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Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
Cystic LCH: - LAM ... Centrilobular emphysema ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CTChest #Cystic ... #Comparison #Table
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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These include: - Emphysema ... - Lung cysts (LAM ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... Differential #Diagram #Comparison
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
(LAM): uniform cysts ... bizarre shaped cysts ... Centrilobular emphysema ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Pattern #Comparison
Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
Centrilobular emphysema ... (LAM): regular cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... LowAttenuation #Cystic ... #Pattern #Comparison
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
Infection (TB, Fungal ... Attenuation: • Emphysema ... Antitripsyn Def • Cysts ... Infection, Aspiration, Cystic ... #radiology
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
Cysts occur without ... associated pulmonary ... emphysema. ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Emphysema #Comparison
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
the lung, like cyst ... pneumatocele, emphysema ... with a thin wall Emphysema ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Radiation C - Cystic ... Pulmonary Diseases ... Centrilobular emphysema ... clearance: - Cystic ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
Honeycombing is defined by the presence of small cystic spaces with irregularly thickened walls composed of
presence of small cystic ... Honeycomb cysts ... from paraseptal emphysema ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #Honeycombing
Cystic lung disease
Lung cysts are defined as radiolucent areas with a wall thickness of less than
Cystic lung disease ... Lung cysts are ... infection (TB, Staph, fungal ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #Cystic