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Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
(LAM): uniform cysts ... bizarre shaped cysts ... Honeycombing 4. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest
Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
multiple thick walled cysts ... Honeycombing. 4. ... (LAM): regular cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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Emphysema - Lung cysts ... on the basis of HRCT ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Differential #Diagram #Comparison ... TractionBronchiectasis #Cysts
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
on HRCT Most of ... disease comes from HRCT ... On HRCT there are ... When the cysts have ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
High Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Non specific interstitial pneumonitis (NSIP): ground glass with traction bronchiectasis, no
bronchiectasis, no honeycombing ... result of massive fibrosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Nodular pattern(2)
1. Sarcoidosis: nodules with perilymphatic distribution, along fissures, adenopathy.
2. TB: Tree-in-bud appearance in a patient
before the typical cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... Nodular #Pattern #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
HRCT findings in UIP
Honeycombing consisting of multilayered thick-walled cysts.
Architectural distortion with traction bronchiectasis due to fibrosis.
Predominance
HRCT findings in ... UIP Honeycombing ... multilayered thick-walled cysts ... bronchiectasis due to fibrosis ... lymphadenopathy #Clinical #Radiology
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
pattern of pulmonary fibrosis ... A HRCT is needed ... to confirm the diagnosis ... HRCT demonstrated ... #Clinical #Radiology
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
the lung, like cyst ... , honeycombing, ... a thick wall Cyst ... CavitaryLesion #Cavity #Cyst ... #Radiology
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
emphysematous bullae ... with end-stage fibrosis ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Cavity #Cyst # ... Emphysema #Comparison