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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 ... - Lung cysts (LAM ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CTChest ... LowAttenuation #Differential ... #Diagram #Comparison
Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
Differential diagnosis ... Centrilobular emphysema ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CTChest ... #Cystic #Cysts ... #Differential #Comparison
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
In the differential ... To differentiate ... associated pulmonary emphysema ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CTChest ... Emphysema #Comparison
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
the lung, like cyst ... pneumatocele, emphysema ... we describe a chest ... with a thin wall Emphysema ... #CXR #Lucency #Differential
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
High-Res Chest CT ... Patterns - Differential ... Attenuation: • Emphysema ... Antitripsyn Def • Cysts ... HiRes #HighRes #Chest
Differential Diagnosis of Respiratory Acid-Base Disorders
Alkalosis
A. Central nervous system stimulation: Pain, Anxiety, psychosis, Fever, Cerebrovascular accident,
Differential Diagnosis ... Drugs or hormones ... Stimulation of chest ... Hemothorax, Flail chest ... Parenchyma: Emphysema
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
On the left a chest ... findig on the chest ... caused by multiple cysts ... most challenging differential ... helpfull in the differential