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Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
(centrilobular emphysema ... - Aspiration - Pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #HRCT #ChestCT ... #Upper #Lower #RadiologyAssistant
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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These include: - Emphysema ... on the basis of HRCT ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... TractionBronchiectasis #Cysts #Emphysema ... #SignetRing #RadiologyAssistant
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
Chest POCUS Pulmonary ... negative intra-thoracic ... positive intra-thoracic ... Chest #clinical #video ... #POCUS #pulmonary
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Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest Wall Physical Examination

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside
Examination Pulmonary ... negative intra-thoracic ... positive intra-thoracic ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #pulmonary #respiratory
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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 ... low attenuation (emphysema ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #HRCT #CTChest ... Algorithm #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a typical case of panlobular emphysema.
There is uniform destruction of the underlying architecture
of panlobular emphysema ... the secondary pulmonary ... Pulmonary vessels ... difficult to detect on HRCT ... PanlobularEmphysema #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a smoker with RB-ILD with subtle HRCT-findings.
The dominant pattern is ground glass opacification.
Additional
RB-ILD with subtle HRCT-findings ... are paraseptal emphysema ... interpretion of the HRCT ... probably would be pulmonary ... RespiratoryBronchiolitis #ILD #RadiologyAssistant