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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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#Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... LowAttenuation #Differential ... #Diagram #Comparison ... Emphysema #SignetRing #RadiologyAssistant
Mosaic attenuation
The term 'mosaic attenuation' is used to describe density differences between affected and non-affected lung
Mosaic attenuation ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Mosaic #Attenuation ... #Differential # ... RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... , high and low attenuation ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (2)
The case on the left shows an inspiratory and expiratory scan: the mosaic
mid and lower lung ... included in the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Chronic ... HypersensitivityPneumonitis #Fibrosis #RadiologyAssistant
It can be difficult to distinguish these three entities.
There are two diagnostic hints for further differentiation:
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