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Algorithm for Treatment of Chronic Thromboembolic Disease (CTEPH)
Initial Imaging for Screening - V/Q scan - 90-100%
Thromboembolic Disease (CTEPH ... 94-100% sp for CTEPH ... Angioplasty (BPA ... ) • Consider Lung ... management #algorithm #cardiology
Mosaic Attenuation on Chest CT
 • Variable attenuation seen on a chest CT in a lobular
Mosaic Attenuation ... CT • Variable attenuation ... • DDx: BO, CTEPH ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
Hypertension (CTEPH ... regurgitation) Diagnosis ... Ventilation-perfusion lung ... defects • Confirm diagnosis ... Angioplasty
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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result in decreased lung ... attenuation or ... - Emphysema - Lung ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Diagnostic algorithm for a child or adolescent with suspected pulmonary hypertension. CHD, congenital heart disease; CPET,
Diagnostic algorithm ... with suspected pulmonary ... exercise testing; CTEPH ... ; CLD, chronic lung ... #Diagnosis #Peds
CT Lung Signs in Pulmonary Diseases - One Page Summary of Pulmonary Signs
 - Air Crescent
CT Lung Signs in ... sign - Mosaic attenuation ... #ChestCT #CT #Lung ... #Diseases #diagnosis ... #differential #radiology
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
- Differential Diagnosis ... Honeycombing - See Low Attenuation ... Honeycombing: Idiopathic Pulmonary ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #radiology
Using Stroke Windows for Detecting Ischemia on Head CT
When evaluating a CT head for possible stroke,
tissues of differing attenuation ... (blood/lung vs ... tissues of similar attenuation ... Ischemia #HeadCT #Radiology ... #CTHead #diagnosis
Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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Radiographic Features of Pulmonary ... Emphysema - Pulmonary ... #Diseases #Radiology ... #Patterns #Lung ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Feeding Vessel Sign on Chest CT
 • Distinct pulmonary vessel leading into a lung nodule or
CT • Distinct pulmonary ... leading into a lung ... Vessel #Sign #CT #Lung ... #Pulmonary #diagnosis ... #radiology #clinical