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Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
the differential diagnosis ... associated pulmonary emphysema ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest ... Emphysema #Comparison
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
pneumatocele, emphysema ... we describe a chest ... visible wall #CXR ... Lung #Pulmonary #Diagnosis ... #Radiology
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 ... TractionBronchiectasis #Cysts
Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
Differential diagnosis ... : - LAM: round cysts ... Centrilobular emphysema ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Cystic #Cysts
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
- Differential Diagnosis ... Attenuation: • Emphysema ... Antitripsyn Def • Cysts ... High #Resolution #HiRes ... #pulmonary #radiology
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... On a Chest X-Ray ... appreciate on a cest ... When the cysts have ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level (blue arrow).
The upper lobe is still attached to the
There is a lung cyst ... is a possible diagnosis ... leading to pulmonary cyst ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumothorax
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
caused by multiple cysts ... challenging differential diagnosis ... Emphysema however ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangiomyomatosis:
Langerhans cell histiocytosis: > 90% are smokers, cysts have irregular shapes and the
Differential diagnosis ... 90% are smokers, cysts ... Centrilobular emphysema ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Lymphangiomyomatosis
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level.
The upper lobe is still attached to the chest wall
There is a lung cyst ... is a possible diagnosis ... leading to pulmonary cyst ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumothorax