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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 ... - Lung cysts (LAM ... low attenuation pattern ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
Low Attenuation pattern ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... #Cystic #Pattern ... #Comparison #Table
Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
Low Attenuation pattern ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... #Cystic #Pattern ... #Comparison #Table
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... The cystic pattern ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... Pattern #Differential
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
of pulmonary fibrosis ... On a chest X-ray ... at the lung bases ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Pattern #Honeycombing
Septal thickening
Thickening of the lung interstitium by fluid, fibrous tissue, or infiltration by cells results in
cells results in a pattern ... diagnosis (Table ... Kerley B lines on chest ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
On the left a chest ... is a reticular patern ... recognized that this pattern ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #