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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... low attenuation (table ... When the cysts have ... Interstitial #Pattern #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar consolidation
The most common presentation of consolidation is lobar or segmental.
The most common diagnosis is lobar
The table lists ... the differential ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... Consolidation #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
Summary table of common benign breast diseases and how to manage them. 
Fibroadenoma:
 • Most common
Summary table of ... cyst: • Arise ... e.g. biopsy, car ... diseases #benign #differential ... surgery #causes #table
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
terms to describe areas ... the lung, like cyst ... visible wall #CXR ... #Lucency #Differential ... #Table #CavitaryLesion
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
(LAM): uniform cysts ... bizarre shaped cysts ... low attenuation areas ... Pattern #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
Differential diagnosis ... : - LAM: round cysts ... #Differential # ... Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
Hilar enlargement
The table summarizes the causes of hilar enlargement.
Normal hili are:
- Normal in position - left
enlargement The table ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... #Enlargement #Differential ... Unilateral #Bilateral #RadiologyAssistant
Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
low attenuation areas ... multiple thick walled cysts ... (LAM): regular cysts ... Pattern #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
very important to differentiate ... will limit the differential ... Sarcoidosis is the great ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
before the typical cysts ... NodularPattern #Differential ... #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant