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Lung Segment Anatomy Annotated on Chest CT
Right Lung:
 • Upper Lobe: Apical, Posterior, Anterior
 • Middle
• Upper Lobe: Apical ... Medial • Lower Lobe ... Lung: • Upper Lobe ... #CT #CTChest #pulmonary ... #clinical #radiology
Normal Hilar Anatomy on Chest X-Ray
The hilum is 95% vessels and while it is not important
Normal Hilar Anatomy ... LUL - left upper lobe ... LLL - left lower lobe ... - Right upper lobe ... #clinical #radiology
On the left a patient who had a CT to rule out pulmonary embolism.
There is a
patient who had a CT ... The diagnosis based ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #SeptalThickening ... #CHF #RadiologyAssistant
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
lower to the upper lobes ... Views of the upper lobe ... during a period of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Radiology • Miliary ... Differential Diagnosis ... Opacities: • Infectious ... #diagnosis #pulmonary ... CXR #clinical #CT
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
High-Res Chest CT ... - Differential Diagnosis ... #CT #Patterns # ... Differential #Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #radiology
Notice that even within each lobe there is a gravity dependent difference in density.
This is only
even within each lobe ... exsudate due to infection ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #CHF # ... Alveolar #Pulmonary
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Upper Lobe Lung ... caused by a rigid chest ... With Upper Lobe ... #differential #diagnosis ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level (blue arrow).
The upper lobe is still attached to the
The upper lobe is ... cyst in the upper lobe ... is a possible diagnosis ... airways leading to pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology
Bronchiectasis - Permanent dilation of an airway
WHAT CAN YOU SEE ON CT?
1) Lack of tapering of
CAN YOU SEE ON CT ... involving a segment or lobe ... Immunodeficiency 3) Infection ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary ... #diagnosis #differential