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Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
Smoking related diseases ... (centrilobular emphysema ... bronchiolitis (RB-ILD ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... #ChestCT #Differential
Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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Diseases - Pneumonia ... Atelectasis - Emphysema ... #Diseases #Radiology ... Lung #CXR #XRay #ChestCT ... #Differential #
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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Honeycombing Most diseases ... on the basis of HRCT ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... LowAttenuation #Differential
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
appearances of pulmonary ... Parapneumonic effusion; empyema ... #diseases #differential ... #diagnosis #chestCT ... #radiology
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... interstitial lung disease ... On a Chest X-Ray ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
caused by a rigid chest ... Pulmonary Diseases ... Centrilobular emphysema ... #differential # ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
On the left a smoker with RB-ILD with subtle HRCT-findings.
The dominant pattern is ground glass opacification.
Additional
with subtle HRCT-findings ... are paraseptal emphysema ... there is a broad differential ... interpretion of the HRCT ... #Clinical #Radiology
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
On the left a chest ... film of a 19 year old ... findig on the chest ... many inhalational diseases ... #Clinical #Radiology
Septal thickening
Thickening of the lung interstitium by fluid, fibrous tissue, or infiltration by cells results in
interstitial lung disease ... in interstitial pulmonary ... Kerley B lines on chest ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT
Incidental Finding of Oleothorax - A chest radiograph showed a dense opacity in the upper area
Oleothorax - A chest ... The differential ... calcified empyema ... treatment for pulmonary ... Clinical #PCC #Radiology