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Lung Segment Anatomy Annotated on Chest CT
Right Lung:
 • Upper Lobe: Apical, Posterior, Anterior
 • Middle
Lung Segment Anatomy ... Chest CT Right Lung ... Lung: • Upper ... radiopaedia.org/cases ... pulmonary #clinical #radiology
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Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
Causes of Pericardial ... Coxiella burnetii • Fungal ... - Metastatic: Lung ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #cardiology
Multiple masses
The differential diagnostic list of multiple masses is very long.
The most important diagnoses are listed
Multiple masses ... list of multiple masses ... is very long. ... #Management #Radiology ... #Lung #Multiple
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
mnemonic for the causes ... of a cavitating lung ... pulmonary abscess (TB, fungal ... #Differential #Lung
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
diameter are called lung ... masses & should ... nodules (no solid component ... associated with lung ... a diagnosis of lung
Monod Sign on Chest CT
 • Air surrounding a fungal ball in a preexisting pulmonary cavity
surrounding a fungal ... Monod #Sign #CT #Lung ... Pulmonary #diagnosis #radiology
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
Fungal Biomarkers ... Polysaccharide cell wall component ... of many fungi ... Clav (may be + as long ... Sara Dong #Fungal
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infections: Cerebral abscess (bacterial, fungal, parasitic), Neurocysticercosis, Tuberculoma, Cerebral
abscess (bacterial, fungal ... Malignancy: Metastases (lung ... Diagnosis #neurology #radiology
Causes of Diffuse Lung Disease. 
Collagen vascular 
 - Scleroderma 
 - Rheumatoid arthritis 
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Causes of Diffuse ... Lung Disease. ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #Causes ... #Diffuse #Lung
Bronchiectasis - Permanent dilation of an airway
WHAT CAN YOU SEE ON CT?
1) Lack of tapering of
segment or lobe of lung ... involving both lungs ... WHAT ARE COMMON CAUSES ... Bacterial, TB, NTM, Fungal ... #differential #causes