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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 ... we are dealing ... When the cysts have ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
Low Attenuation pattern ... (LAM): uniform cysts ... woman of child-bearing ... bizarre shaped cysts ... Clinical #Radiology #HRCT
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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The fourth pattern ... Emphysema - Lung cysts ... low attenuation pattern ... on the basis of HRCT ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary
Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
Low Attenuation pattern ... multiple thick walled cysts ... (LAM): regular cysts ... woman of child-bearing ... Clinical #Radiology #HRCT
Algorithm for nodular pattern
The algorithm to distinguish perilymphatic, random and centrilobular nodules is the following:
- Look
Algorithm for nodular ... pattern The algorithm ... septa, you are dealing ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #HRCT #CTChest
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS correlation in normal lung, pulmonary congestion, rheumatoid lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Notes: (A)
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS ... in normal lung, pulmonary ... artifact); (G) UIP pattern ... Clinical #Diagnosis #HRCT ... #POCUS #Lung #Correlation
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Pulmonary Renal ... sinus, nasal, hearing ... capillaritis leading ... hematuria, RBC casts ... • IF staining patterns
Algorithm for Diagnosis of Diffuse Cystic Lung Disease (DCLD)
Round, smooth cysts with normal lung parenchyma in
Algorithm for Diagnosis ... Round, smooth cysts ... pattern not consistent ... Disease #DCLD #pulmonary ... #Algorithm #Diagnosis
Basic Interpretation
A structured approach to interpretation of HRCT involves the following questions:
What is the dominant HR-pattern:
reticular
nodular
high
interpretation of HRCT ... the dominant HR-pattern ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #HRCT #CTChest ... Interpretation #Algorithm
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
good historian, leaving ... This post will focus ... non-threatening pulmonary ... chest radiograph pattern ... Pulmonary Contusion