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Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
describe a chest X-ray ... visible wall #CXR ... #Lucency #Differential ... #Cyst #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... cysts have thick walls ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Lungcancer
10% of lungcancers cavitate, most commonly squamous cell carcinoma.
Small cell lungcancer does not cavitate.
Bronchoalveolar carcinoma, or
carcinoma, or now called ... Here a chest x-ray ... large cavitating lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #LungCancer
When a rib fracture heals, the callus formation may create a mass-like appearance (blue arrow).
Sometimes a
fracture heals, the callus ... is necessary to differentiate ... fracture from a lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Old #RibFracture
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
the surrounding lung ... without associated pulmonary ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Cavity #Cyst #
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
neuroexam - Oral cavity ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology ... unless prior heart/lung