadiologyAssistant